Allaire Named Akadema/Northeast Conference Baseball Player of the Week

Senior infielder Sean Allaire has earned his first Akadema/Northeast Conference Baseball Player of the Week honor, it was announced on Monday by the conference office. Allaire had a standout weekend for the Blue Devils, helping Central gain a split on the road at Fairleigh Dickinson. He is the second Blue Devil to earn the honor this season, joining classmate Tommy Meade who won it during the first week of the season.

Allaire was a pitcher's worst nightmare this past Sunday. Helping Central Connecticut earn a split of its four-game NEC series against Fairleigh Dickinson, the senior third baseman put up nine hits and drove in nine runs during Sunday's doubleheader sweep.

Over the entire course of the series, Allaire went 10-for-18 (.556) at the plate with10 RBI and five runs scored. He accounted for five extra-base hits and slugged 1.111 as CCSU opened its NEC schedule.

He managed only one hit and one RBI in six official at-bats as CCSU lost the first two, but rebounded with a 9-for-12 showing during a pair of wins the following day. His bat was the driving force behind CCSU's comeback from 6-0 down in the first half of the double dip. Going 4-for-5 with four RBI in the eventual 11-9 win, Allaire delivered a two-run triple and a two-run homer in consecutive trips to the plate as the Blue Devils climbed back to take a 9-8 lead. Needing a single for the cycle with the game tied at 9-9, Allaire ripped a double down the left field line to move the eventual winning run to third.

He belted another home run as part of a 5-for-7 performance in the nightcap. He drove in five runs, scored four runs, and stole a base to spearhead CCSU's 21-4 victory.