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April 29, 2002

North Smithfield’s Glenn Dusablon Earns Little East Conference Baseball Rookie of the Week Honors for Third Time This Spring

Providence, RI—Rhode Island College freshman Glenn Dusablon (North Smithfield, RI) was named the Little East Conference’s Rookie of the Week for the third time this season.

Dusablon, a pitcher/outfielder went 4-7 with a home run, scored four runs and stole a base to lift Rhode Island College to a doubleheader sweep of UMass-Boston, which stands as the Anchormen’s first LEC wins this year. For the week, he posted a solid .455 batting average, registering five hits in 11 at bats.

For the season, has appeared in eight games, starting six of them. He is 3-2 with a 4.75 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 41.2 innings pitched. As a hitter, he has played in 17 games, starting ten of them. He is batting .302 with eight runs, 13 hits, one double, one home run, two RBI and one stolen base.

He is a 2001 graduate of North Smithfield High School.

Head Coach Jay Grenier’s Anchormen are 9-23 overall and 2-10 in the Little East Conference. RIC went 2-1 overall and 2-0 in the LEC last week. The Anchormen fell short against perennial powerhouse Wheaton 6-4 on Apr. 24, but picked up their first conference wins with a sweep over UMass-Boston on Apr. 27. The Anchormen took game one 11-1 and won the second 10-8.