Mar 31, 2008

Wheaton Sophomore Paul Malaguti Named NEWMAC Baseball Player of the Week

NEWMAC Baseball Player of the Week

Paul Malaguti, Wheaton College, OF, SO (Andover, Mass.)

Malaguti batted .526 with seven runs and six RBI during a 5-0 week, helping Wheaton extend its winning streak to 12 games, which is the second longest in program history. Notching at least one RBI and run in each game, Malaguti slugged .579 and had a .583 on-base percentage in drawing two walks and getting hit twice. He went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI in Tuesday's 8-1 victory at Brandeis and 4-for-5 with a pair of runs, an RBI and double during Thursday's 20-8 triumph at UMass-Dartmouth. Malaguti drove in a run and scored once in Saturday's 4-3 extra-inning win at Springfield before going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run during game two's 11-0 shutout. He finished the week with a 2-for-4 performance to go alongside one RBI and run in Sunday's 13-7 home-opening win against Endicott.