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| Salve Regina right-hander Brayden Clark, is the final Pitcher of the Week as determined by a vot of NCBWA voters. Salve Regina athletics photo by Robert Carbone |
Performances that saw a conference tournament record nine RBIs, 15 strikeouts and three homers with a .500 average captured the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III honors for the week of April 28-May 4.
HITTER OF THE WEEK
Johns Hopkins University (Maryland) junior Jacob Harris helped lead his team to a third straight conference title by being retired only three times in 13 at bats. Harris hit .769 (10-13) with seven runs scored three homers, 13 RBIs, a double, a triple and a walk. Harris hit a pair of homers and tied a record by driving home nine in the conference tournament championship game.
Honorable Mention Hitter: George Betevis, Sr., OF, Benedictine University (Illinois) matched a conference record by hitting three homers in a non-conference win and then was near impossible to retire over four conference games, batting .571 (16-28) with nine doubles, 13 runs scored and 13 RBIs.
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| Nichols freshman first baseman Collin Harty earned Rookie of the Week honors this week. Nichols athletics photo |
PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
Salve Regina University (Rhode Island) right-hander Brayden Clark struck out a career high 15 batters in a four-hit complete game shutout. Clark faced just three batters over the minimum in the win.
Honorable Mention Pitcher: Baldwin Wallace University (Ohio) junior Brit Kostura threw a no-hitter in a win that secured a series sweep and the third seed in the conference tournament. Kostura logged the fifth no-hitter in program history by walking three and striking out seven, facing 29 hitters.
ROOKIES OF THE WEEK
Nichols College (Massachusetts) freshman first baseman Collin Harty hit .500 (9-for-18) with three homers and 13 RBIs. Harty was tough to retire in a doubleheader sweep, finishing 5-for-8 with two doubles, two homers and 10 RBIs to wrap up the second seed in the conference tournament.
2025 DIV. III HITTER, PITCHER, AND ROOKIE OF THE WEEK SELECTIONS
• Month of February: Dane Camphausen, Case Western Reserve (Hitter); Nick Tarantino, Millsaps (Pitcher); Ian Swanson, Methodist, North Carolina (Rookie)
• Week of February 24-March 2: Caleb Gray, Whitworth (Hitter); Ryan Vallie, Western Connecticut State (Pitcher; Aiden Berg, Martin Luther (Rookie)
• Week of March 3-9: Jack Gold, Pomona-Pitzer (Hitter); Mark Eddie, Buena Vista (Pitcher); Xander Meissner, Bethany Lutheran (Co-Rookie); Carson Orvis, Kalamazoo (Co-Rookie)
• Week of March 10-16: Brendan Tabor, Anderson (Hitter); Robert Nathan, William Paterson (Pitcher); Ethan McDonald, Eureka (Rookie)
• Week of March 17-23: Hunter Strong, Spalding (Hitter); Townsend Stevenson, Washington-St. Louis (Pitcher); Emerson Alberhasky, Wartburg (Rookie)
• Week of March 24-30: Andrew Rajkovich, Wisconsin-La Crosse (Hitter); Sam Fairhurst, Catholic (Co-Pitcher); Dalton Pickett, LeTourneau (Co-Pitcher); Graham Kasten, Concordia University Wisconsin (Co-Rookie); Xander Meissner, Bethany Lutheran (Co-Rookie)
• Week of March 31-April 6: John Spivey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Hitter/Rookie); Cole Giesige, Albion (Pitcher)
• Week of April 7-13: Dane Jones, LeTourneau (Hitter); Jack Spring, Wooster (Pitcher); Nick Fassert, Amherst (Rookie)
• Week of April 14-20: Harry Genth, Haverford (Hitter); Jack Martin, Ramapo (Pitcher); Christopher Mondesir, Worcester State (Rookie)
• Week of April 21-27: Brad Johnston, Swarthmore (Hitter); Luis Misla, Cortland State (Pitcher); Xander Meissner, Bethany Lutheran (Rookie)
• Week Alril 28-May 4: Jacob Harris, Johns Hokpin (Hitter); Brayden Clark, Salve Regina (Pitcher); Collin Harty, Nichols (Rookie)
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