SDSU's Cain, OU's Wick Capture Baseball Weekly Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. -South Dakota State's Eric Cain and Oakland's
Aaron Wick were named The Summit League's Baseball Player and
Pitcher of the Week for their performances March 28-April 4.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Eric Cain, South Dakota State
Jr., SS (Littleton, Colo./Dakota
Ridge)
Cain earns his first Player of the Week award of the season and
third of his career after leading South Dakota State to a pair of
wins at Iowa last week. The junior hit a three-run double in the
top of the 14th inning to lift the Jackrabbits to a 7-4
win, while collecting four total hits in game one. He added two
runs and an RBI in game two. For the series, Cain hit .455
(5-for-11) with four RBI, three runs scored, two doubles, two
sacrifices and a stolen base. He also had a .636 slugging
percentage and .417 on-base percentage in the two-game set.
Also nominated: Will Faulkner, IPFW; Tim Ryan, Oakland;
Marcus Romero, Southern Utah; John Koszulinski, Western
Illinois.
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; March 28 - Bryan
Jordan, WIU.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Aaron Wick, Oakland
Sr., LHP (Flushing, Mich./Flushing)
Wick collects his second career Pitcher of the Week honor after
throwing Oakland's first nine-inning complete-game shutout in its
Division I era last week. The senior recorded a 4-0 win at Western
Michigan, while tying his career-high with eight strikeouts. He
only walked three batters in the game and surrendered just eight
hits to become the first Golden Grizzly pitcher to win two games
this season.
Also nominated: Lucas Kesterson, IPFW; Dan Martony, Oral
Roberts; Kolton Emery, South Dakota State; Chris Chung, Southern
Utah; Zach Sterling, 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; March 28 - Samuel
Walker, IPFW.
