IPFW's Kaiser, NDSU's Trewin Earn Weekly Baseball Honors
IPFW's Kaiser, NDSU's Trewin Earn Weekly Baseball Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – Fort Wayne infielder Greg Kaiser was named The Summit League's Player of the Week while North Dakota State starter Parker Trewin was selected as the Pitcher of the Week for their performances March 10-16.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Greg Kaiser, Fort Wayne
Fr., IF
Fort Wayne, Ind. // Bishop Dwenger
Kaiser captures his first career Player of the Week award after belting four home runs in three games last week. In the series-opening win over Ball State, the freshman infielder went 2-for-4 with two home runs, the first two of his career, and four RBI. He added three hits with two homers in the series finale on Saturday. Four of his five hits were home runs on the week and he recorded a 1.545 slugging percentage and .455 on-base percentage. Kaiser hit .455 (5-for-11) on the week with six RBI, four runs scored and four homers.
Also nominated: Kyle Kleinendorst, North Dakota State; Brett Bass, Omaha; Adam McGinnis, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: Feb. 17 – Kevin Wirth, IPFW; Feb. 24 – Al Robbins, SDSU; March 3 – Wes Satzinger, NDSU/Alex Schultz, UNO, March 10 – Scott Splett, SDSU/Kyle Kleinendorst, NDSU.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Parker Trewin, North Dakota State
Jr., LHP
Ramsey, Minn. // Anoka
Trewin earns his first career Pitcher of the Week award recording the win over Maine in the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational Sunday. The junior southpaw went seven innings with a career-high 10 strikeouts and one walk. He surrendered five hits, all singles, and struck out the side in the fifth and sixth innings. He currently leads the league with 9.15 strikeouts per game.
Also nominated: Zach Mishler, Fort Wayne; Marcus Ethen, Omaha.
Previous honorees: Feb. 17 – Adam Bray, SDSU; Feb. 24 – Chad Hodges; March 3 – David Ernst, NDSU; March 10 – Tyler Fox, UNO/Adam Bray, SDSU.
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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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