CAA Baseball Weekly Awards – April 6
RICHMOND, Va. (April 6, 2026) – Towson senior catcher Brian Heckelman and Charleston sophomore first baseman Alex LaCoste shared CAA baseball Player of the Week honors, whereas Northeastern senior Ryan Griffin was chosen because the CAA Pitcher of the Week. Stony Brook freshman outfielder Nicholas Dromboski was chosen because the CAA Rookie of the Week.
CAA Baseball Co-Player of the Week
Brian Heckelman, Towson – Sr., C – Mineola, N.Y.
Heckelman batted .500 (5-10) with a homer in all three video games, 5 runs scored and 5 RBI’s in Towson’s sequence win over Hofstra. The senior catcher was 3-for-5 with a double and a two-run shot in Thursday’s 9-6 win and belted a recreation-tying solo shot within the 8th on Friday. He smacked a 2-run homer within the first on Saturday because the Tigers received 8-6 to take the sequence.
CAA Baseball Co-Player of the Week
Alex LaCoste, Charleston – So., 1B – Simpsonville, S.C.
LaCoste batted .563 (9-16) with three additional-base hits and 4 RBI’s in Charleston’s 2-2 week. In a 15-5 win over Winthrop, the primary baseman was 5-for-6 with two homers and 4 RBI’s, posting CofC’s first 5-hit recreation since 2024. He had a pair of two-hit video games vs. High Point, together with a 2-for-4 effort in a 6-5 victory on Saturday, highlighted by a single within the 9th that led to the sport-profitable run.
CAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Ryan Griffin, Northeastern – Sr., RHP – Andover, Mass.
Griffin moved to 4-0 after permitting simply two hits and one run over 6.0 innings and putting out 9 in Northeastern’s sequence-clinching 13-1 win over Monmouth on Saturday. The proper-hander gave up a primary-inning solo homer however restricted MU to only a single the remainder of the best way. The 9 strikeouts had been a profession-excessive and he walked solely two.
CAA Baseball Rookie of the Week
Nicholas Dromboski, Stony Brook – Fr., OF – Columbus, N.J.
Dromboski batted .600 (6-10) with two doubles, a triple, a homer, eight runs scored and 5 RBI’s in Stony Brook’s 3-1 week that included a sequence win over UNCW. The freshman was 2-for-3, scored 4 occasions and hit a solo homer in a win over New Haven. He was 3-for-4 with a double and a triple in a 7-6 victory over UNCW on Thursday and drove in two in Friday’s 4-2 win. Dombroski additionally stole 4 bases.
CAA Baseball Players of the Week
Feb. 16 – Vince Fattore, Elon
Feb. 23 – Jamie Laskofski, William & Mary
March 2 – Jake Amman, Charleston
March 9 – Mason Hughes, UNCW and Chris Walsh, Monmouth
March 16 – Mason Hughes, UNCW
March 23 – Nick Lovarco, Monmouth
March 30 – Michael Brown, Hofstra and Trent Rumley, Campbell
April 6 – Brian Heckelman, Towson and Alex LaCoste, Charleston
CAA Baseball Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 16 – Lleyton Grubich, Campbell
Feb. 23 – Cooper Allen, UNCW
March 2 – Aidan Stieglitz, Elon
March 9 – Ryan Griffin, Northeastern
March 16 – Bromley Thornton, UNCW and Owen Winebarger, Elon
March 23 – Connor Marshburn, UNCW
March 30 – Cooper Allen, UNCW
April 6 – Ryan Griffin, Northeastern
CAA Baseball Rookies of the Week
Feb. 16 – Sam Saucke, Monmouth
Feb. 23 – Matthew Kosuda, William & Mary
March 2 – Matthew Kosuda, William & Mary
March 9 – Carter Harrington, Charleston
March 16 – Carlos Lugo, Campbell
March 23 – Jett Humphreys, William & Mary
March 30 – Carlos Lugo, Campbell
April 6 – Nicholas Dromboski, Stony Brook