April 7, 2003

Contact: Bob McComas (724) 738-2777 e-mail: robert.mccomas@sru.edu

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Slippery Rock University's Ben Marzullo, a junior designated hitter from Brookville (Brookville H.S.), was named Monday as the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division baseball "Player of the Week."

Marzullo hit .545 (6-for-11) with five RBIs and five runs scored, had one double and two home runs in four PSAC-West games last week. He hit a solo home run and had a double at California, Pa., on April 2 and smacked a three-run HR on April 5 at Clarion.

Marzullo is hitting .304 and has five doubles and a team-high seven HRs this spring.

Marzullo was the third Rock player to receive a PSAC weekly honor in the last two weeks. Senior outfielder Joe Neidrick and senior right-hander Mike Sikorski were named as the PSAC-West "Player of the Week" and "Pitcher of the Week," respectively, for the week ending March 31.

As a team, SRU is 22-5 overall, 6-0 in PSAC-West action and set a school record last Saturday when it recorded its 13th consecutive win. The Rock is ranked 14th in this week's National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America Division II national poll and is 15th in the Collegiate Baseball magazine national poll.

The Rock is scheduled to return to action on Wednesday with a 1 p.m. PSAC-West doubleheader at Lock Haven. The games were originally scheduled for Tuesday, but were postponed due to inclement weather.

The Rock's scheduled doubleheader Monday with Gannon University was also postponed due to inclement weather.

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