Northwest Conference Baseball Players of the Week

May 2

NWC Hitter of the Week: Jason Miller (PLU, Jr., OF, Burlington, Wash.) hit .692 (9/13) in three games at Whitworth. He had three doubles with four runs batted in and scored two times.
Honorable Mention: Alex Justus (Linfield, 1B) went 6/8 in two games with two doubles, a home run and four RBI; Olin Wick (UPS, C) was 7/13 with six RBI and one run scored; Josh Sargent (George Fox, 1B) went 3/4 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored; Kyle Snell (Whitworth, OF) hit .556 (5/9) with three doubles, one RBI and two runs in three games; Sean Kinney (Whitman, OF) went 6/12 with a double, a triple, three runs and one RBI in three games; Ryan Raagas (Pacific, 3B) was 5/11 in three games, with two doubles, three runs scored and a run scored.

NWC Pitcher of the Week: Jeff Jensen (Willamette, Jr., RHP, Salem, Ore.) defeated L&C with a complete game, four-hitter, allowing one run while striking out ten batters and walking only one.
Honorable Mention: Brant Shilliam (Linfield, RHP) did not allow a run in a title-clinching win over Pacific, giving up four hits and one walk while striking out five in seven innings; Joe DiPietro (PLU, RHP) defeated Whitworth 3-1, allowing one run on four hits and a walk in eight innings; Scott Hyde (George Fox, RHP) defeated Hayward, allowing two runs on seven hits in eight innings, with 10 strikeouts and one walk; Steve Johnson (Whitman, RHP) pitched eight innings in a win over UPS, allowing one run on eight hits with two strikeouts and a walk; Taylor Thompson (UPS, RHP) went seven innings, allowing one run on eight hits and a walk with ten strikeouts in a win at Whitman; Kris White (Whitworth, RHP) allowed three runs on seven hits in eight innings with seven strikeouts and three walks in win over PLU; Scott Braun (Pacific, RHP) defeated Linfield by allowing four runs on eight hits with four strikeouts in seven innings.

April 25

NWC Hitter of the Week: Tye Tinner (George Fox, So, 3B, Portland, Ore.) led the Bruins to a 3-0 week by hitting .700 (7/10) with a double and a home run. He drove in eight runs and scored three times.
Honorable Mention: Joe Wilbur (Pacific, OF) went 8/12 with a double, a home run, six RBI and five runs scored in three games; Olin Wick (UPS, C) was 5/11 with a home run, two doubles, five RBI and five runs scored; Sean Kinney (Whitman, OF) went 7/11 with a double, a home run, four runs scored and an RBI; Brian Baker (Linfield, 1B) was 3/10 with two home runs, six RBI and three runs scored; Danny Pecka (Whitworth, OF) hit .500 (6/12) with a double, three RBI and four runs scored; Ryan Thorne (PLU, OF) went 9/12 with a double, three RBI and a run scored; Korey Johnson (L&C, OF) was 4/13 with two doubles and three RBI.

NWC Pitcher of the Week: Taylor Thompson (UPS, So., RHP, Sedro Wooley, Wash.) allowed no runs on two hits in 8.2 innings of a 5-0 shutout of Willamette. He struck out six batters and walked one.
Honorable Mention: Scott Hyde (George Fox, RHP) struck out 14 in eight innings, allowing one run (none earned) on three hits and two walks in a win at L&C; Jordan Rasmussen (Linfield, RHP) allowed one run (none earned) on six hits and two walks while striking out nine in a win over Menlo; Scott Braun (Pacific, RHP) allowed one run on five hits and two walks while striking out 11 in 8.1 innings of a win over Whitworth; Matt Serr (PLU, RHP) went 7.2 innings of a win over Whitman, allowing two runs (none earned) on eight hits and one walk, while striking out two; Pat Thomas (Whitman, RHP) went 7 innings in a win at PLU, allowing three runs on nine hits and four walks with two strikeouts; Justin McCloskey (L&C, RHP) worked 5.2 innings in a pair of relief appearances, allowing one run on three hits with seven strikeouts and two walks.

April 18

NWC Hitter of the Week: Tommy Paterson (Linfield, Jr., OF, McMinnville, Ore.) led the Wildcats to a 4-0 week, going 10/18 with two home runs, three doubles, six runs batted in and seven runs scored. He stole three bases, including home.
Honorable Mention: Justin Whitehall (PLU, OF) went 8/12 with a double, four runs and four RBI; Drew Pearsall (Whitman, 3B) was 8/14 with a double, four RBI and two runs scored; Adam Azril (Pacific, SS/P) hit .500 (5/10) with four RBI and three runs scored; David Peterson (George Fox, SS) went 6/16 with two doubles, four RBI and two runs scored; Andy Meade (L&C, SS) was 5/15 with a double, a home run, three runs scored and two RBI; Kyle Henderson (Whitworth, DH) went 4/12 with three solo home runs and a double and five runs scored.

