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Former Cyclone Earns Rookie of the Week Honors

Matt Sollin was named the Skyline Conference Baseball Rookie of the Week after monster game.

Matt Sollin, last year's starting catcher for the Conference A-II championship South Side Cyclones, is continuing to excel in his first year playing at Maritime College. The left-handed slugger was recently named the Skyline Conference Baseball Rookie of the Week.

According to www.maritimeathletics.com

As the designated hitter against the Beavers, Sollin was 4-for-5 in the game with two runs scored, two doubles, a triple, a walk and an RBI-single in the top of the ninth, as part of Maritime’s rally for the victory. He finished the game with two RBIs. It was his third multi-RBI game of the season.

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For South Side last year, Sollin batted .377 and had a team-leading 1.219 OPS. Sollin also led the team in walks (23) and runs scored (28). Sollin had both walk-off, game-winning hits against New Hyde.

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