Feb. 28, 2011

Cambridge, Mass. - Junior right-hander Nick Tropeano (West Islip, N.Y), of the Stony Brook University baseball team, has been named America East Pitcher of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday. Tropeano was also honored by the Northeast Pitcher of the Week by Collegebaseballinsider.com and InsidePitching.com.

Tropeano struck out eight in 6.0 shutout innings to lead the Seawolves to a 5-0 win over Florida Atlantic on Friday. FAU entered the game averaging almost eight runs per game over their first five contests and was coming off a 7-4 victory over No. 20 Miami. He allowed just three hits and walked one.

The preseason all-american dominated right from the start, striking out five batters in the first 2.0 innings. He also did allow a runner past second base.

The Seawolves return to action this weekend, traveling to take on No. 18 North Carolina in a three-game series.