ROCHESTER, N.Y. — David “Bubba” Hollins and Vincent Santarsiero (Fontbonne) started the the 2015 New York Collegiate Baseball League season in prime fashion. Hollins grabbed the Player of the Week honors while Santarsiero was named the league’s Pitcher of the Week.
Hollins (8GP | 10-29 | 6 BB, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR| 4 R, 9 RBI .345 AVG .457 OBP .586 SLG 1.043 OPS | 4 PO, 24 A, .966 FLD%) quickly asserted himself as a force to be reckoned with in the batter’s box. The Orchard Park native’s slash line may be impressive, but it’s even more so when you consider the following: Hollins has recorded at least one hit in every game he’s played this season giving him a hit streak of eight games. If that’s not enough you could also consider his fielding prowess. In those eight games he’s made just one error while combining to record 28 outs. Though he’s dabbled at first, Hollins mainly mans the hot corner as he’s played there in seven of his eight games. His fielding percentage of .966 is a solid one and due to the small sample size, one error can skew just how good he’s been. A .966 would put him in the top half of the MLB in terms of steadiness in the field, one place above Padres third baseman Will Middlebrooks and one spot behind LAA’s David Freese
In just one week, Santarsiero (2GP, (1-0) 17 IP, CG, SO | 2 R, 1 ER | 8 H 2 BB 9 K |0.53 ERA 0.59 WHIP | .148 OAVG .238 OOBP .179 OSLG) has distinguished himself as a workhorse to watch. The 6-7 righty is as tall as he is imposing on the mound as batters are hitting a pitiful .148 against him after 63 trots to the dish. The Fontbonne University product has been efficient needing only 198 pitches to cruise through 17 innings of two-run ball. That’s a rate of 11.6 pitches per frame and just 3.1 pitches per plate appearance. Both averages would serve as the best such mark in the major leagues amongst all pitchers. Efficiency is the key to mastery, and at this point Santarsiero has it.
Honorable Mention
Jose Arebalo (Cortland/Eastern Nazarene) .538 | 7H | 3 RBI
Cameron Carney (Rochester/Tusculum) 1W| 7 IP | 11 K | 4 H | 0R
Jose “Manny” Colon (Syracuse Salt Cats/Rutgers-Camden) .368 | HR | 2 2b | 4 RBI
Brandon Humbertson (Geneva Red Wings/ Salisbury U) 2 W| 15 IP| 14 K | 2 BB | 1.20 ERA
Zack Kesterson (Sherrill/Duke U) .500 | 3 H | 2 2B | 4R
Philip Madonna (Syracuse Jr. Chiefs/ Siena) .538 | 7 H | 2 BB | 1 RBI | 1 R | .600 OBP | .538 SLG |1.138 OPS
Brandon Mumaw (Niagara/Saint Leo University): 1 W | 14 IP | 0 ER | 5 K | 2 BB
Eric Palmer (Wellsville/Concord University) 0.00 ERA | 15.1 IP | 13 K | 3H| 3 BB
Mitchell Powers (Geneva Twins/Southern New Hampshire University) 1-0 | 2.25 ERA |8 IP | 7 K |0 BB | 2 ER
Greg Saenz (Oneonta/Grand Canyon U) .400 | 8H | 4BB | 4 RBI | SB
Trevor Thompson (Hornell/Ithaca) .350 | 2 2b | 3 RBI
Honor Roll
Bob Barnett (Geneva Twins/Widener University), Jacob Bass (Hornell/Newberry), Austin Bizzle (Olean/Alabama St.), Thomas Bond (Sherrill/SUNY Oneonta), Jordan Bradley (Oneonta/Wofford), AJ Bruner (Niagara/Trinity International University), Dan Crozier (Genesee/Cazenovia), Mason Irby ( Niagara/ Jones County Junior College), StigErik McElhinney (Wellsville/Nichols College), Sean Mullins (Sherrill /SUNY Oneonta), Tommy O’Hara (Geneva Red Wings/ Tufts U), Matt Mastroianni (Syracuse Salt Cats/SUNY Oneonta), Christopher Pennell (Syr Jr. Chiefs/St. Thomas Aquinas), TJ Peterson (Cortland/State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota), Sean Pisik (Syracuse Salt Cats/Ursinus), JT Pittman (Geneva Twins/Le Moyne College), Harry Roberson (Geneva Red Wings/ Amherst Col), Connor Ryan (Hornell/Mercyhurst), Brandon Schlimm (Olean/St. Bonaventure), Adam Scott (Oneonta/Wofford), Ryan Smith (Cortland/Hudson Valley CC), Shane Soria (Rochester/Westmont), Alex Stack (Rochester/U of Dallas), Bruce Strickland (Wellsville/Felician College), Tanner Whiteman (Syr Jr. Chiefs/ Maryland Eastern Shore), Jordan Wilkerson (Genesee/East Texas Baptist).
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