INDIANA, Pa. – Junior baseball player Chris Calliari has been named an IUP Athletes of the Week in an announcement made Monday for the week ending on Sunday, March 20.
Calliari is an Athlete of the Week thanks to a big game in game one of Thursday’s doubleheader at Gannon. On the week, Calliari hit .300 (3-for-10), slugged 1.000 and reached base on a homerun and double.
In Thursday’s 17-11 loss, Calliari hit a fourth-inning RBI double to right field to plate Scott Hess and get the Crimson Hawks on the scoreboard. In the seventh inning, Calliari hit a grand slam to center field as IUP scored seven runs in the inning.
Calliari finished the game going 3-for-3 with the grand slam, double and 8 RBI. Calliari’s four homeruns lead the team, while his 15 RBI are second.
