Summit League Announces Weekly Baseball Honors
Summit League Announces Weekly Baseball Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State outfielder Scott Splett and North Dakota State utility player Kyle Kleinendorst were named The Summit League's Players of the Week while Omaha starter Tyler Fox and South Dakota State starter Adam Bray were selected as the Pitchers of the Week for their performances March 3-9.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Scott Splett, South Dakota State
Sr., OF
Apple Valley, Minn. // Iowa Central CC
Splett captures the Player of the Week award after leading South Dakota State to a pair of wins at the Snowbird Invitational last week. In Sunday's loss to Georgetown, the senior outfielder went 5-for-5 with a double and pair of runs scored. He also had two hits in the win over Presbyterian and loss to Maine. For the week, Splett hit .625 (10-of-16) with four runs scored, three RBI, four walks and a stolen base. He had a .700 on-base percentage and .750 slugging percentage.
Kyle Kleinendorst, North Dakota State
Sr., UTL
Grand Rapids, Minn. // Grand Rapids
Kleinendorst earns Player of the Week honors after tying a school record with two triples in Sunday's game one win at Northern Colorado. He had three hits in the win on Saturday with two RBI and two runs scored. He also collected a walk in each game and did not strike out in his 16 plate appearances. For the week, Kleinendorst hit .583 (7-of-12) with five runs scored, three triples, two RBI, four walks and a stolen base. He had a 1.083 slugging percentage with a .688 on-base percentage.
Also nominated: Kristian Gayday, Fort Wayne; Cole Gruber, Omaha
Previous honorees: Feb. 17 – Kevin Wirth, IPFW; Feb. 24 – Al Robbins, SDSU; March 3 – Wes Satzinger, NDSU/Alex Schultz, UNO.
PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
Tyler Fox, Omaha
So., RHP
Thornton, Colo. // Mountain Range
Fox records the Pitcher of the Week award after guiding Omaha to game one's 6-0 win at Grand Canyon Friday. The right-hander tossed seven innings, surrendering two hits with six strikeouts and one walk for the victory.
Adam Bray, South Dakota State
Jr., RHP
Eden Prairie, Minn. // Eden Prairie, Minn.
Bray earns the Pitcher of the Week award after throwing a complete game in South Dakota State's win over Presbyterian. The junior went the distance allowing one run in the 3-1 victory with just four hits. He allowed just one hit after the fourth inning with no extra-base hits while striking out five without walking a batter. Bray improved to 3-1 on the season
Also nominated: Jay Flaa, North Dakota State.
Previous honorees: Feb. 17 – Adam Bray, SDSU; Feb. 24 – Chad Hodges; March 3 – David Ernst, NDSU.
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In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at eight institutions, including three located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), 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 eight NCAA Champions, 62 All-Americans and 50 Academic All-America selections.
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