NJIT baseball player Mike Rampone, from Mendham, NJ has been selected as NJIT Male Athlete of the Week for his performance this past week against Saint Peter’s and LIU Brooklyn.
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The junior hit .545 in the Highlanders last three games going 6-11 with five runs and two homeruns.
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In the Highlanders 3-6 loss to Saint Peter’s on Tuesday, Rampone went 1-3 with two walks.
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During the Highlanders first game against LIU Brooklyn on Friday the third baseman went 2-4 with a homerun, tying the game at 4 in the 6th inning. Â LIU came out on top in the end winning 6-5.
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In the second game against LIU on Saturday, the Highlanders lost 10-11 in extra innings. Rampone had his team-best ninth double, plus his second home run in as many days. After going 3-for-5 in the game, Rampone is batting .397 plus a team-leading 10 bases-on-balls for an on-base percentage of .465.
