Novakowski Named Northeast-10 Player of the Week

SMITHFIELD, RI (Feb. 23, 2005) - Bryant junior third baseman Paul Novakowski of Prospect, Conn. was named the Northeast-10 Conference Baseball Player of the Week while Eric Loh (Old Greenwich, Conn.) was named pitcher of the week and Jason Alexander (Simsbury, Conn.) earned freshman of the week honors.

Novakowski (right) hit .545 (6-for-11) with four runs scored during Bryant's three-game series at top-ranked Florida Southern.  He had an RBI double in Saturday's game and went 4-for-5 with an RBI Sunday. 

Loh, a freshman, pitched six strong innings on Saturday, holding the Moccasins to just three runs (two earned) on six hits. He struck out one and walked just two.

Alexander, also a freshman, hit .333 for the weekend series, including 3-for-4 at the plate Friday night in his Bryant debut.