PITMAN --- The New Jersey Athletic Conference has announced its baseball weekly award winners for the final week of the 2026 regular season.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
TYLER STONE • Kean University
Senior • Outfield • Branchburg, NJ / Somerville
Stone claimed the final NJAC Player of the Week honor of the 2026 regular season after batting .474 with nine hits and eight RBI in four conference games as Kean went 4-1 on the week to close out the regular season slate. The senior outfielder recorded an RBI in every conference game, going 1-for-3 with three RBI against Rutgers-Camden on April 23 before going 4-for-4 with an RBI in the second game of that series the following day. Stone then went 3-for-5 with three RBI and 1-for-4 with an RBI in a doubleheader sweep of TCNJ on April 26.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
AUSTIN KREYENHAGEN • Rowan University
Sophomore • RHP • Souderton, PA / Souderton Area
Kreyenhagen has been named the final NJAC Pitcher of the Week of the 2026 regular season after tossing a complete game shutout to lead No. 5 Rowan over William Paterson, 1-0, in a performance that clinched the Profs' first NJAC regular-season title since 2023. The sophomore right-hander scattered four hits, struck out three and walked three while throwing 110 pitches on April 26. It was his first complete game of the season and third of his career, as well as his second career shutout. Kreyenhagen is 5-1 on the year with a 2.86 ERA.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
BRETT CHIESA • Rowan University
Freshman • 3B • Marlton, NJ / Cherokee
Chiesa garners the final NJAC Rookie of the Week recognition of the 2026 regular season after batting .500 with 10 hits, three doubles and five RBI in five starts at third base as the Profs went 5-0 on the week. The freshman went 4-for-8 in a doubleheader sweep at William Paterson on April 26, scoring the winning run in the 1-0 first-game win before delivering an RBI double to break a 4-4 tie and scoring to put Rowan ahead 6-4 in the 8-6 Game 2 victory. Chiesa also went 3-for-5 with three runs and two RBI in an 22-5 win at NJCU on April 24.
ROOKIE PITCHER OF THE WEEK
JOE MICCHIO • Ramapo College
Freshman • Pitcher • North Haledon, NJ/DePaul Catholic
Micchio earned the final NJAC Rookie Pitcher of the Week honor of the 2026 regular season after going 2-0 with a 0.82 ERA across two starts and 11 innings of work. The freshman tossed five shutout innings against Centenary (N.J.) on April 21, allowing two hits and striking out four, before following that up with six innings and just one earned run against Stockton on April 27, finishing with five strikeouts across both outings.