Palensky, White, Williamsen Collect Weekly Awards
Palensky, White, Williamsen Collect Weekly Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha infielder Caleb Palensky was named The Summit League's Player of the Week while Omaha starter Zach Williamsen and Western Illinois starter John White were selected as the Pitchers of the Week for their performances April 21-27.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Caleb Palensky, Omaha
Sr., IF
Papillion, Neb. // Papillion-La Vista South
Palensky earns his second Player of the Week award this season after leading the Omaha offense during the week. The senior infielder had four multi-hit games in the series vs. North Dakota State with three extra-base hits. In game one, he had two hits with a triple and recorded four RBI with two home runs in game two. He added a pair of hits each in games three and four for the Mavericks. For the week, Palensky hit .444 (8-for-18) with seven RBI, four runs scored, three stolen bases, three walks, two homers and a triple. He also slugged .889 and had a .524 on-base percentage.
Also nominated: Greg Kaiser, Fort Wayne; Tim Colwell, North 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; April 21 – Clayton Taylor, UNO/Tim Colwell, NDSU.
PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
Zach Williamsen, Omaha
Jr., RHP
Omaha, Neb. // Millard West
Williamsen collects his first career Pitcher of the Week award after earning a mid-week victory at Creighton. The junior right-hander tossed 6.1 innings, surrendering no runs off six hits. He had one strikeout and a walk in the outing.
John White, Western Illinois
Sr., RHP
Holland, Ill. // John Wood CC
White records his first career Pitcher of the Week honor after collecting his first win of the season over Fort Wayne. He pitched six innings, recording no earned runs off seven hits. The senior had five strikeouts and allowed no walks. Following its series win over the Mastodons, Western Illinois is currently atop the league standings with a 9-7 record.
Also nominated: Adam Bray, South Dakota State.
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 Michael, WIU; April 21 – 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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