SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Oral Roberts first basemen Jake McMurray and North Dakota State infielder James Dunlap along with Bison pitcher Cede Feeney earned the latest TicketSmarter Summit League baseball weekly honors, League officials announced Monday. McMurray and Dunlap shared the Peak Performer of the Week accolade, while Feeney was named the Peak Pitcher of the Week for the third time this season.
McMurray, who was also named one of 15 Collegiate Baseball National Players of the Week, put together quite the weekend for the Golden Eagles. The senior first baseman belted four home runs and seven RBI while hitting .538 overall in a home series sweep of South Dakota State. The Tulsa, Okla., native recorded his first career multi-home run performance in the series opening 5-3 victory over the Jackrabbits. McMurray also stole his first base of the season and went 2-for-3 effort at the dish, while recording his 100
th career RBI.
In ORU's 10-3 triumph in game two, the senior first baseman added two RBI and two more hits while walking once. In the series finale, McMurray homered two more times and led all players with a 3-for-5 effort at the plate. McMurray logged his third straight multi-hit performance of the weekend in what was his 125
th consecutive start.
Dunlap helped power the Bison to a 4-0 record on the week, including a series sweep of Western Illinois. The junior infielder finished the four-game stretch with a .563 batting average, a 1.125 slugging percentage and a .526 on-base percentage.
The Tulsa, Okla., native hit a pair of home runs, had four extra-base hits and finished with 12 RBI. Dunlap began his week by helping NDSU defeat Minnesota where he had an RBI sacrifice fly and walked once in the 10-3 victory over the Gophers.
Dunlap went batted .750 in the series sweep of the Leathernecks, opening things up by tying his season-high with four hits and driving in three in a 10-0 win.
In game two of the series, Dunlap went 2-for-3 with a double, his first career triple and two RBI in a 13-3 run-rule win. In the series finale, Dunlap led the way with more three hits, including a pair of two-run homers in a seven-run fifth inning. He finished with a career-high five RBI to go along with three runs and his second stolen base of the series.
Feeney picked up his third weekly pitching honor in the last six weeks after helping the Bison to a 10-0 win in its home opener vs. Western Illinois. The junior hurler scattered five hits and delivered 7.2 scoreless frames to go with five strikeouts.
Feeney limited the Leathernecks to a .172 batting average and it marked his eighth game this season with five or more strikeouts.
Co-Baseball Peak Performer of the Week
Jake McMurray, Oral Roberts
Sr. | First Base | Tulsa, Okla.
• Went 7-for-13 (.538) with four home runs and seven RBI while hitting .538 in a sweep of South Dakota State
• Recorded his first career multi-home run performance in Friday's win and then accomplished the same feat in the series finale
• Notched his first stolen base of the season and has started in 125 consecutive contests
• Garnered the first weekly accolade of his career
Co-Baseball Peak Performer of the Week
James Dunlap, North Dakota State
Jr. | Infielder | Tulsa, Okla.
• Registered a .563 batting average, 1.125 slugging percentage and a .526 on-base percentage to go with 12 RBI in four wins last week
• Batted .750 in a series sweep of WIU, going 9-for-12 with two home runs, four extra-base hits and 11 RBI against the Leathernecks
• Posted three multi-hit games, including tying a season-high four in the series opener
• Captured the first weekly award of his career
Others Nominated for Player of the Week: Dylan O'Connell (St. Thomas).
Baseball Peak Pitcher of the Week
Cade Feeney, North Dakota State
Jr. | RHP | Bismarck, N.D.
• Delivered 7.2 scoreless frames with five strikeouts and one walk in a 10-0 win against WIU
• Limited the Leathernecks to a .172 batting average
• Marked the eighth game this season with five or more strikeouts
• Earned his third weekly honor of the season
Others Nominated for Pitcher of the Week: Evan Esch (St. Thomas); Harley Gollert (Oral Roberts); Eli Sundquist (South Dakota State).
2023 Baseball Weekly Award Winners
February 20
Peak Performer of the Week: Mac McCroskey, Oral Roberts
Peak Pitcher of the Week: Jakob Hall, Oral Roberts
February 27
Peak Performer of the Week: Nick Mitchell, Western Illinois
Peak Pitcher of the Week: Cade Denton, Oral Roberts
March 6
Peak Performer of the Week: Mike Boeve, Omaha
Peak Pitcher of the Week: Brooks Fowler, Oral Roberts
March 13
Peak Performer of the Week: Nick Mitchell, Western Illinois
Co-Peak Pitcher of the Week: Caleb Riedel, Omaha
Co-Peak Pitcher of the Week: Tristen Roehrich, North Dakota State
March 20
Peak Performer of the Week: Matt Hogan, Oral Roberts
Peak Pitcher of the Week: Jake Goble, South Dakota State
March 27
Peak Performer of the Week: Caden Wagner, Northern Colorado
Peak Pitcher of the Week: Cade Feeney, North Dakota State
April 3
Peak Performer of the Week: Matt Hogan, Oral Roberts
Peak Pitcher of the Week: Preston Tenney, Omaha
April 10
Peak Performer of the Week: Mac McCroskey, Oral Roberts
Co-Peak Pitcher of the Week: Cade Feeney, North Dakota State
Co-Peak Pitcher of the Week: Dylan Smith, Northern Colorado
April 17
Peak Performer of the Week: Ryan McDonald, South Dakota State
Pitcher of the Week: Evan Esch, St. Thomas
April 24
Peak Performer of the Week: Jonah Cox, Oral Roberts
Pitcher of the Week: Jake Goble, South Dakota State
May 1
Co-Peak Performer of the Week: Jake McMurray, Oral Roberts
Co-Peak Performer of the Week: James Dunlap, North Dakota State
Peak Pitcher of the Week: Cade Feeney, North Dakota State
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