First-years dominated on the mound, with this week’s National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III Pitcher and Rookie of the Week combining to work 15 hitless innings, and a six-home run week garnered the week nine Hitter of the Week honor. This week’s honorees were chosen based on games April 18-24.

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HITTER OF WEEK

Concordia University Wisconsin senior infielder Sam Beers hit .581 (18-of-31) over seven games last week, blasting six home runs and three doubles in the process. Beers tallied 14 RBI and scored 13 times. He finished the week with a .588 on-base percentage and a massive 1.258 slugging percentage. The Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Position Player of the Week had multiple hits in six of the seven games.

Honorable Mention Hitter: Adam Kelly, Gr., OF, Keystone College (Pennsylvania) – Colonial States Athletic Conference Player of the Week after exploding for a new single-game program-record four home runs against Clarks Summit University (Pennsylvania) in game two on Saturday. Kelly finished the doubleheader 9-for-13 (.692) with four home runs, two doubles, a triple, 13 RBI, and eight runs scored.

PITCHER OF WEEK

Thomas College (Maine) first-year Garrison Paillet tossed a complete-game, seven-inning no-hitter against Northern Vermont University-Lyndon on Saturday. It is believed to be the first no-hitter ever for the Terriers. The North Atlantic Conference left-hander struck out eight batters in the 2-0 win.

Honorable Mention Pitcher: Logan Nickel, Fy., P, Anderson University (Indiana) – Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Pitching Athlete of the Week after tossing eight scoreless innings of relief. The right-hander collected three saves and struck out 10, all while not allowing a hit.

ROOKIE OF WEEK

Anderson University (Indiana) first-year pitcher Logan Nickel tossed eight scoreless innings of relief over a trio of outings last week. The HCAC Pitching Athlete of the Week collected the save in each appearance and did not allow a hit. He worked four innings in an 11-4 win over Bluffton University (Ohio) on Wednesday, during which he struck out six. On Saturday, Nickel appeared in both ends of Anderson’s doubleheader sweep over Defiance College (Ohio).

Note: The NCBWA Div. III Hitter, Pitcher, and Rookie of the Week committee awards the Rookie of the Week honor to the next-highest vote getter in the event a rookie is selected as the Hitter or Pitcher of the Week, as is the case this week.

2022 WINNERS

• Month of February: Jack Thomson, Lewis & Clark (Hitter); Sayers Collins, East Texas Baptist (Pitcher); Andrew Gryniewicz, Lesley (Rookie)
• Week ending March 6: Blake Bean, Kalamazoo (Hitter), Dominic Perachi, Salve Regina (Pitcher), Aiden Murphy, Wilkes (Rookie)
• Week ending March 13: Joe Jimenez, Texas Lutheran (Hitter); Mick Schiattarella, Stockton (Pitcher); Anthony Runfola, Haverford (Rookie)
• Week ending March 20: Mike Khoury, Brandeis (Hitter), Kieren Collins, Johns Hopkins (Pitcher); Joe Morrissey, Washington College (Rookie)
• Week ending March 27: Kamden Earley, Wabash (Hitter); Dalton Glenn, Buena Vista (Pitcher); Tyler Herrera, Centenary (La.) (Rookie)
• Week ending April 3: Luke Broadhurst, Eastern Connecticut State, (Hitter); Ismael Tatis, John Jay (Pitcher); Samuel Palmer (Westfield State)
• Week ending April 10: Andrew Bradley, Earlham (Hitter); Owen Boerema, Northwestern (Minn.) (Pitcher); Nick Choate, Anna Maria (Rookie)
• Week ending April 17: Seth Betts, Crown (Hitter); Ben Smith, Worcester State (Pitcher); Jace Fetterman, Lebanon Valley (Rookie)
• Week ending April 24: Sam Beers, Concordia Wisconsin (Hitter); Garrison Paillet, Thomas (Pitcher); Logan Nickel, Anderson (Rookie)

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