Colwell, Hodges and Taylor Receive Weekly Honors
Colwell, Hodges and Taylor Receive Weekly Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha's Clayton Taylor and North Dakota State's Tim Colwell were named The Summit League's Players of the Week while South Dakota State's Chad Hodges was selected as the Pitcher of the Week for their performances April 14-20.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Clayton Taylor, Omaha
So., IF
Omaha, Neb. // Mount Michael
Taylor garnered his first Player of the Week honor of the season after leading his team to a road sweep at Bradley. He opened the week with a walk, run scored and sacrifice in a three-for-three performance at Nebraska. Against Bradley, Taylor hit safely in all three contests, including a pair of multi-hit games. In game two of the weekend set, Taylor had two hits, including a double, with two RBI and a run scored. Taylor went three-for-four with three RBI, two doubles and a run scored in the series finale. For the week, Taylor hit .562 with nine hits, five RBI, three runs scored, three doubles and one stolen base. He slugged .750 and had a .632 on-base percentage.
Tim Colwell, North Dakota State
Sr., OF
Shoreview, Minn. // Irondale
Colwell earned his first Player of the Week award this season after hitting .688 while leading his team to victories in three-of-four games against Western Illinois. In three of his Summit League contests, Colwell recorded three or more hits, including a four-hit performance in the series finale. In the first two league games of the weekend, Colwell posted consecutive three-hit games. Colwell hit .600 with 12 hits, five runs, three doubles, three walks and one RBI in five games during the week. He recorded a .750 slugging percentage and a .667 on-base percentage.
Also nominated: Malcolm White, Fort Wayne; Paul Jacobson, South Dakota State; Jameson Henning, 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; March 31 – Caleb Palensky, UNO; April 7 – Daniel Jewett, UNO; April 14 – Neil DeCook, WIU.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Chad Hodges, South Dakota State
Jr., RHP
Medicine Hat, Alberta // Vauxhall HS
Hodges received his third Pitcher of the Week honor of the season after recording his first career shutout. Against Fort Wayne, the Summit League's leading hitting team, Hodges tossed a seven-inning complete game victory, yielding just three hits, all singles. He issued a pair of walks while striking out six for his fifth win of the season.
Also nominated: Dane Davis, Fort Wayne; Reed Pfannenstein, North Dakota State; Taylor Fox, Omaha; Tyler Willman, Western Illinois.
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; March 31 – Aaron Michel, WIU; April 7 – Tyler Willman, WIU; April 14 – Steven Schoonover, UNO/Aaron Michel, WIU.
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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