ORU's Van Kirk, Serrano Sweep Weekly Baseball Awards
PLAYER
Brian
Van Kirk, Oral Roberts
Sr.,
OF/DH, Southwest Ranches, Fla./Tennessee
Van
Kirk collects Player of the Week honors after helping Oral Roberts
to a four-game sweep Oakland last week. He had a hit in all four
games, including three multi-hit games and two three-hit games for
a .500 average on the week. The senior had a .944 slugging
percentage, tallied eight RBI, six runs, two doubles and two home
runs in the four games.
Also
nominated: Devin Taylor, IPFW; Chad Berg, North Dakota State; Ryan
Waldhart, Oakland; Keli'i Zablan, Southern Utah; Cole Waddell,
Western Illinois.
Previous
honorees: Feb. 25 - Teddy Saenz, CC.; March 3 - Ray Wright, SUU;
March 10 - Korby Mintken, SDSU; March 17 - Kenny Price, WIU; March
24 - Cameron Penny, CC; March 31 - Brendan Duffy, ORU & Tyson
Fisher, SDSU; April 7 - Ben Petralli, ORU; April 14 - Lorenzo
Gallaga, WIU; April 21 - Ryan Groth, ORU & Ryan Langlais, NDSU;
April 28 - Jared Davis, IPFW; May 5 - Tyler Metcalf,
WIU.
PITCHER
Mark
Serrano, Oral Roberts
Jr.,
RHP, Downey, Calif./Cypress College
Serrano
claims the Pitcher of the Week award after pitching a complete-game
shutout over Oakland last week. The junior recorded a career-high
nine strikeouts, while giving up only three hits in the 11-0 Golden
Eagle win. He limited the Golden Grizzlies to a .097 batting
average and had a no-hitter through 4.2 innings.
Also
nominated: Stacy Herrold, IPFW; Jake Laber, North Dakota State;
Jeff Gorecki, Oakland; Mac Nelson, Southern Utah; Travis Tolsma,
Western Illinois.
Previous
honorees: Feb. 25 - Mark Serrano, ORU; March 3 - Mac Nelson, SUU;
March 10 - Andrew Estes, OU; March 17 - Eric Eden, WIU; March 24 -
Shane Bushland, NDSU; March 31 - Michael Jarman, ORU; April 7 -
Greg Welke, OU; April 14 - Jacob Noyes, SUU; April 21 - Brandon
Knowling, IPFW; April 28 - Carlos Luna, ORU; May 5 - Brandon
Knowling, IPFW.
