Melton, Ernst Capture Weekly Baseball Awards
Melton, Ernst Capture Weekly Baseball Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State's Andrew Melton was named The Summit League's Baseball Player of the Week while North Dakota State's David Ernst was selected as the league's Pitcher of the Week for their performances Feb. 25 – March 3.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Andrew Melton, South Dakota State
Sr., 3B
Littleton, Colo. // Dakota Ridge
Melton captures his second consecutive Player of the Week award after leading South Dakota State to a pair of wins in a three-game set at Mississippi Valley State. The senior had a hit in each game, including a 3-for-5 performance in the opening game of the series. In game two, the third baseman went 1-for-2 with a double, three runs scored, three walks and a RBI. For the week, Melton hit .500 with a .700 slugging percentage and .643 on-base percentage. He had four runs scored, three walks, two doubles, a RBI and no strikeouts.
Also nominated: Kristian Gayday, Fort Wayne; Tim Colwell, North Dakota State; Mike Carson, Oakland; Brett Bass, Omaha.
Previous honorees: 2/18 – Markus Kalber, IPFW; 2/25 – Andrew Melton, SDSU.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
David Ernst, North Dakota State
So., RHP
Fargo, N.D. // Fargo South
Ernst collects his first career Pitcher of the Week award after tossing the first complete-game shutout of his career over UT Martin on Sunday. The sophomore right-hander surrendered three singles with a career-high four strikeouts over seven innings of work in North Dakota State's 5-0 win. The Fargo, N.D., native needed just 87 pitches in the victory.
Also nominated: Steve Danielak, Fort Wayne; Jason Hager, Oakland; Tyler Fox, Omaha; Layne Somsen, South Dakota State.
Previous honorees: 2/18 – John Straka, NDSU/Mason Pingel, WIU; 2/25 – John Straka, NDSU.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
Entering its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 144,000 at nine universities, four of which are located in top 58 U.S. metro populations (Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Omaha). Member institutions include: Fort Wayne (Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), Kansas City (University of Missouri-Kansas City), Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), North Dakota State University, Oakland University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced 54 All-Americans, 37 Academic All-America selections and seven NCAA Championships. For more information about the league and its history, visit www.thesummitleague.org to "See The Summit" or follow on Twitter @thesummitleague.
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