Long Island University Athletics

Brooklyn, N.Y. - Long Island University pitcher Justin Topa was named the Akadema/Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week when the league announced its first installment of weekly awards. Topa picked up a win in his first collegiate start for the Blackbirds.

 

In the first game of a doubleheader against Canisius in Kannapolis, N.C., Topa threw five-plus innings, allowing three runs (one earned) on three hits and one walk. The freshman righthander struck out two in his debut performance.

 

Long Island (1-3) returns to action on Friday, March 5 at 3:00 p.m., when the Blackbirds visit Virginia Tech for the first of a four-game series.