NCBWA NAMES RIVERA EAST REGION PITCHER OF THE WEEK

May 7, 2025

NCBWA NAMES RIVERA EAST REGION PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Dallas, TX (5/7/25) Dominican University New York baseball player, Luis Rivera, has been named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Assoication (NCBWA) East Region Pitcher of the Week for the week ending on May 4, 2025.

Rivera had been previously named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Pitcher of the Week on Monday. The junior right-hander pitched seven scoreless innings during Game 1 of the Chargers' CACC first-round playoff series against Caldwell, an eventual 20-3 DUNY victory. Allowed two hits, struck out eight batters and walked none. Threw 98 pitches, 64 for strikes.

Division II Regional Players of the Week:

- Atlantic: Aidan Greaney, Shepherd (Hitter); Patrick Bauer, Frostburg State (Pitcher)

- Central: Vance Tobol, Central Missouri (Hitter); Braxton Jones, Northeastern State (Pitcher)

- East: Joshua Lopez, Thomas Jefferson (Hitter); Luis Rivera, Dominican (Pitcher)

- Midwest: Jonas Gulbrandsen, Grand Valley State (Hitter); Kade Ruffner, Quincy (Pitcher)

- South: Mason Wilson, Rollins (Hitter); Nick Berger, Rollins (Pitcher)

- South Central: Gregory Rangel, Colorado Christian (Hitter); Rawley Hector, UT Tyler (Pitcher)

- Southeast: Charlie Bussey III, Francis Marion (Hitter); Ryan Waller, Belmont Abbey (Pitcher)

- West: Isaiah Marquez, Cal State Los Angeles (Hitter); Colin Driscoll, Point Loma (Pitcher)

Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of the sport. Members receive a membership card, directory, newsletter updates and official votes in the Howser Award Player of the Year, Regional Player of the Year and NCBWA All-America voting. The NCBWA also sponsors preseason All-America awards, publication and writing contests.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.