Two Empire 8 Athletes Recognized by ECAC 3/27/2013 10:01:14 AM Two Empire 8 Athletic Conference (E8) athletes have been named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Player of the Week after being named Empire 8 Athletes of the Week. Division III - Upstate Baseball Pitcher of the Week Tyler Courter - Stevens Institute of Technology Senior, Glenwood, NJ Courter tossed eight innings to pick up the victory in a 3-2 matchup with Franklin & Marshall on Saturday, March 23. Courter struck out 11 batters and walked none. He gave up just four hits and two earned runs for his third win this season. Division III Mid-Atlantic Men's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the WEek Scott Sidnam - Ithaca College Freshman, Goalie, Camillus, NY Sidnam stopped 27 shots on goal in a 1-1 week for teh 18th ranked Bombers. The rookie matched his career high with 11 saves in Ithaca's 14-4 rout of Oneonta Wednesday, before increasing his career-high to 16 saves in 66:08 minutes of action at top-ranked Cortland Friday. The Bombers suffered a 9-8 double-overtime loss to the Red Dragons. He collected four ground balls and forced one turnover during the week.