Baseball's Andrew Francella Named Co-ECC Pitcher of The Week
Senior Blanked Mercy College On Only Four Hits Over Nine Innings With Six Strikeouts In Saturday's Doubleheader Opener
West Babylon, N.Y.-University of Bridgeport senior Andrew Francella (New Rochelle, N.Y.) has been selected as this week's Co-East Coast Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week, along with Queens (N.Y.) College's Liam Pulsipher, for their outstanding performances in games that took place from April 5 to 11, 2021.
Francella was simply outstanding firing his first career complete game shutout in UB's 1-0 win over Mercy on Saturday. Andrew blanked the Mavericks over nine innings to open a doubleheader sweep for the Purple Knights in which he allowed only four hits with six strikeouts and two walks. He fired a total of 117 pitches to notch his impressive victory outdueling Mercy's Ryan Rozinski.
Andrew and his teammates are scheduled to return to action on Friday, April 16 at St. Thomas Aquinas College to open a three-game weekend series.