SDSU's Clary, UNO's Hamer Capture #SummitBSB Honors
SDSU's Clary, UNO's Hamer Capture #SummitBSB Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State catcher Reid Clary was named The Summit League Baseball Player of the Week while Omaha starting pitcher Tyler Hamer was selected as the league's Pitcher of the Week for their performances Feb. 23 – March 1.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Reid Clary, South Dakota State
Sr., C
Princeton, Ill. // Univ. of Illinois-Springfield
Clary collects his first career Player of the Week award after helping South Dakota State to a 2-2 record last week. The senior catcher had two hits and one double in all four games. In Saturday's win over Stephen F. Austin, he recorded three runs and an RBI with a stolen base and sacrifice fly. For the week, Clary batted .571 (8-of-14) with four runs scored, four doubles, two RBI, two stolen bases and two walks with no strikeouts. He recorded a .588 on-base percentage and .857 slugging percentage in the four games.
Also nominated: Shane Trevino, Fort Wayne; Alex Schultz, Omaha; Derrian James, Oral Roberts;
Previous honorees: Feb. 16 – Shane Trevino, IPFW; Feb. 23 – Brandon Soat, IPFW/Anthony Sequeira, ORU.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Tyler Hamer, Omaha
Sr., RHP
Elburn, Ill. // Des Moines Area CC
Hamer earns his first career Pitcher of the Week honor after tossing a complete game against ACC opponent Boston College at the Snowbird Classic. The senior right-hander surrendered just five hits in nine innings pitched with four strikeouts and one run scored.
Also nominated: Zac Mishler, Fort Wayne; Xavier Altamirano, Oral Roberts; Chris Anderson, South Dakota State; Joe Mortillaro, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: Feb. 16 – Kyler Stout, ORU; Feb. 23 – Zach Williamsen, UNO.
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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