Sean Allaire Named Northeast Conference Baseball Player of the Week

Junior third baseman Sean Allaire was named the Akadema Northeast Conference Player of the Week, it was announced on Monday by the conference office. Allaire and the Blue Devils, now 6-3 on the season, defeated Indiana and Illinois on Saturday and Sunday to post a 2-0 week. They have now won three straight. Allaire posted seven hits in the two games and scored four times.

Allaire played the perfect part of a leadoff hitter in the Blue Devils' victories over a pair of Big Ten teams, which accounted for CCSU's lone action of the week. The junior third baseman posted a .727 on-base percentage and smacked seven hits in 10 at-bats while sparking CCSU to wins over #19 Illinois and Indiana. Allaire went 3-for-5 at the plate with one run scored in the 6-4 victory over the nationally-ranked Illini.

The Blue Devils' leadoff man kick-started the offense following a rain delay in the bottom of the fifth inning. In the game's first at-bat since the raindrops subsided, Allaire shot a double into the left-center gap and would later score to break a 2-2 tie.

The right-handed hitting infielder was locked in from the start of Central Connecticut's 12-9 win over the Hoosiers. He singled and scored the game's first run in the opening inning on his way to a 4-for-5 hitting display. He helped CCSU storm back from a 9-5 deficit in its five-run eight inning. Allaire plated the tying run with his RBI single before scoring the winning run on a wild pitch.