WALTHAM, Mass. – Bentley University first baseman/designated hitter Ryan Berardino (Sudbury/Lincoln-Sudbury Reg. HS), a graduate student, has been named the Baseball Player of the Week in the Northeeast-10 Conference for his outstanding performance during the Falcons' 6-0 week.

Berardino had a slash line of .478/.519/.652 with 11 hits, seven RBI and five runs scored. His hit total included two doubles and one triple.

Berardino, who owns a 10-game hitting streak, had multiple hits in four of the six contests, including three against Saint Anselm and two in three of the four games against St. Michael's. In Sunday's 11-2 win over the Purple Knights, he had three RBI.

For the season, Berardino owns an impressive .442 batting average, a .605 slugging percentage and a .519 on base percentage for the 9-3 Falcons. He has 11 RBI, seven runs scored, five doubles and a triple.

A 2019 draft pick of the Boston Red Sox, Berardino has a .313 career average in 133 games, with 158 hits, 84 runs scored and 91 RBI. In this week's NCAA Division II stats, he ranks tenth in toughest to strike out.

Also recognized by the conference with selection to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll were senior pitcher Evan Christopulos (Andover/Andover HS) and junior left fielder Liam Sears (Springfield/Pope Francis HS).

On Saturday, in a 5-2 seven-inning victory over St. Michael's, Christopulos pitched a complete game for the Falcons. He scattered four hits, allowed just one earned run and struck out a career-best eight without a walk. The Purple Knights hit only .160 against his offerings.

Christopulos, in two starts this season, is 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 12 innings of action. His strikeout to walk ratio of 16-to-1 is seventh best nationally in Division II.

Sears was Bentley's leading hitter during the week with nine hits in 18 at bats (.500). He scored seven runs, including three in an 18-4 win over St. Michael's, and four RBI. His slugging percentage was .556 and, with five walks and four HBP, had a sparkling .643 on base percentage. Fourth in the league in hitting, Sears owns a six-game hitting streak.

Sears leads Bentley with a .450 average, which ranks 29th nationally in Division II. He has scored 12 runs while driving in 11, and has a .574 on base percentage, 18th best in Division II.

Bentley returns to action Wednesday afternoon at Stonehill College.