NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Troy Scocca made history last week, and then he got his award. Fairfield's rising senior became the first Vermont Mountaineer to hit for the cycle and was recognized for that historic achievement by being named the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) Player of the Week, the second-straight season Scocca has won a weekly award in a summer league.

“It's an awesome experience being named Player of the Week in a league that has so much talent from around the country,” Scocca said. “As a team, hopefully we can get some momentum and put ourselves in a good position for the playoffs.”

“It is just one week by we are very proud of Troy,” Head Coach Bill Currier said. “Hitting for the cycle is quite the feat, showing his talent and his abilities to put up an exceptional game. I am happy for Troy and hopefully he can keep it up for the rest of the season.”

The historic day came on June 27 in a 15-1 win over New Bedford. Scocca, who finished the 2016 spring season with 16 extra base hits in his last 15 games, led off his day with a double in the second inning. He launched a two-run homer in the third, legged out a RBI triple in the sixth, needing only a single to complete the feat. Scocca got that hit off of UCONN's PJ Poulin as he singled to the shortstop to complete the first-ever cycle in the 13-year history of the Vermont Mountaineers.

“That was one of the most surreal experiences of my baseball career,” Scocca said. “I've never done that before and it was a special feeling knowing that I was the first one in the program's history to accomplish that feat.”

In his first 18 games of the season, Scocca leads the team with 16 RBI which places his third in the NECBL. He also has a team-leading five doubles to go along with two triples and two home runs with 10 walks. This is the first season Scocca has played in Vermont after having a successful season with the Mohawk Valley Diamond Dawgs, a season featuring a Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL) Player of the Week and a league championship.

This season, the defending champions of the NECBL have struggled out of the gate with a 6-13 overall record, but have won three of the four games since Scocca hit for the cycle.