HOUGHTON, N.Y. -- A big weekend at the plate has earned Houghton baseball student-athlete Chris VanCheri the Empire 8 Baseball Rookie of the Week honor for the week ending April 11.

VanCheri batted 7-for-14 in four games for the Highlanders including a triple and two walks, while catching all four games between Friday and Saturday as Houghton went 2-2 against Utica. VanCheri also scored three runs and tallied four RBI for the team.