UNO’s Gruber, ORU’s Altamirano Earn #SummitBSB Honors
UNO’s Gruber, ORU’s Altamirano Earn #SummitBSB Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha outfield Cole Gruber was named The Summit League Baseball Player of the Week while Oral Roberts starting pitcher Xavier Altamirano was selected as the league's Pitcher of the Week for their performances March 9-15.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Cole Gruber, Omaha
Jr., OF
Papillion, Neb. // Papillion-LaVista
Gruber collects his first career Player of the Week honor after recording eight hits in Omaha's three-game sweep of South Dakota State. In the series finale, the junior outfielder went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and a pair of stolen bases. He had three hits in game one of the series with two more steals and was 1-for-2 in game two with a walk and two sacrifices. For the week, Gruber batted .727 (8-for-11) with five stolen bases, four runs scored and an RBI. He registered a .714 on-base percentage and .727 slugging percentage in the three-game series.
Also nominated: Brandon Soat, Fort Wayne; Brayden Resch, North Dakota State; Matt Whatley, Oral Roberts; Adam McGinnis, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: Feb. 16 – Shane Trevino, IPFW; Feb. 23 – Brandon Soat, IPFW/Anthony Sequeira, ORU; March 2 – Reid Clary, SDSU; March 9 – Zach Coppola, SDSU.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Xavier Altamirano, Oral Roberts
Jr., RHP
Douglas, Ariz. // Cochise College
Altamirano earns his first career Pitcher of the Week award after striking out 14 North Dakota State hitters in a 4-3 win on Sunday. The junior right-hander allowed just one hit in seven innings of work with no walks and two runs, both unearned. His 14 strikeouts are the most by an Oral Roberts pitcher since Jerry Sullivan in 2009. The Golden Eagles collected 16 total strikeouts in the game.
Also nominated: Evan Miller, Fort Wayne; Jay Flaa, North Dakota State; Zach Williamsen, Omaha; Joe Mortillaro, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: Feb. 16 – Kyler Stout, ORU; Feb. 23 – Zach Williamsen, UNO; March 2 – Tyler Hamer, UNO; March 9 – Preston Church, 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 nine institutions, including four 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), Oral Roberts University, 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 along with over 65 All-Americans, 60 Academic All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org, follow on Twitter @thesummitleague, download The Summit League's Front Row app, and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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