Sawyer, Sullivan Garner GNAC Weekly Awards

Paxton, Mass. – Anna Maria College senior catcher John Sullivan (Southbury, Conn.) and freshman pitcher Andrew Sawyer (Dracut, Mass.) have earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) weekly accolades as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon.

Sullivan was selected GNAC Player of the Week, while Sawyer notched GNAC Rookie of the Week honors. 

Sully batted a robust .409 over an 8-game span for the AMCATS. The senior collected nine hits, including a pair of doubles, a triple and a home run with a .727 slugging percentage. Sullivan had 8 RBI's, drew five walks and swiped three bases on the week. In the field he had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with 30 putouts, four assists and threw out 3-of-6 runners attempting to steal.

Sawyer pitched the AMCATS to two wins over a seven day period during Spring Break action in Florida last week. The hurler, in twelve innings on the mound, allowed zero earned runs, while surrendering just 10 hits with seven strikeouts. After working five innings vs. Cazenovia to notch his first collegiate win, the first-year player pitched a 3-0 shutout vs. Mount Saint Joseph. Sawyer scattered six hits and had six strikeouts in the seven inning complete game to improve to 2-0 with a .000 ERA.

Anna Maria returns to action on Wednesday when they host Fitchburg State University at Franklin Pierce College at 4:30 p.m.