SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Northern Colorado outfielder Austin Bunn earned the latest TicketSmarter Summit League Baseball Peak Performer of the Week award, while Oral Roberts righthander Jakob Hall and Omaha lefthander Caleb Riedel shared the weekly pitching accolade, League officials announced Monday.
Bunn finished the Bears’ series sweep of South Dakota State by going 10-for-15 at the plate with three home runs and 13 RBI.
The Kuna, Idaho native went 4-for-4 with two home runs and six RBI in UNC’s 19-7 eight-inning victory in game one. He also scored three runs and drew a walk in the opener.
Bunn added a three-run homer and drew a bases-loaded walk in another 19-7 victory in game two of the series. He closed out his torrid offensive weekend with a career-high five hits, including three doubles and three RBI in a 26-12 win over the Jackrabbits.
Hall tossed eight shutout innings in the series opener at Omaha, allowing only four hits and striking out eight Mavericks in a 1-0 victory for the Golden Eagles. It was the second-straight win in League play for the Bartlesville, Okla., native, who struck out the side in the third and added two more in his final inning of work in the eighth.
Riedel blanked the Golden Eagles for seven innings to earn the series-clinching victory over Oral Roberts. The Omaha native struck out eight during his season-long outing, while allowing only three hits and walking two.
Baseball Peak Performer of the Week
Austin Bunn, Northern Colorado
Sr. | OF | Kuna, Idaho
• Helped the Bears to a series victory over Omaha with a .538 batting average, .571 on-base percentage and a 1.077 slugging percentage in three games
• Scored seven runs in 13 at-bats and drove in seven
• Went 7-for-13, including a double and two home runs
• Received his first career weekly award
Others Nominated for Player of the Week: Tyler Bishop (Omaha).
Baseball Co-Peak Pitcher of the Week
Jakob Hall, Oral Roberts
Jr. | RHP | Bartlesville, Okla.
• Pitched eight shutout innings in a 1-0 win over Omaha
• Allowed just four hits and struck out eight to improve to 3-1 on the season
• Collected the second weekly award of his career
Caleb Riedel, South Dakota State
Sr. | LHP | Omaha, Neb.
• Tossed shutout innings in a 3-0 series-clinching win over Omaha
• Struck out eight while allowing three hits and two walks to improve to 3-1 on the season
• Collected the second weekly award of his career
Others Nominated for Pitcher of the Week: Jake Carvajal (Northern Colorado).
2024 Baseball Weekly Award Winners
February 19
Peak Performer of the Week: Dawson Parry, South Dakota State
Peak Pitcher of the Week: Dylan Smith, Northern Colorado
February 26
Peak Performer of the Week: Elijah Rodriguez, Oral Roberts
Peak Pitcher of the Week: Jacob Mrosko, St. Thomas
March 4
Peak Performer of the Week: Cael Frost, South Dakota State
Peak Pitcher of the Week: Jake Goble, South Dakota State
March 11
Peak Performer of the Week: Trent Burkhalter, Omaha
Peak Pitcher of the Week: Preston Tenney, Omaha
March 18
Peak Performer of the Week: Cael Frost, South Dakota State
Peak Pitcher of the Week: Nic McCay, South Dakota State
March 25
Peak Performer of the Week: Kai Wagner, Northern Colorado
Peak Pitcher of the Week: Nic McCay, South Dakota State
April 1
Peak Performer of the Week: Austin Bunn, Northern Colorado
Co-Peak Pitcher of the Week: Jakob Hall, Oral Roberts
Co-Peak Pitcher of the Week: Caleb Riedel, Omaha
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