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STEVE RUSSO GARNERS AMERICA EAST ROOKIE OF THE WEEK HONORS

5/23/2005

Steve Russo became a two-time conference Rookie of the Week after batting .500 last week.

Baltimore, Md. – UMBC baseball freshman Steve Russo (Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley) was named America East Conference Rookie of the Week for the week ending May 22, 2005.  Russo became a two-time weekly award winner after batting .500 in four games on the week, leading UMBC to their first America East Conference sweep since joining the league in 2004.

Russo recorded an outstanding week as the rookie shortstop hit .500 on the week, slugged .929 and held an on base percentage of .611.  Russo scored and recorded at least one RBI in all four games last week, including tallying three multi-hit games during the Hartford series. 

Russo hit a two-run homerun in UMBC’s 4-2 loss to George Washington to open the week.  He went on to record three doubles, score five runs and drive in four in the three-game sweep of Hartford, leading UMBC to their first conference series sweep since joining the league last year.  Russo with the stellar week bumped his average up to .311 on the year.