STANDISH, Maine – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) weekly accolades have been announced and a trio of Saint Joseph's College baseball players have been honored.
Senior third baseman Ronan Chisholm (North Chatham, Mass.) has been named as the GNAC Player of the Week, senior pitcher Matt Poff (Pelham, N.H.) is the March 28th Pitcher of the Week, and freshman hurler Jason Johnson (Thomaston, Conn.) has been selected as the GNAC Rookie of the Week.
The conference weekly honors are a career-first for all three players.
For the Monks, the hat trick of weekly honors marks the first time the baseball program has swept weekly accolades since March 27th, 2017, when Jameson Collins '17, Grayson Jennings '19 and Ben Gravel (Rochester, N.H.) claimed GNAC weekly player, pitcher, and rookie awards, respectively.
Chisholm hit .700 (7-10) with five runs, two doubles and three RBI in a 3-2 week for the Monks. The senior third baseman also walked five times and struck out just once in 17 plate appearances and sported an otherworldly .750 OBP for the week.
In 13 games this spring Chisholm is hitting .424 (14-33) with 12 runs, four doubles and six RBI and currently leads the team in batting average, runs, walks (11) and OBP (.565).
Poff improved to 2-0 on the season after tossing six shutout, three-hit innings while fanning eight and walking none in a 4-0 victory over Plymouth State on Sunday.
In four appearances, including two starts, Poff is 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA and 13 strikeouts – against just three walks – in 16 innings this spring.
Johnson scattered five hits and allowed two unearned runs with no walks and four K's over four innings in a setback at the hands of Endicott College on Tuesday and fanned a pair in a scoreless inning of relief versus Plymouth State on Sunday.
The freshman righthander has emerged as one of the Monks' top arms this spring with 15 strikeouts in 12 innings over five appearances, including two starts, on the mound. Johnson has allowed just seven hits and four walks and held opposing hitters to a .179 batting average.
Saint Joseph's (8-8) will host Clark University on Wednesday at 4:00 PM.
