Omaha Sweeps Baseball Weekly Awards
Omaha Sweeps Baseball Weekly Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha's Brett Bass and Matt Tew were named The Summit League's Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week for their performances April 1-7.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brett Bass, Omaha
Jr., OF/DH
Omaha, Neb. // Iowa Western CC
Bass earns his first career Player of the Week award after leading Omaha to a perfect 4-0 league record to open up Summit League play. The junior had at least one hit in every game, including three multi-hit performances. In game two against Oakland, Bass had three hits with two runs scored and also recorded two hits in game one vs. the Golden Grizzlies and in a one-run loss at Kansas State. For the week, Bass hit .529 (9-of-17) with a .619 on-base percentage and .529 slugging percentage. He recorded three RBI, two runs scored, four walks and three stolen bases in the five games last week. Bass has a .340 batting average for the year, which ranks second in the league, with a team-leading 35 hits and seven stolen bases this season.
Also nominated: Tyler Shepherd, Fort Wayne; Tim Colwell, North Dakota State; Mike Brosseau, Oakland; Paul Jacobson, South Dakota State; Jameson Henning, 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.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Matt Tew, Omaha
Sr., RHP
Bellevue, Neb. // Bellevue East
Tew captures his first career Pitcher of the Week award after tossing a complete game shutout in a 7-0 win over Oakland Sunday. The senior threw four perfect innings to start the game before allowing his only hit, a single, in the fifth. He finished with a season-high seven strikeouts and just one walk. Tew also threw one inning of scoreless relief at Kansas State earlier in the week, striking out one and holding the Wildcats hitless. His performance on Sunday spurred a doubleheader sweep of the Golden Grizzlies and highlighted the Mavericks' 4-0 opening weekend in league play.
Also nominated: Connor McLaughlin, Fort Wayne; John Straka, North Dakota State; Jake Paulson, Oakland; Adam Bray, South Dakota State.
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.
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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