PGCBL Names Four Players as Week Three Honorees

June 22, 2026

NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. -- Many players made their mark on the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL) this week, but of the countless remarkable plays and moments, the performances of four players earned them Player and Pitcher of the Week Awards for Week 3 of the 2026 season. These awards take into account all of the stats for the games from June 15th through June 21st.

East Division

Pitcher of the Week: Matt Murtagh, Saugerties (Siena University)
Player of the Week: Gabriel Rivera, Amsterdam (Rutgers University)

Saugerties' own Matt Murtagh had a dominant week on the mound. The righty, who was part of the 2025 Stallions Championship team, made 2 appearances this past week out of the bullpen and in those 7 innings allowed no runs on no walks and just 1 hit surrendered. Opponents had a .048 batting average off Murtagh while he collected 6 strikeouts.

Murtagh was the winning pitcher last Monday in Oneonta as the Stallions defeated the Outlaws 4-2. He allowed 1 hit in 4 innings of relief and recorded 4 strikeouts. He pitched again on Sunday when the Stallions defeated Glens Falls 5-0 at home, throwing 3 hitless innings with 2 punch outs.

The Amsterdam Mohawks went a perfect 5-0 this week, thanks in large part to third baseman Gabriel Rivera. Collecting 9 hits in 18 at-bats for an even .500 batting average, Rivera had 2 home runs, 4 doubles, 15 RBI, 7 runs scored and stole 3 bases.

On Wednesday, Rivera tied the Mohawks team record, which stood alone for 13 years, as he drove in 8 runs. The Mohawks picked up an 18-3 victory as Rivera clubbed two 3-run home runs. On Thursday, with his team trailing 4-2 in the seventh, Rivera stepped in with the bases loaded and produced a 3-run double to put Amsterdam up 5-4 in an eventual 6-5 win over Saugerties.

West Division

Pitcher of the Week: Caden Breault, Geneva (Susquehanna University)

Player of the Week: Jackson Inman, Batavia (Salisbury University)

Geneva righty Caden Breault racked up 11 strikeouts in 9 innings pitched this past week. He did not allow a run in either of his outings and held hitters to a .100 batting average surrendering just 3 hits.

Breault's first outing came on Tuesday in a 16-14 loss to the Batavia Muckdogs. In that slugfest, Breault provided 2 hitless innings with 4 strikeouts. In Saturday's doubleheader at Newark, Breault pitched a complete game shutout for the Red Wings in a 7-0 win. He allowed 3 hits and 2 walks with 7 strikeouts in that game.

In a 6-1 week for the Batavia Muckdogs, Jackson Inman went 13-for-22, good for a .591 batting average. With a homer and 2 doubles, Inman drove in 10 runs and scored 5 while stealing 4 bases. In Tuesday's 16-14 win at Geneva, Inman reached base 5 times with 2 doubles and 2 walks and drove in 5 runs while scoring 3.

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Week 2

East Player of the Week: Aiden Dill, Amsterdam (Seton Hall University)
East Pitcher of the Week: John Rigas, Utica (Caldwell University)

West Player of the Week: Eric Weeks, Jamestown (Canisius University)
West Pitcher of the Week: Jake Szlis, Batavia (Alfred State University)

Week 1

East Player of the Week: Joe Crenshaw, Mohawk Valley (University of Richmond)
East Pitcher of the Week: Asa Dugan, Oneonta (Russell Sage College)

West Player of the Week: Teddy Monahan, Auburn (University of Rochester)
West Pitcher of the Week: Larsen Burch, Elmira (Wabash Valley Community College)