Omaha Sweeps Weekly Baseball Awards
Omaha Sweeps Weekly Baseball Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha's Ryan Keele and Steven Schoonover were named The Summit League's Baseball Player and Pitchers of the Week for their performances April 29 – May 5.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ryan Keele, Omaha
Sr., OF
Bellevue, Neb. // Northwestern State Univ.
Keele earns his second Player of the Week award this season after leading Omaha to a series split at Fort Wayne. After recording a hit in each of the first two games, the senior outfield went 5-for-5 at the place with a double and three RBI in game three's win. He followed that with a 3-for-4 performance in game four, driving-in three runs with a double and walk. For the week, Keele batted .625 (10-for-16) with a .647 on-base percentage and .812 slugging percentage. He had seven RBI, three doubles and a walk in the series.
Also nominated: Markus Kalber, Fort Wayne; Robby Enslen, Oakland; Scott Splett, South Dakota State.
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; 4/15 – Daniel Telford, SDSU; 4/22 – Clay Hathaway, IPFW; 4/29 – Tyler Splichal, UNO.
PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
Steven Schoonover, Omaha
Jr., LHP
Olympia, Wash. // Yakima Valley CC
Schoonover records his first career Pitcher of the Week honor after tossing a complete game shutout in Omaha's game three win at Fort Wayne Saturday. The junior southpaw threw nine innings and scattered six hits, all singles while striking out a career-high four batters and issuing no walks. The performance marked the first complete game of his career.
Also nominated: Jason Kalber, Fort Wayne; John Straka, North Dakota State; Russell Luxton, Oakland; Stephen Bougher, South Dakota State; Tom Constand, Western Illinois.
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; 4/15 – Jason Kalber, IPFW/Stephen Bougher, SDSU; 4/22 – Tim Koons, OU; 4/29 – Stephen Bougher, SDSU/Aaron Michel, WIU.
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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