Esposito chosen 

ECC April 

Athlete of Month

By Ron P. Coderre

A Plainfield baseball pitcher and Stonington lacrosse player have been selected as the Eastern Connecticut Conference April Athletes of the Month.  The award is presented by the Byrnes Agency of Dayville, Norwich and Woodstock.

Mike Esposito the senior captain of the Plainfield Panthers put together an outstanding month on the mound and with the bat to capture the award.  In his spectacular month Esposito guided his team to an 18-2 overall record and a 9-1 log in the ECC Medium Division.  They finished first in the Division and as the #1 seed in the ECC Tournament.  The Panthers are also ranked #5 in the New Haven Register poll and #9 by the Hartford Courant.

Esposito was terrific at the plate batting .483 for April with four doubles, two home runs, 21 runs-batted-in and 13 runs scored.  As hot as he was at the plate, he was equally impressive on the mound.  In 18 innings he posted a perfect 3-0 record for the month.  His ERA was a tiny 1.17, with 41 strike outs and only nine hits allowed.

In a victory over Stonington, he tossed a one-hitter at the Bears and battered them with a 3-for-4 performance at the plate.  He also posted 15 strike outs in a win over New London.

Esposito has committed to UMass-Boston next year where he will continue his baseball career.

The female athlete of the month was Elizabeth Morrison of Stonington High School.