WIU's Jordan, IPFW's Walker Capture Weekly Baseball Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. - Western Illinois' Bryan Jordan and IPFW's
Samuel Walker were named The Summit League's Baseball Player and
Pitcher of the Week for their performances March 21-27.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Bryan
Jordan, Western Illinois
Sr., 2B (Cincinnati, Ohio/Black Hawk
College)
Jordan collects his first career Player of the Week award after
hitting .429 in a three-game series against Iowa last week. The
senior had two hits in all three outings, including going 2-for-4
with a double, run scored and RBI in the 4-2 Leatherneck win
Friday. For the week, Jordan went 6-for-14 with two doubles, two
runs scored and a RBI, along with one walk. His on-base percentage
was .467, while he slugged .571 on the week.
Also nominated: Will Faulkner, IPFW; Kyle Bobolts,
Oakland.
Previous honorees: Feb. 21 - Taylor Shaw, SUU; Feb. 28 -
Chris Williams, ORU; March 7 - Zach Wentz, NDSU; March 14 - Chris
Elder, ORU; March 21 - Andrew Phelan, SDSU.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Samuel
Walker, IPFW
Sr., RHP (Lafayette, Ind./Lafayette
Catholic)
Walker earns Pitcher of the Week honors after tossing IPFW's
first complete-game shutout in two years with a 3-0 victory over
Milwaukee. The senior went all nine innings, with nine strikeouts,
no runs, two hits and three walks. He also limited the defending
Horizon League Tournament champions to a 0.71 batting average in
the game.
Also nominated: Greg Welke, Oakland; Dan Russell, Western
Illinois.
Previous honorees: Feb. 21 - Alex Gonzalez, ORU; Feb. 28 -
Alex Gonzalez, ORU; March 7 - Blake Treinen, SDSU; March 14 - Alex
Gonzalez, ORU; March 21 - Stephen Bougher, SDSU.
