CSAC

Root Rewarded with AEC Baseball Player of the Week Honor

Lancaster, Pa. – (4/24/2023) – Gwynedd Mercy University sophomore pitcher/outfielder Cooper Root (Runnemede, N.J.) was named the Atlantic East Conference (AEC) Baseball Player of the Week for his play in the Griffins' 3-1 week versus Delaware Valley University (W, 26-10 on Apr. 18) and Centenary University (NJ) (L, 11-17 on Apr. 21/W, 4-2 and W, 3-1 on Apr. 22). Root was outstanding at the plate, batting 8-for-17 (.471) with four walks, five runs, and 10 runs-batted-in (RBI). He also earned his third win (3-1) of the season with 6.1 innings of work in the series finale with the Cyclones.