Summit League Weekly Baseball Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. - Oakland's Mike Carson and South Dakota State's
Zach Briggs were named as The Summit League's Baseball Co-Players
of the Week, while Oral Roberts' Drew Bowen was selected as Pitcher
of the Week for their performances April 25-May 1.
CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Zach Briggs, South Dakota State
Jr., C (Dallas, Texas/J.J. Pearce)
Briggs earns his first career Player of the Week award
after leading South Dakota State to a 4-1 record last week. In a
9-6 win over Minnesota, the junior tied a career-high with five RBI
and in the second game of the Oakland series, belted his first home
run. He posted two three-hit games and threw out five-of-six base
runners. For the week, Briggs went 8-for-13 (.615) with seven RBI,
five runs scored, five walks two doubles, one homer and one
sacrifice with no errors behind the plate. He also posted a .722
on-base percentage and 1.000 slugging percentage.
Mike Carson, Oakland
So., 3B (Attica, Mich./Lapeer East)
Carson also records his first career Player of the
Week honor after leading his squad with a .600 average on the week.
The third baseman had at least two hits and an RBI in every game
and accounted for 10 total runs against league-leading South Dakota
State. Carson posted a .667 on-base percentage and 1.067 slugging
percentage, going 9-for-15 at the plate. He had six RBI and
drove-in five runs with four doubles, a home run and three walks
in the four-game set.
Also nominated: Mark Gillean, Centenary; Tyler Steen, North
Dakota State; Nick Baligod, Oral Roberts; Mitchell Kauweloa,
Southern Utah; Austin Cowen, 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; April 4 - Eric Cain, SDSU; April 11 - Nick Baligod,
ORU; April 18 - Bo Cuthbertson, SUU; April 25 - Cam Schiller,
ORU.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Drew Bowen, Oral Roberts
So., RHP (Tulsa, Okla./Memorial)
Bowen collects his first career Pitcher of the Week
award after shutting down IPFW in a 1-0 Oral Roberts win in game
one of the series. The sophomore established season-highs with 7.1
innings pitched and nine strikeouts and recorded the first six outs
of the game by punchout. Bowen yielded five hits, just one for
extra-bases and two walks. He worked around a lead-off double in
the third inning and induced an inning-ending double play with two
runners on base in the sixth.
Also nominated: Derek Dalzell, Centenary; Matt Ransbottom,
IPFW; Zach Wentz, North Dakota State; Mark Leichtman, Oakland;
Justin Neubauer, 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; April 4 - Samuel Walker, IPFW; April 11 - James
Crockett, SUU; April 18, Trever Vermeulen, SDSU; April 25 - James
Crockett, SUU.
