Led by some of the best pitching and hitting in the conference, the Irish baseball team swept their Easter weekend trip to claim sole possession of second place in the Big East.

The Irish were led by freshman Brian Stavisky, who won Big East Player of the Week honors after hitting .455, including two home runs in Notre Dame's 12-1 victory over Georgetown in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader.

In sweeping the Hoyas on Saturday, Notre Dame exhibited both extraordinary power at the plate as well as impressive prowess on the mound. Senior Scott Cavey led the Irish to a 5-1 victory in the first game, tossing six scoreless innings along with four strikeouts. Cavey's performance was good enough to earn him Co-Big East Pitcher of the Week honors.

Designated hitter Ken Meyer led the offense in game one, launching a three-run homer in the second inning. Sophomore Drew Duff tamed the Hoyas in game two, allowing one unearned run to earn his second win of the week. Power was the story of this game, though, as the Irish smacked five balls over the fence. Besides the two shots by Stavisky, freshman second baseman Kris Billmaier also hit a pair of homers for the Irish. Sophomore third baseman Andrew Bushey added a leadoff homer in the fourth.

The Irish dominated Seton Hall, winning both contests. In game one, right hander Aaron Heilman showed the toughness that has made him a top pitching prospects in the country. He gave up four runs in five innings. The damage might have been worse as the Pirates left five runners on base early in the game. The Irish went on to win 11-5.

In the second game, freshman J.P Gagne earned his sixth win of the season, 5-1, allowing one run in six innings. and making his earned run average 2.93. Stanley had two hits, as did seniors Matt Nussbaum and Jeff Perconte.

Unfortunately, the Irish could not bring the momentum from the weekend trip into Tuesday night's contest at Western Michigan. The Broncos handed the Irish their tenth loss of the season, as they took advantage of seven Notre Dame errors in the 11-7 victory. Sophomore Matt Buchmaier took the loss for the Irish.

The Irish travel to Comstock Park, Mich., today to take on the Wolverines.

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