COUGAR BASEBALL

SAXON SELECTED CACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

5-14-07
CALDWELL, N.J. - Caldwell  College freshman outfielder Adric Saxon (Coral Springs, FL/Broward CC) was named the Rookie of the Week by the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference for the week ending May 13, the league announced today. Saxon, who was chosen CACC Rookie of the Year, has received the league's weekly rookie award three times this season.

Saxon had an outstanding CACC Tournament last week, batting .533 with eight hits, five runs, seven runs batted in, two doubles and a triple to help the Cougars advance to the finals before falling to Wilmington College. Also a first team all-CACC selection, Saxon had three hits apiece against Dominican in the first round and in the final against Wilmington. He drove in five runs with a double and a triple against the Chargers. Including last week's games, Saxon is batting .373 with 13 home runs and 60 RBIs in his first season at Caldwell.

Saxon and the Cougars begin play in the NCAA Division II Northeast Region Tournament on Thursday, May 17 against UMass-Lowell. The game is set to begin at 6:00 p.m. on the campus of Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, N.H.

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