Patriot Patriot League Baseball Weekly Awards

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
BOB DONATO, BUCKNELL Sr., OF, Williamsport, Pa.
Donato went 10-for-21 (.476) in Bucknell's four-game series at James Madison, helping the Bison win the final three games of the series by a combined score of 43-18. Donato drove in 11 runs, including eight in Bucknell's 22-6 win on Saturday. He went 4-for-7 in the game with a double, two homers and three runs scored. He also homered in the series opener. In the series finale on Sunday, Donato went 3-for-5 with a double, three runs scored and two stolen bases. He now has 20 career home runs and is three away from moving into the League's top-10 career home run list. This is Donato's first weekly award this season and second of his career.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
CHRIS ROWLEY, ARMY Jr., RHP, Duluth, Ga.
Rowley pitched a seven-inning complete-game shutout in a 5-0 win over George Washington Saturday, capping off a doubleheader sweep. Rowley struck out six while limiting George Washington to just two hits and one walk. He retired the side in the third, fourth and fifth innings, while recording 11 straight outs. With the win, Rowley lowered his ERA to 0.77. He's struck out nine and allowed just one earned run in 11⅔ innings of work. This is his first award in 2012 and his second career weekly award.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
EVAN OCELLO, HOLY CROSS Fr., OF, Camarillo, Calif.
Ocello had a huge debut weekend for Holy Cross, going 5-for-11 (.455) in the Crusaders' opening series against No. 4 Texas A&M. Ocello went 3-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored in the Crusaders' 3-2 loss in 11 innings to the Aggies on Friday in the series opener. On Saturday, he went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, an RBI and a run scored as Holy Cross upset the nation's No. 4-ranked team 7-3 in 10 innings. 

HONORABLE MENTIONS
KEVIN MCKAGUE, ARMY Sr., INF, Fayetteville, N.C.
McKague went 5-for-9 (.556) over the weekend as Army took two of three from George Washington. McKague did the majority of his damage in the series opener, going 4-for-4 with a double, a homer, four RBIs and three runs scored.