LOWELL, Mass. – UMass Lowell baseball senior Joey Castellanos (Nutley, N.J.) earned his first career River Hawk of the Week selection for his performance in the weekend series against Hartford.
Castellanos recorded a season-best .467 batting average to help lead the River Hawks to a 2-2 record this past weekend. He totaled seven hits with two triples, and scored two times. His pair of triples puts him in first among America East members with six total on the season. Also solid on defense, the first baseman had a perfect fielding percentage over the series, tallying 33 putouts to lead the league.
The New Jersey native helped the team to a 7-4 comeback victory in game one against the Hawks, starting the fourth inning rally with his 2RBI triple shot to left center.
As the 2021 season came to a close on Saturday, Castellanos finishes the campaign first on the squad with 172 at-bats and is the only River Hawk to have started in all 47 games this season.
The "River Hawk of the Week" is chosen each week in voting by the UMass Lowell Athletic Communications staff. It honors the top athlete, male or female, based on performance during the previous week of competition.
