The NESCAC has released its Players of the Week for the week ending on May 3. The conference recognizes student-athletes in each sport each week for their contributions to their teams, based on information provided by the athletic communications offices on each campus. During the spring season, baseball, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, and softball players of the week will be announced on Mondays.
NESCAC Baseball Player of the Week | Weekly Release
Timothy Domizio – Trinity – So. – SS – Fairfield, Conn.
Domizio led Trinty to a 3-1 week, which included a 12-11 win over Endicott and a NESCAC Quarterfinal series win over Wesleyan. Domizio finished the week, batting .500 and slugging 1.188 with eight hits, eight runs scored, 11 RBI, a pair of doubles, and three homers as he helped power the Bantams to their second straight NESCAC Championship Weekend appearance. Against Endicott, Domizio went 4-for-5 with five RBI and three runs scored. With the Bantams trailing 10-7 after seven innings, Domizio’s three-run homer in the top of the eighth proved to be enough to lead Trinity past the Gulls. In a NESCAC Quarterfinal series win Domizio posted a 1.326 OPS with six runs batted in, five runs scored and two home runs. In a 12-2 win over the Cardinals in the series opener, Domizio scored on a wild pitch and then belted a two-run go-ahead home run as part of a four-run sixth inning. Domizio struck again in Game 3, driving in four runs on two hits, including a home run, with three runs scored as Trinity advanced with a 12-2 victory.
NESCAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Saahi Jetti – Amherst – Fy. – Des Moines, Iowa
In a must-win, season-over-if-you-lose type game, Jetti delivered a masterpiece, throwing a nine-inning no-hitter in a 3-0 win over Colby in Game 2 of the NESCAC Quarterfinals to force a third and deciding game that Amherst ultimately won. Jetti walked only three hitters while striking out eight. It was the first complete-game shutout of his career as he improved to 8-1. Jetti leads the NESCAC in wins (8), ERA (2.12), strikeouts (65), complete games (5), and innings pitched (63.2).
NESCAC Softball Player of the Week | Weekly Release
Sarah LaFond – Middlebury – Jr. – C/OF – San Marcos, Calif.
LaFond excelled at the plate, going 8-for-13 with 10 runs batted in and three runs scored in a 4-0 week. In Game 2 against Vermont State University Castleton, the junior went 2-for-3 with four runs batted in to help seal a 14-4 victory in five innings. LaFond kept her hot streak going in a key doubleheader sweep of Wesleyan, logging three hits and four RBI. The junior’s performance against the Cardinals helped seal the No. 2 seed in the NESCAC Tournament for the second time in the last three seasons.
NESCAC Softball Pitcher of the Week
Sophia Meade – Colby – So. – Guilford, Conn.
Meade posted a 0.00 ERA, recorded her first career no-hitter, and earned her ninth and 10th wins of the season last week. The sophomore twirled a midweek gem against Bates, holding the Bobcats hitless in a complete game, 2-0 win. Meade also topped Colby's other in-state rival when she came on in relief to throw 5.1 innings without allowing an earned run in Colby's extra-inning victory over Bowdoin. The sophomore totaled 13 strikeouts in 12.1 innings last week.
NESCAC Men’s Lacrosse Player of the Week
Brooks Hauser – Tufts – Sr. – A – Denver, Colo.
In the final NESCAC Player of the Week selection of the 2026 season, Hauser posted 10 points over two games last weekend to help the Tufts Jumbos men's lacrosse team to its 14th NESCAC title. In the NESCAC Semifinal against Bates, Hauser tallied four goals and two assists in a 15-7 win. Sunday in the title game at Bowdoin, Hauser finished with two goals and two assists in an 18-14 victory.
NESCAC Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Week
Caroline Messer – Middlebury – Sr. – D – Greenwich, Conn.
In the final NESCAC Player of the Week selection of the 2026 season, Messer was a factor for both opposing offenses to help lead the Panthers to their 13th NESCAC title. The defender logged four ground balls, caused three turnovers, and secured three draw controls in Middlebury's 13-8 victory over Trinity in the conference semifinals. Messer continued her role in the NESCAC Championship Game against Wesleyan, forcing three turnovers alongside three draws and two rollers to lead the team to a 7-5 triumph. The senior leads the team with 39 caused turnovers and 51 ground balls.
