SDSU's Blake, NDSU's Straka Collect Weekly Baseball Awards
PLAYER OF THE week
JOEL
BLAKE, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
SO.,
LANGELY, BRITISH COLUMBIA/LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE
Blake
captures Player of the Week honors after leading SDSU with a .611
average in a four-game series win over IPFW. The sophomore had 11
hits, seven doubles, six runs, six RBI and a home run. He also drew
one walk and only struck out once in 18 at-bats. Blake doubled in
every game against the Mastodons, including hitting two doubles in
each of the last three contests.
Also
nominated: Luke Otto, North Dakota State; Justin Wilson, Oakland;
P.J. Sequeira, Oral Roberts; Keli'i Zablan, Southern Utah; Tyler
Metcalf, Western Illinois.
PITCHER OF THE week
JOHN
STRAKA, NORTH DAKOTA STATE
FR.,
CHASKA, MINN./CHASKA HS
Straka
pitched a complete-game shutout last week to earn his first career
Pitcher of the Week award. The outing was his fourth complete game
and second shutout of the season. Straka struck out eight
Leathernecks, while only giving up four hits and one walk in the
seven innings. He leads the Bison with a 3.13 ERA on the
season.
Also
nominated: Jeff Gorecki, Oakland; Jeff Burleson, Oral Roberts; Sam
Pieczynski, South Dakota State; Braden Yardley, Southern Utah;
Matthew Abernathy, Western Illinois.
