ALFRED, NY - Gabe Cheddie (Toronto, ON, Canada/Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute) of the baseball team was named as the Empire 8 Rookie of Week honors, as announced by associate commissioner Joe Venniro. 

Cheddie led the Alfred University baseball team over Spring Break, who competed in six games over the course of four days. At the plate, Cheddie was 8-for-21 for a .381 batting average and finished with six RBI, including the program's first-ever home run against Martin Luther College. In the same game, Cheddie was responsible for a double for Alfred University. On the mound, Cheddie threw three scoreless innings against Wentworth Institute of Technology, striking out two batters. 

Cheddie and the Saxons will next travel to face Hilbert College on Monday, March 18.