The Liberty League recognized the outstanding play of two Hobart baseball players following the conference championship tournament last week. Junior first baseman Sean Garvin was named the Performer of the Week, while first-year relief pitcher Joe Dunham was selected the Rookie of the Week.
 
Hobart went 3-2 in their first Liberty League Tournament appearance, defeating RPI twice 7-2 and 9-3 and RIT once 17-6. The Statesmen, who were the runners-up in the title chase, fell to the host Tigers twice 10-1 and 17-5.
 
Garvin hit .440 with five doubles and a triple in five games in the Liberty League Tournament. He enjoyed his best game at the plate, going 4-for-7 with three RBI and three runs scored, in Hobart's 17-6 win over RIT on Championship Saturday. He also went 3-for-5 in the decisive Game 7 with two doubles and a triple. On Friday, he went a combined 4-for-8 against RPI and RIT, collecting two more doubles against the Engineers. During the tournament, Garvin broke the Hobart season records for games played, at bats, runs, hits, doubles, fielding chances and putouts.
 
Garvin is the only Statesman to start all 43 games this season. He's batting a team-leading .395 with a .490 on-base percentage and a .623 slugging percentage. His team-leading 64 hits include 17 doubles, four triples and four home runs. Garvin is the first Hobart player with 100 total bases (101). He's scored 48 runs and driven in 43.
 
In an elimination game, Dunham pitched six shutout innings, striking out a season-high seven to get the win in a 9-3 victory over RPI. He came into the game with the Statesmen trailing the Engineers 3-1, but limited the Liberty League East's No. 1 team to just three hits over the final six innings, allowing the Statesmen to rally and advance to Championship Saturday.
 
For the season, Dunham is 4-0 with 0.88 ERA, and a .183 opponent batting average in 30.2 innings across 14 appearances. He's struck out 35 while issuing only eight walks.
 
Hobart finished the regular season with a 30-13 record. The Statesmen received one of 23 at-large bids to the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship. Hobart will face Mount Union (31-10) in their opening tournament game at 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 15 in Salisbury Maryland.