ORU Sweeps Baseball Weekly Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. - Oral Roberts' Chris Williams and Alex Gonzalez
were named The Summit League's Baseball Player and Pitcher of the
Week for their performances Feb. 21-27.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Chris Williams, Oral Roberts
So., 1B (Tuttle, Okla./Seminole
State)
Williams collects his first career Player of the Week honor
after hitting .462 in the series win over SIU Edwardsville. The
first baseman collected three hits, including a grand slam and five
RBI in a 13-5 game one victory. The sophomore recorded at least one
hit in every game, collecting a .769 slugging percentage and .500
on-base percentage. For the week, Williams had six hits, five RBI,
one run scored, one double and a walk.
Also nominated: Aaron Cieslak, Oakland; Bo Cuthbertson,
Southern Utah; Matt Igara, Western Illinois.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Alex Gonzalez, Oral Roberts
Fr., SP (Boca Raton, Fla./Boca Raton
Community)
Gonzalez earns his second straight Pitcher of the Week award
after collecting the win in game two of the SIU Edwardsville
series. The righthander tossed just 89 pitches in eight innings to
collect his first career win. He retired the last 13 batters he
faced and only allowed three singles in the game. Gonzalez had five
strikeouts, while surrendering just one walk and no earned
runs.
Also nominated: Greg Welke, Oakland; Blake Treinen, South
Dakota State; Dan Russell, Western Illinois.
