Todd Tringale named NJCAA National Pitcher of the Week

Haverhill, MA (April 7, 2021) – Freshman right hander Todd Tringale (Saugus) of the Northern Essex Community College baseball team has been named the NJCAA National Pitcher of the Week for the week ending April 4^th for his performance over the weekend. Tringale is the second Knights pitcher to receive the honor this season as Sophomore Levi Burrill (Amesbury) earned the recognition two weeks ago.

This past Saturday, Tringale took the mound for NECC and went seven innings striking out 13 batters against UConn-Avery Point, while only allowing three hits and issuing one walk in the Knights 11-5 win. 74 of the 100 pitches he threw went for strikes.

On the season, Tringale is currently 2-0 in five appearances with a 1.93 ERA and has 15.04 strikeouts per nine innings in 23 1/3 innings worth of work on the season which currently ranks third nationally for pitchers who have thrown at least 20 innings on the season.

Northern Essex Community College competes as a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and sponsors 12 varsity intercollegiate sports including baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, softball, women's volleyball, men's and women's cross country, men's soccer, Esports and men's and women's track and field. For more information on Northern Essex Community College Athletics please visit the official website of Northern Essex Athletics (www.neccknights.com).