CC's Shepard, NDSU's Kliniske Capture Baseball Awards
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Cliff Shepard, Centenary
Sr.,
Phoenix, Ariz./Western Nevada College
Shepard earns Player of the Week honors with a .500 average as
Centenary swept a four-game series over Grambling. The senior
recorded eight hits and eight RBI, along with four runs, three
doubles and a triple. He also had two stolen bases with an .813
slugging percentage, .550 on-base percentage and was perfect in the
field. Shepard is riding a seven-game hitting streak and notched
the game-winning RBI in the eighth inning of a seven inning
game.
Also nominated: Brett Clark, IPFW; Wes Satzinger, North
Dakota State; Mike Carson, Oakland; Tyler Saladino, Oral Roberts;
Billy Stitz, South Dakota State; Taylor Shaw, Southern Utah; John
Koszulinski, Western Illinois.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Anthony Kliniske, North Dakota State
So.,
Grafton, N.D./Grafton
Kliniske captures the Pitcher of the Week award after pitching 3.2
innings in relief and recording the win in game two of the
three-game set. The sophomore allowed just one hit and struck out
the side in the bottom of the ninth after the Bison scored twice in
the top of the inning to go ahead. Kliniske fanned seven of the 12
batters he faced in the game. The loss was the first for Lamar in
six games.
Also nominated: Boone Whiting, Centenary; Nick Optiz, IPFW;
KC Sandstrom, Southern Utah; Randon Lingle, Western
Illinois.
