UNO's Jewett, WIU's Willman Earn Weekly Baseball Awards
UNO's Jewett, WIU's Willman Earn Weekly Baseball Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha outfielder Daniel Jewett was named The Summit League's Player of the Week while Western Illinois starter Tyler Willman was selected as the Pitcher of the Week for their performances March 31 – April 6.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Daniel Jewett, Omaha
Jr., OF
Poulsbo, Wash. // Truman State
Jewett captures his first career Player of the Week award after leading Omaha last week. The junior outfielder went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI in the win over Kansas State. He also collected three hits in the win over Western Illinois while recording two hits in game two vs. Fort Wayne. For the week, Jewett batted .526 (10-for-19) with six RBI, two doubles, one run scored, one walk and one stolen base. He also recorded a .632 slugging percentage and .550 on-base percentage.
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.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Tyler Willman, Western Illinois
Jr., RHP
Oshkosh, Wis. // West
Willman earns his first career Pitcher of the Week award after tossing a complete game shutout in game two's win at Omaha. The junior right hander had five strikeouts and surrendered five hits in Western Illinois' 2-0 win. The Leathernecks recorded their first-ever win over the Mavericks in program history. Willman tossed WIU's first nine-inning complete game shutout since 2012 and has allowed no runs in 16 innings pitched thus far in league play.
Also nominated: Marcus Ethen, Omaha; 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.
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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