WIU's Price, Eden Sweep Weekly Baseball Awards
PLAYER
Kenny
Price, Western Illinois
Jr.,
OF, Texarkana, Texas/Liberty-Elyau HS
Price
collects Player of the Week honors after posting a .563 batting
average (9-for-16) last week for the Leathernecks. In the 3-0 win
over No. 7 Long Beach State, he went 2-for-4 with two runs scored
and a walk. Price also collected two doubles in the 5-1 loss to No.
17 Pepperdine. He had a perfect fielding percentage, including two
diving catches in right field against the Dirtbags.
Also
nominated: Chris Gottschall, IPFW; Kole Zimmerman, North Dakota
State; Scott Sexton, Oakland; Ben Petralli, Oral Roberts; Joe
Wright, Southern Utah.
Previous
honorees: Feb. 25 - Teddy Saenz, CC.; March 3 - Ray Wright, SUU;
March 10 - Korby Mintken, SDSU.
PITCHER
Eric
Eden, Western Illinois
Jr.,
RHP, Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough HS
Eden
records Pitcher of the Week honors after pitching six scoreless
innings in a 3-0 win over No. 7 Long Beach State last week. It was
the junior's first victory of the season as he gave up only three
hits and collected three strikeouts against LBSU. In just his third
Division I start, Eden helped Western to its first victory of the
season and against the highest-ranked opponent in WIU
history.
Also
nominated: Brandon Knowling, IPFW; Shannon Ekermans, North Dakota
State; Mike Takashima, Oakland; Caleb Thielbar, South Dakota State;
Keli'i Zablan, Southern Utah.
Previous
honorees: Feb. 25 - Mark Serrano, ORU; March 3 - Mac Nelson, SUU;
March 10 - Andrew Estes, OU.
