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March 13, 2013
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Players of the Week
National Player
Cody Hudson (Germantown, Tenn.)
Austin Peay senior outfielder
Hudson batted .500 (11 for 22) with 11 RBI and three steals in
five games. He had five multi-hit games in a 5-0 week. Hudson had three
game-winning hits. He had a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to beat
Michigan State. His suicide squeeze in the bottom of the 10th topped Milwaukee.
National Pitcher
Tom Windle (Maple Grove, Minn.)
Minnesota junior left-hander
Windle pitched a no-hitter in a 3-0 victory over Western Illinois
on Friday. He walked one and struck out eight in nine innings. Windle needed
just 95 pitches to complete the game. It was the first no-hitter for the Golden
Gophers since a seven-inning no-hitter by Joe Westfall in 1993, first
nine-inning no-no since 1931.
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Regional Players of the Week
Northeast Player
Ben Verlander (Maidens, Va.)
Old Dominion junior first baseman/outfielder
Verlander went 7 for 11 (.636) with four home runs and nine RBI
in four games. He posted a slugging percentage of 1.727 and on-base percentage
of .727. In Saturday’s game against Northeastern, Verlander went 4 for 4 with
three home runs, including a grand slam, and seven RBI.
Northeast Pitcher
Frankie Vanderka (Levittown, N.Y.)
Stony Brook junior right-hander
Vanderka tossed his second collegiate no-hitter in a 2-0 victory
at Fordham on Sunday. He walked three (one intentionally) and struck out six in
nine innings. Vanderka faced four hitters over the minimum. Vanderka pitched a
no-hitter during his freshman season at NJIT on March 18, 2011.
Southeast Player
Tyler Marincov (Orlando, Fla.)
North Florida junior outfielder
Marincov batted .421 (8 for 19) in four games with three home
runs, a triple, a double, 10 RBI and eight runs. Marincov had four multi-hit
games and homered in three consecutive contests. Marincov posted a slugging
percentage of 1.053 and added a sacrifice fly and a stolen base.
Southeast Pitcher
Kevin Ziomek (Amherst, Mass.)
Vanderbilt junior left-hander
Ziomek pitched his second consecutive complete game with a
two-hitter at Oregon on Friday. He struck out eight, walked one and allowed one
run in a 4-1 victory. Ziomek retired 18 of the final 19 batters he faced. In his
past two games, Ziomek had allowed one run on three hits with 28 strikeouts.
Central Player
Kyle Schwarber (Middletown, Ohio)
Indiana sophomore catcher
Schwarber went 10 for 14 (.714) in three games with a double, a
homer, four runs and four RBI as the Hoosiers took two of three at Florida. He
posted a slugging percentage of 1.000 and on-base percentage of .733. Schwarber
had multiple hits and drove in at least one run in each of the three contests.
Central Pitcher
Tyler Rogers (Littleton, Colo.)
Austin Peay senior right-hander
Rogers went 3-0 with a save in four appearances. He did not allow
an earned run in 5.1 innings with five strikeouts. Rogers got the final six outs
against Michigan State for the victory. He earned a save vs. Western
Kentucky. Rogers pitched the 10th against Milwaukee and got the final four outs
against Creighton for another two wins.
West
Player
Kris Bryant (Las Vegas, Nev.)
San Diego junior third baseman
Bryant belted five home runs in six games as the Toreros posted a
4-2 mark. He batted .474 (9 for 19) with one double, 12 runs and nine RBI.
Bryant had a slugging percentage of 1.316. Bryant drew eight walks and posted an
on-base percentage of .643. He started the week with two homers against Cal
State Fullerton.
West Pitcher
Trevor Williams (San Diego, Calif.)
Arizona State junior right-hander
Williams hurled his second straight complete game and third
career shutout in a 4-0 victory over Long Beach State on Saturday. He
surrendered three hits and one walk over nine innings with five strikeouts.
Williams allowed only three baserunners over the final six innings.
Note -
regional players of the week are chosen based on their conference affiliation.
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