Felician Athletics - 4/14/08 BASEBALL - Bello Named CACC Rookie Of The Week

RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Felician College freshman Hector Bello of Miami, Fla., has been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Baseball Rookie of the Week, the CACC announced today.

Bello, a 5-foot-11, 180-pound shortstop, batted .458 (11 for 24) and slugged .667 with four runs scored and four runs batted in during a 4-3 week for the Golden Falcons. On Saturday, he went 5 for 7 as the his team split a CACC road doubleheader with Bloomfield College, including hitting a double and a solo homerun in his team’s 9-1 victory in Game 2. He added three hits in Felician’s 11-inning, 6-5 win at Post University on Sunday.

Bello is batting a team-high .322 on the year for the 13-15 Golden Falcons. Starting 27 games, he has amassed two doubles and two homers, scored 16 runs, and driven in 14. He is a 2007 graduate of Miami Coral Park. Bello was named the New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association Division II/III Rookie Player of the Week on March 18.

Also on Monday, Felician senior pitcher Nick Riker of Highlands, N.J., was named to the CACC Weekly Honor Roll. More information is available at www.caccathletics.org/sports/bsb/2007-08/News/WR.bsb.4-14-08.