SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – North Dakota State righthander Logan Knight and Omaha third baseman Tyler Bishop claimed the latest TicketSmarter Summit League Baseball Peak Pitcher and Performer of the Week awards, League officials announced Monday.
Knight struck out a career-high 10 and allowed only one earned run over seven innings in NDSU's 3-2 victory over Northern Colorado in game two of a series the Bison would win by claiming the final two contests. NDSU now sits in second place in the League standings with a 7-5 record.
The London, Ontario native scattered six hits as he equaled his longest outing of the season and picked up his third consecutive win in League play. Knight struck out multiple Bears in each of the first three innings and closed his outing with two more in the seventh when he retired the side in order to preserve a 2-1 lead for the Bison.
Bishop batted .474 in four tilts last week with two home runs and eight RBI. He went 7-for-14 at the plate in Omaha's series win over South Dakota State, which was the Mavericks' third straight.
The Lincoln, Neb., native opened the week with a multi-hit effort against Creighton. After registering a single and an RBI in a game-one loss to the Jackrabbits, Bishop hit for the cycle in a 6-for-6 effort at the plate as the Mavericks won a game-two slugfest 21-15.
The JUCO-transfer added a pair of home runs, scored an Omaha single-game record six runs and drove in a career-high seven. The six hits, six runs and seven RBI are the most by a Summit League player in a game this season.
Bishop scored his eighth run of the week in a 10-9 victory in the series-clinching win for Omaha, who improved to 8-7 in League play.
Baseball Peak Performer of the Week
Tyler Bishop, Omaha
Jr. | 3B | Lincoln, Neb.
• Went 7-for-14, scored seven runs and drove in eight during a series win over South Dakota State
• Hit for the cycle, going 6-for-6 with seven RBI in Omaha's 21-15 victory in game two vs. the Jacks
• Had his second multi-homer game of League play and set a Mavericks' single-game record with six runs scored
• This is the first career weekly honor for Bishop
Others Nominated for Player of the Week: Cadyn Schwabe (North Dakota State); Max Moris (St. Thomas).
Baseball Peak Pitcher of the Week
Logan Knight, North Dakota State
Jr. | RHP | London, Ontario
• Earned his third straight win in League play, allowing one earned run and six hits over seven innings
• Recorded a career-high 10 strikeouts and had multiple punchouts in the first, second, third, fifth and seventh frames
• This is the first career weekly honor for Knight
Others Nominated for Pitcher of the Week: Nic McCay (South Dakota State); Jacob Mrosko (St. Thomas); Luke Gainer (Omaha).
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
April 8
Peak Performer of the Week: Holden Breeze, Oral Roberts
Peak Pitcher of the Week: Nic McCay,
South Dakota State
April 15
Peak Performer of the Week: Tyler Bishop, Omaha
Peak Pitcher of the Week: Logan Knight, North Dakota State
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