UNO's Palensky, WIU's Michel Earn Weekly Baseball Awards
UNO's Palensky, WIU's Michel Earn Weekly Baseball Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha infielder Caleb Palensky was named The Summit League's Player of the Week while Western Illinois starter Aaron Michel was selected as the Pitcher of the Week for their performances March 24-30.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Caleb Palensky, Omaha
Sr., IF
Papillion, Neb. // Papillion-La Vista South
Palensky collects his first career Player of the Week honor after leading Omaha to a pair of league wins over South Dakota State. In the first game, the senior infielder had a double and home run, two RBI and two runs scored. He followed that with a 4-for-4 performance in the second game. For the week, Palensky batted .857 (6-of-7) with three RBI, three runs scored, two doubles and a homer. He added one walk with no strikeouts or errors and recorded a 1.571 slugging percentage and .875 on-base percentage.
Also nominated: Carter DeBoe, Fort Wayne; Nick Altavilla, North Dakota State; Aaron Machbitz, South Dakota State; Tanner Glore, 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; March 17 – Greg Kaiser, IPFW; March 24 – Greg Kaiser, IPFW.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Aaron Michel, Western Illinois
So., LHP
Decatur, Ill. // St. Teresa
Michel earns his second career Pitcher of the Week award after tossing a seven inning, complete game one-hitter in Western Illinois' 1-0 win over South Dakota State on Friday. The sophomore southpaw fanned a career-high tying eight batters and allowed just one hit, a single in the third inning. Michel gave the Leathernecks their first league-opening win since 2009.
Also nominated: Nate White, Fort Wayne; Tyler Fox, 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; March 17 – Parker Trewin, NDSU; March 24 – Chad Hodges, SDSU.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
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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