Firecracker Sports Pitcher of the Week

Matt Pappalardo, Lowell Spinners (Endicott College)

Pappalardo turned in a spectacular pitching performance in Lowell's 1-0 win over Nashua on Thursday, allowing just two hits and one walk while striking out nine across six shutout innings. The veteran righty, who previously pitched for the Silver Knights, is the first Futures League weekly honoree in Spinners history and now has 10 strikeouts through 15.1 innings on the season so far.

2026 PITCHERS OF THE NIGHT & WEEK:

Date	Player	Team	College
5/27	Gavin Price	Worcester	Worcester State University
5/28	Robby Wunsch	New Britain	UMass Boston
5/29	Zach Worzel	Westfield	Central Connecticut State University
5/30	Janvier Diaz	Norwich	Eastern Connecticut State University
5/31	Tyler Dunlea	Westfield	UMass Lowell
Week 1	Gavin Price	Worcester	Worcester State University
6/1	Tanner Wall	New Britain	Western New England University
6/2	Matt Tabet	Norwich	Amherst College
6/3	Dominic Carollo	New Britain	Salve Regina University
6/4	Garret Garbinski	New Britain	University of Connecticut
6/5	Will Perkowski	Nashua	University of Dayton
6/6	Nigel Cross	Nashua	Wentworth Institute of Technology
6/7	Ian Keusch	Lowell	Brown University
Week 2	Nigel Cross	Nashua	Wentworth Institute of Technology
6/8	Josh Mayo	Westfield	Springfield College
6/9	Cam Piwnicki	Nashua	Brown University
6/10	Garret Garbinski	New Britain	University of Connecticut
6/11	Gavin Price	Worcester	Worcester State University
6/12	Cam Fisher	Westfield	UMass Boston
6/13	Keeler Vogt	Vermont	Coby College
6/14	Tripp Woytowicz	Westfield	University of Richmond
Week 3	Josh Mayo	Westfield	Springfield College
6/15	Josh Mayo	Westfield	Springfield College
6/16	Malcolm Klingler	Nashua	Northeastern University
6/17	Stephen Rickert	Worcester	Eastern Connecticut State University
6/18	Will Perkowski	Nashua	Southern New Hampshire University
6/19	Janvier Diaz	Norwich	Eastern Connecticut State University
6/20	Caden Smith	Lowell	Saint Anselm College
6/21	Alvin Gomez	Vermont	American International College
Week 4	Will Perkowski	Nashua	Southern New Hampshire University
6/22	Ethan Freed	Vermont	Quinnipiac University
6/23	Josh Bryant	Lowell	Saint Anselm College
6/24	Trey LaMay	New Britain	Stonehill College
6/25	Matt Pappalardo	Lowell	Endicott College
6/26	Dylan Izenman	Lowell	Mount St. Mary's University
6/27	Brandon Metivier	Nashua	Bellarmine University
6/28	Josh Florence	Nashua	Stonehill College
Week 5	Matt Pappalardo	Lowell	Endicott College
6/29	Ty Lohsen	Nashua	Lasell University
6/30	Garret Garbinski	New Britain	University of Connecticut
7/1	Robby Wunsch	New Britain	UMass Boston
7/2	Davis Kahn	Worcester	Harvard University
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ASG ⭐️
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