Telford, Bougher, Kalber Earn Weekly Baseball Awards
Telford, Bougher, Kalber Earn Weekly Baseball Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State's Daniel Telford was named The Summit League's Baseball Player of the Week while Fort Wayne's Jason Kalber and South Dakota State's Stephen Bougher were selected as the Pitchers of the Week for their performances April 8-14.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Daniel Telford, South Dakota State
Sr., DH
Newmarket, Ontario // Huron Heights Secondary School
Telford earns his second career Player of the Week award and second of the season after his 7-for-10 performance in two league wins. In a 14-11 win over Fort Wayne, the senior recorded career-highs with four hits and six RBI. He went 4-for-5 at the plate with the first two-homer game of his career, six RBI, three runs scored and a walk. He led the Jackrabbits to a 10-3 win Sunday at Oakland going 3-for-5 with two runs scored, two RBI and a double. For the week, Telford batted .700 (7-for-10) with eight RBI, five runs scored, two home runs, a double and a walk. He had a .727 on-base percentage and 1.400 slugging percentage while extending his hitting streak to eight games.
Also nominated: Clay Hathaway, Fort Wayne; Trent Drumheller, Oakland; Cory Buckley, Omaha; Neil DeCook, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: 2/18 – Markus Kalber, IPFW; 2/25 – Andrew Melton, SDSU; 3/4 – Andrew Melton, SDSU; 3/11 – Nolan Jacoby, OU; 3/18 – Ryan Keele, UNO; 3/25 – Caleb Fenimore, IPFW; 4/1 – Daniel Telford, SDSU; 4/8 – Brett Bass, UNO
PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
Jason Kalber, Fort Wayne
Sr., LHP
Chandler, Ariz. // Cochise College
Kalber collects his first career Pitcher of the Week honor after tossing a complete game shutout over South Dakota State Friday. The lefty did not issue a walk while striking out six batters in his seven innings. The senior limited the Jackrabbits to just three hits with only one coming after the second inning.
Stephen Bougher, South Dakota State
Sr., RHP
Papillion, Neb. // Papillion La Vista South
Bougher records his fourth career Pitcher of the Week award after his complete game shutout victory over Oakland on Sunday. The senior allowed just three singles in the game and did not allow a runner past second base. He registered three strikeouts in the game while walking just one. The shutout was his second of the season and fifth in his career.
Also nominated: Jason Hager, Oakland; Matt Tew, Omaha.
Previous honorees: 2/18 – John Straka, NDSU/Mason Pingel, WIU; 2/25 – John Straka, NDSU; 3/4 – David Ernst, NDSU; 3/11 – Tim Koons, OU; 3/18 – Layne Somsen, SDSU; 3/25 – Brian Loconsole, WIU; 4/1 – John Straka, NDSU; 4/8 – Matt Tew, UNO.
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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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