BEVERLY, Mass. — The No. 2/5 nationally ranked Endicott baseball has swept the Conference of New England's (CNE) Weekly Awards, as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon.
Danny MacDougall (Taunton, Mass.) earned CNE Player of the Week honors, while Brady Stuart (Hudson, Mass.) took home CNE Pitcher of the Week and Cade Bernardo (Glenmont, N.Y.) was named CNE Rookie of the Week.
DANNY MACDOUGALL | SR. | INF/OF | CNE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
In No. 2/5 Endicott's 3-1 week, MacDougall went 11-for-17 with three doubles, eight RBI's, eight runs, three stolen bases, two walks, and no strikeouts.
The Gulls' utility man slashed an astronomical .647 AVG / .650 OBP / .824 SLG in the four game stretch.
On Tuesday in a 24-1 blowout win against Framingham State, MacDougall sparked the offense with a three-for-three, five-RBI, two-run, and one-walk outing.
The next day against Bates, the Gulls once again posted 20 runs in a home win. MacDougall was right in the middle of the action with a three-for-six showing. He also drove in two runs, scored three runs, and hustled out two doubles.
In Endicott's most pivotal win of the season to this point, MacDougall picked up a hit, scored a run, and swiped a bag against No. 3/6 Johns Hopkins en route to the 4-3 victory for the Gulls.
He closed out his successful week with a four-for-four afternoon against Amherst. He cashed in four singles, a walk, two runs scored, two stolen bases, and an RBI in the loss to the Mammoths.
This is MacDougall's second career CCC/CNE Player of the Week award (3/26/24).
BRADY STUART | JR. | SP | CNE PITCHER OF THE WEEK
In Endicott's biggest matchup so far this season, Stuart delivered 5.2 scoreless innings against No. 3/6 Johns Hopkins.
Over the 5.2 IP, Stuart fanned seven Blue Jays. He concluded each of the first five innings with swinging strikeouts, stranding runners in scoring position in two of those innings.
Although he was not credited with the win, his start set the table for the Gulls to eventually pull out the tight 4-3 victory against one of the best teams in the country.
He lowered his season ERA to 2.12 this season after the strong performance.
This is Stuart's first career CNE Pitcher of the Week award.
CADE BERNARDO | SO. | INF | CNE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
In Endicott's 3-1 week, Bernardo went 6-for-12 with a home run, a double, five RBI's, three runs, and a walk.
He slashed .500 AVG / .500 OBP / .833 SLG on the four game campaign.
Against Framingham State on Tuesday, Bernardo went two-for-two with a double, two RBI's, and two runs scored in Endicott's blowout win.
He then went two-for-three (two singles, two RBI's) the next day against Bates in another big win for the Gulls.
In a 4-3 win over No. 3/6 Johns Hopkins on Saturday, Bernardo went two-for-four with a home run and a single. The round-tripper was the first of his career, and knotted the game up at three a side in the seventh inning.
He closed out his big week with a walk in four plate appearances against Amherst.
This is Bernardo's first career CNE Player of the Week award.
WHAT'S NEXT
No. 2/5 Endicott (8-2) takes on No. 4/6 Denison this Wednesday at 12:45 PM.
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(Photo Credit - Kaeli Talora '25)
