Nearing the playoff push in the 2019 HCBL season, a pair of players played their finest baseball of the summer and were recognized in the weekly awards for Week 6.

Southampton’s Johnny Hipsman (Richmond) was named the New Era Cap Player of the Week while Riverhead’s Bobby Vath (NYIT) was awarded the Ace Hardware Pitcher of the Week award.

Hipsman batted .440 in Week 6 for the Southampton Breakers. The Richmond Spider had 11 hits in 25 at-bats during the week, hit four doubles and scored six runs. In a doubleheader sweep of the Shelter Island Bucks on July 7th, the Richmond Spider went a combined 5 for 9 in the doubleheader with two doubles, an rbi and a stolen base.

Vath made Riverhead Tomcats history on July 8th against Shelter Island. In the first game of a doubleheader, the Long Island native became the first Riverhead Tomcat to throw a no-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Bucks. Vath struck out seven batters and did not allow a single walk. It was the seventh no-hitter in the history of the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League

The HCBL weekly awards are voted on each weekend by the league’s seven head coaches and are announced each Tuesday.

WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS

New Era Cap Player of the Week

Week 1 (6/1 to 6/7): Bailey Peterson, IF, Michigan State/Westhampton

Week 2 (6/8 to 6/14): River Town, OF, LSU Eunice/Sag Harbor

Week 3 (6/15 to 6/21): Jason Coules, OF, Fordham/Riverhead

Week 4 (6/22 to 6/28): Sean O’Keefe, IF, Western Michigan/Westhampton

Week 5 (6/29 to 7/5): Daniel Franchi, OF, Binghamton/Westhampton

                                   Jarred Greene, OF/C, UC Santa Barbara/Riverhead

Ace Hardware Pitcher of the Week

Week 1 (6/1 to 6/7): Thomas Ippolito, LHP, Pace/Shelter Island

Week 2 (6/8 to 6/14): Harrison Cohen, RHP, George Washington/Westhampton

Week 3 (6/15 to 6/21): Joe Cinnella, LHP, Seton Hall/Southampton

Week 4 (6/22 to 6/28): Joe Pizzingrillo, RHP, Pace/North Fork

Week 5 (6/29 to 7/5): Coleton Reitan, RHP, Wesleyan/Riverhead