Springfield College freshman and Northampton native Jake Ross was named D3hoops.com National Rookie of the Year on Saturday.
Ross is the first Springfield College men’s basketball player to ever earn the honor from D3hoops.com.
The award was just the latest for Ross, who had previously been named the D3hoops.com Northeast Rookie of the Year, the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England Rookie of the Year, and the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Rookie of the Year.
Additionally, Ross has earned all-region honors from both the ECAC and D3hoops.com.
Ross played at Northampton High School before attending Williston Northampton. During his freshman season for the Pride, he averaged 22.7 points per game, which was fourth most among all freshmen in the country. His 13 double doubles was also the fourth-highest total among rookies in the nation.
Ross ranked second in the NEWMAC in scoring and his 9.0 rebounds per contest was also second best. He registered a conference-best 46 steals, while his 81 assists ranked seventh as he averaged just over 33 minutes per game. Ross scored at least 20 points in 19 games, including four 30-point outings.
Bucknell 3, UMass 1 — Brett Evangelista (run), Nolan Kessinger (RBI) and Dylan Morris each had a hit in defeat for the Minutemen (4-7), Saturday in Charlotte, Florida.
Mike Geannelis scattered two hits and two walks, and fanned three over seven innings in the loss.
Amherst 12, SUNY Canton 11; Wooster 11, Amherst 3 — Max Steinhorn, Yanni Thanopoulos and Severino Tocci each had two hits as Amherst (3-5) fell to Wooster in the doubleheader finale, Sunday in Port Charlotte, Florida.
Anthony Spina (three runs) and Ryan Hardin (three RBIs) each had three hits in the win.
Amherst 14, Marietta 1 — Thanopoulos was 4-for-5 with five RBIs and a homer in the win Saturday.
Amherst 3, Babson 1; Wisconsin-Whitewater 6, Amherst 3 — Kyra Naftel had a hit and two RBIs, and Gina Pagan scattered two hits and struck out nine in the win for Amherst in Clement, Florida, Saturday.
Lauren Tuiskula and Ally Kido each had two hits in the loss for Amherst (7-5).
UMass 12, Hartford 10 — Tyler Bogart had three goals, while Grant Consoletti, Dan Muller and Buddy Carr each had two as the Minutemen (3-4) won on the road Saturday.
Noah Rak won 18 of 24 faceoffs and D.J. Smith had four saves in the win.
Amherst 10, Lynchburg 8 — Colin Minicus had three goals and Evan Wolf added two as Amherst (3-2) won Saturday in Owings Mills, Maryland.
Smith 16, Newbury 0 — Sydney Garner had three goals, while Raleigh Williams, Bella Ferraro, Julia Hamilton and Lizzie Sturtevant each had two as the Pioneers (6-1) won at home on Saturday.
Amherst 9, Oglethorpe 0; Emory 5, Amherst 4 — Jesse Levitin (No. 1 singles) and Justin Sun (No. 4 singles) pulled out three-set matches as Amherst swept Oglethorpe, Saturday in Atlanta.
Anton Zykov (No. 2 singles) dropped the only three-set match as Amherst (11-1) suffered its first loss.
Smith 6, Simmons 3 — Noa Dubin and Margaret Anne Smith (No. 1 doubles) and Kara Van Allen and Emma Essenmacher (No. 2 doubles) got the Pioneers (4-6) off to a good start with victories as they opened their spring schedule with the win at home Saturday.