Yera and Heeman Named Skyline Player and Pitcher of the Week

Yera and Heeman Named Skyline Player and Pitcher of the Week

Lawrenceville, N.J. - Junior outfielder Frank Yera (New York, N.Y./Grand Street Campus) was named Skyline Conference Player of the Week and senior pitcher Tom Heeman (Valley Stream, N.Y./Hewlett) was named Pitcher of the Week for baseball on Monday, May 4th. 

Yera batted .778 (7-for-9) with five runs scored and five runs batted in in the Rams’ first two Skyline Conference tournament games. In a win over Mount Saint Vincent, Yera was 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. He went 4-for-5 with a triple, three runs scored and three RBI against St. Joseph’s in the second round.

Heeman gave the Rams a strong start in their Skyline Conference tournament opener. Heeman surrendered just five hits and two runs over seven innings against Mount Saint Vincent in earning his conference-leading seventh win of the season. He struck out two and did not walk a batter.

The Skyline Conference Weekly Reports for spring sports are announced by the Conference on Monday nights. Reports (including players of the week and statistics) are available to view on the Skyline website at www.skylineconference.org.

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