Gorham, Maine, native's first award is progam's
third-straight
RINDGE, N.H. (April 12,
2004) - Franklin Pierce first baseman Kim Hart
(Gorham, Maine/Gorham) earned Freshman of the Week
honors by the Northeast-10 Conference office this afternoon.
Hart, who earns his first award of
the season, is the third Franklin Pierce baseball player to earn
Freshman of the Week honors this season, joining classmates
Garrett Olson (Norway, Maine/Oxford
Hills), who has received the award twice, and
Vinny Pennell (Spencer, Mass./David
Prouty). The three have now combined to earn the
award in three-consecutive weeks.
Hart hit a team-best .429 (6-14)
with two doubles, two RBI and a pair of stolen bases as Franklin
Pierce took two games in a three-game series with Bentley College
last week. He also posted a .571 slugging percentage in the three
games and extended his hitting streak to six games. Hart helped
lead the Ravens to a 6-0 win over the Falcons on Friday as he was a
perfect 4-for-4 at the plate with a double, RBI and two steals. In
Saturday's 9-8 extra inning victory, he roped a double in the
bottom of the tenth that set up the winning run.
Hart is hitting .321 (26-81) in his
first collegiate season (17th NE-10) with 11 runs
scored, four doubles and 16 RBI in 26 games (25 starts) for the
Ravens. He has also stolen three bases (four attempts) and has
posted a .415 on-base percentage. Hart has totaled five multi-hit
and two multi-RBI outings and his four hits at Bentley on Friday
were a team season-high. Over his six-game hitting streak, Hart hit
a team-best .391 (9-23) with two doubles, a run scored and two RBI.
Franklin Pierce (13-15, 8-3 NE-10),
ranked eighth in this week's National Collegiate Baseball Writers
Association (NCBWA) Division II Northeast Region poll, posted a 7-6
victory over No. 24-ranked Southern Connecticut State University
this afternoon and returns to action on Wednesday when it visits
Saint Anselm College at 3:30 p.m.
