Tropeano was named the Pitcher of the Week for the second straight week and fifth time this year. Nivins was selected the Player of the Week and Courtney earned Rookie of the week honors for the second time this season.
Tropeano hurled a five-hit shutout in the Seawolves 12-0 win over UMBC, striking out 11. Tropeano (7-1) did not walk a batter in the seven-inning game and improved his season ERA to 1.01. He leads the America East with 68 strikeouts over 53.2 innings pitched.
Nivins hit .538 last week, including .667 in the three-game series with UMBC. The sophomore outfielder hit two home runs, drove in four runs and scored seven runs, compiling a slugging percentage of 1.077 and an on-base mark of .571. His two-run home run broke a 3-3 tie in Stony Brook's 8-4 win on Sunday.
Courtney hit .583 in 12 at-bats last week and went 7-for-8 in the weekend series against the Retrievers. For the weekend, the rookie first baseman had an on-base percentage of .900 and a slugging percentage of 1.375. Courtney is hitting .326 for the season and drove in five runs last week.
SBU (22-9) returns to action on Wednesday, traveling to take on Rhode Island. First pitch is set for 3:30 p.m.
