IPFW's Gottschall, NDSU's Wentz Named Baseball Players of the Week
PLAYER OF THE week
CHRIS
GOTTSCHALL, IPFW
SR.,
O'FALLON, ILL./KASKASKIA CC
Gottschall
earned Player of the Week honors after leading IPFW with a .421
average on the week. The
senior recorded eight hits, eight RBI, four runs, three doubles,
three homers and a triple in five games. Gottschall also had an
impressive 1.158 slugging percentage, to go along with a flawless
performance in the field.
Also
nominated: Justin Kline, North Dakota State; Justin Wilson,
Oakland; P.J. Sequeira, Oral Roberts; Keli'i Zablan, Southern Utah;
Andrew Hagins, Western Illinois.
PITCHER OF THE week
ZACH
WENTZ, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
FR.,
BISMARCK, N.D./BISMARCK CENTURY HS
Wentz
collected the Pitcher of the Week award after a complete-game
victory over South Dakota State. In the series finale, Wentz took a
no-hitter into the sixth inning. He gave up five hits and no earned
runs, while striking out four in the 3-1 Bison win. Wentz leads
NDSU with a 2.03 ERA and a .240 opponent batting
average.
Also
nominated: Jeff Burleson, Oral Roberts; Caleb Thielbar, South
Dakota State; Alec Reichle, Southern Utah; Chris Fuchs, Western
Illinois.
