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SCAC Players-of-the-Week
(4/7/08)
Baseball -
Offensive
MICHAEL MURPHY OF
SOUTHWESTERN
UNIVERSITY, a
5-11, 185-pound junior catcher from Houston, Texas, has been named the
SCAC Offensive Baseball Player-of-the-Week
for games played Monday, March 31 through Sunday, April 6.
Murphy
had another
strong SCAC performance this past weekend as the Pirates took
three of four from Austin College. Murphy extended his current hitting streak to nine games while going a
combined 9-for-16 at the plate, good for a .563 average. The junior catcher totaled 10 RBI in the four games and scored four runs. In the
second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, Murphy was 4-for-5 with six RBI,
three runs scored and a pair of home runs. Murphy now has 11 doubles (tied for 10th in the SCAC) and six home runs
(tied for fourth in the SCAC) on the year and 33 runs batted in (seventh in the
SCAC). He raised his season average from .324 to .355 (15th in the SCAC).
Baseball - Pitching
JOHN HERBERT OF CENTRE
COLLEGE,
a 6-0, 185-pound senior right-hander from
Louisville, Ky., has been selected the SCAC Baseball Pitcher-of-the-Week for
games played from Monday, March 31 through Sunday, April 6.
Herbert came up big
once again for the Colonels starting both ends of a doubleheader sweep against
Oglethorpe Saturday, April 5.
Herbert tossed a two-hit complete game in the 3-1
series opener, allowing one unearned run for his fifth complete game of the
season. The senior pitcher then started game two and threw two scoreless innings
allowing only one hit and striking out the side in his final inning of the day
in an 8-6 win.
His seven strikeouts on the day gave him 67 for the season (tied for second in
the SCAC) in
only 58.0 innings of work and tied a Centre single season record for strikeouts.
Herbert also lowered his team-leading ERA from 2.20 to 1.86 (second in the
SCAC) in not allowing an
earned run in nine-innings of work. He is now 5-0 (tied for fifth in wins in the
SCAC) on the season in eight
outings.
Softball -
Offensive
ASHLEE ANTON OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY, a first-year first baseman from
Worth, Ill., and MICHELLE GOSSEIN OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY,
a senior third baseman/catcher from Albuquerque, N.M., have been
selected the SCAC Softball Offensive Co-Players-of-the-Week for games played
from Monday, March 31 through Sunday, April 6.
Anton broke the school's single-season record with her fifth home of the
year in the series finale against Centre on Sunday. Anton hit .705 (12-17) over
the final six games of the week and was 7-for-11 (.636) in the Centre series
with a slugging percentage of 1.545. For the week, Anton was 12-for-22
(.545) with one double and three home runs. She scored eight runs,
drove in 13 and finished with a 1.000 slugging percentage.
For the season, Anton is batting
.384 (11th in the SCAC) and slugging .628 (sixth in the SCAC) with
35 RBI (second in the SCAC), 54 total bases (fourth in the SCAC) and
five home runs (tied for third in the SCAC).
Gossein
led Trinity to a four-game
SCAC sweep at Colorado College last weekend, keeping the team undefeated and
atop the SCAC West Division standings. Gossein was 10-for-16 (.625) at the
plate, scoring five runs and finishing with 11 RBI. She had a double, a triple,
and two homers for 19 total bases (1.188 slugging %). In Saturday’s 9-7 win that
Trinity scored five runs in the sixth to win, Gossein had a record-tying two
homers to push the team to the win. For the season, Gossein is now second on the
team with a .372 batting average (13th in the SCAC), collecting 35 hits in 94 at-bats. She leads
the team with 27 RBI (fourth in the SCAC) and 62 total bases (second in the
SCAC), scoring 17 runs. Her six home runs (second in the SCAC) are
a new Trinity record for a single season, and she has also tied Trinity’s career
record for homers. Gossein also has seven doubles (tied for sixth in the
SCAC) this season, and this weekend
marked her first triple of the year.
Softball - Pitching
SARA BOWEN OF RHODES COLLEGE,
a first-year right-hander from Nolensville, Tenn., has been selected
the SCAC Softball Pitcher-of-the-Week for games played from Monday,
March 31 through Sunday, April 6.
Bowen
pitched 31 1/3 innings on the week, and despite
going 0-3, set a new NCAA Division III single-game record in Saturday's
13-inning loss to Austin College. In that historic game, Bowen struck out 23
batters, breaking the DIII single-game record of 21 set by Jennifer Martinez of
St. Joseph's (Long Island). On the week, Bowen posted a 1.34 ERA and fanned 43
hitters in 31.1 innings of work.
For the season, Bowen is 2-7 with an ERA of
3.41 (ninth in the SCAC) in 61.2 innings of
work. She leads the team with 89 strikeouts (second in the SCAC) and
opponents are hitting just .234 off her (fifth in the SCAC).
Men's Track & Field - Track
CHASS ARMSTRONG OF TRINITY
UNIVERSITY, a sophomore from
Boerne, Texas,
has been
selected the SCAC Men's Track Athlete-of-the-Week for meets
conducted Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5.
Armstrong
ran an incredible 1,500 meter
personal best and new school record of 3:54.83 at the Pomona Pitzer
Invitational this weekend. His mark is also an NCAA provisional mark
and currently ranks him third in the nation. Armstrong was
the first collegiate runner (2nd overall) in a field of 68 1,500
meter runners.
Men's Track & Field - Field
JERRY
MALDONADO OF HENDRIX COLLEGE, a sophomore from
Rockwall, Texas, has been
selected the SCAC Men's Field Athlete-of-the-Week for meets
conducted Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5.
Maldonado cleared 2.05 meters (6 feet 8.75 inches) in the
high jump to win Harding's Bison Invitational. The mark is a
provisional qualifier for the NCAA Championships and places
Maldonado fourth on the national list. He is first on the
conference performance list.
Women's Track & Field - Track
LAUREN REICH OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY, a junior from Mesa,
Ariz., has been selected the SCAC Women's Track Athlete-of-the-Week
for meets conducted Friday, April 4 through Saturday, April 5.
Reich finished second in the 1500m at the DePauw
Invitational with a provisional qualifying time of 4:38.90. Her time
ranks second all-time at DePauw. Reich was also third in the
800m with a time of 2:21.93.
Women's Track & Field - Field
-No Nomination
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