Monaco & Cohn Named the UAA Baseball Players of the Week

Emory University seniors Chris Monaco and Andrew Cohn were named the University Athletic Association’s (UAA) pitcher and hitter of the week, respectively, for their performance during the Eagles’ first two games of the season.

Monaco earned an opening-day victory for the Eagles, allowing two runs on four hits over five innings pitched during the team’s 14-4 victory.  Playing at home against Oglethorpe University, Monaco started the game for Emory, retiring the leadoff batter in each of his five innings of work, and sitting the Stormy Petrels down in order in both the first and fourth innings.  The right-handed pitcher added four strikeouts while walking just three batters during the game.  Monaco’s performance was good for a 3.60 earned run average, while opponents hit just .211 against him in the game.

Cohn, the Eagles’ third baseman hit .500 with a team-best six runs batted in during a split of a home-and-home series during the first two games of the year.  In the season-opening game, Cohn went three-for-four with four RBIs, one run scored and a double.  In addition, he made two diving catches at third base during the game, including a run-saving play in the third inning.  The following day, during a 7-5 Emory loss against Oglethorpe, he hit a go-ahead two run single in the sixth inning, stole second base, and scored a run to give Emory a 5-3 lead at the time.

Emory, now 1-1 on the season, will be back in action on Friday at 2:00 PM, as the Eagles will face York College (Pa.) in the first game of the Rawlings Southern Classic.