NWC Pitcher of the Week: Mike Beck (George Fox, Sr., RHP, Livermore, Calif.) threw a five-hit complete game shut out of Puget Sound on Sunday, striking out eight and walking two. He also tossed a 1-2-3 inning at Portland on Wednesday.
Honorable Mention: Eric Maroncelli (L&C, RHP) defeated #21 CSU Hayward, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks in eight innings while striking out five; Matt Jungmann (Whitman, RHP) allowed three runs (one earned) on six hits in nine innings of a no-decision, striking out two and walking two; Matt Serr (PLU) allowed one run on three hits with two walks and six strikeouts in seven innings of a win at Willamette; Casey Grove (Linfield, RHP) went 1-0 in two appearances, allowing four runs (two earned), on five hits and four walks in six innings, striking out eight.

April 11

NWC Hitter of the Week: Tommy Paterson (Linfield, Jr., OF, McMinnville, Ore.) led a sweep of Whitman by hitting two home runs, two doubles and a triple in 12 at bats. He drove in 10 runners and scored six times.
Honorable Mention: Joe Wilbur (Pacific, OF) went 10/14 with three doubles and a triple, scoring seven times and driving in one run in three games; Sam Bunnett (UPS, 1B) was 9/16 with eight RBI and three runs scored in four wins; Dan Wentzell (George Fox, OF) hit .455 (5/11) with two doubles, a home run, three runs scored and four RBI; Simon Pollack (Whitman, IF) went 5/11 with a double, two runs scored and one RBI; Jason Miller (PLU) was 5/12 with a double, two RBI, and four runs.

NWC Pitcher of the Week: Alex Justus (Linfield, Jr., RHP, Bellevue, Wash.) allowed no runs and only three hits in seven innings of a win, striking out five and walking one batter.
Honorable Mention: Chris Owens (UPS) allowed no runs and two hits in six innings of a win vs. L&C with four strikeouts; Scott Hyde (George Fox, RHP) allowed three runs on six hits with 10 strikeouts and two walks in a complete-game win at PLU; Scott Braun (Pacific) allowed three runs on eight hits with three walks and eight strikeouts in a complete-game win over Willamette; Matt Jungmann (Whitman, RHP) had a no-decision, allowing one run on six hits in 6.2 innings at Linfield; Joe DiPietro (PLU) threw two innings of hitless relief in Saturday’s win.

April 4

NWC Hitter of the Week: J.J. Stolsig (Linfield, Jr., C, Lebanon, Ore.) batted .625 (10/16) in four games last week. He drove in five runs and scored five times, leading the Wildcats to three wins.
Honorable Mention: Kyle Henderson (Whitworth, OF) went 7/13 with two home runs, four RBI and five runs scored in three wins; Tyler Stevenson (PLU, IF) went 6/11 with three doubles, five RBI and five runs in two wins; Stephen Donohue (George Fox, OF) hit .462 (6/13) with a double, three runs scored and two RBI; Andrew Shultz (Whitman) was 11/22 in five games with five doubles, five RBI and four runs scored; Andy Meade (L&C, IF) was 4/10 with three RBI in three games; Robby Williams (Pacific, OF) went 5/11 with one RBI in three games.

NWC Pitcher of the Week: Scott Hyde (George Fox, Jr., RHP, Grants Pass, Ore.) struck out 14 batters while throwing the third no-hitter in Bruin history. He faced the minimum 27 batters and the only player to reach base was hit by a pitch.
Honorable Mention: Brant Shilliam (Linfield, RHP) threw a complete-game three-hitter at Willamette, allowing one run while striking out nine and walking none; Dan Lundeberg (Whitworth, LHP) allowed one run on five hits in six innings of a win at Whitman, striking out seven and walking one; Aaron Fulmer (PLU) worked five innings of a win at L&C, allowing one run on three hits with five walks and three strike outs.

March 28

NWC Hitter of the Week: Dane Woldseth (Willamette, Jr., IF, Issaquah, Wash.) led the Bearcats to a 4-0 week by hitting .625 (10/16) with a double, eight runs batted in, five runs scored and a stolen base.
Honorable Mention: Casey Thomas (Whitworth, IF) batted .583 (7/12) with three doubles, four runs scored and an RBI in three losses; David Petterson (George Fox, SS) hit .500 (8/16) with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in four games; David Fox (PLU, C) went 4/10 with two doubles, three RBI and a run in three games; Mac Gebbers (UPS, OF) was 6/12 with a double, three RBI and a run scored; Sean Kinney (Whitman, OF) went 5/9 with three runs scored and two stolen bases in two losses; Kyle Shimizu (Pacific, 3B/C) went 7/15 with a double and three RBI in four games; Alex Justus (Linfield, 1B) was 3/7 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in four games; Keala Fujimori (L&C, OF) went 6/14 with a double and three RBI in three games.

NWC Pitcher of the Week: Jordon Rasmussen (Linfield, So., RHP, Tigard, Ore.) threw a five-hit, complete-game 6-0 shutout against George Fox. He struck out eight batters and walked five.
Honorable Mention: Scott Hicks (Pacific) defeated L&C 6-1 with a complete-game effort, allowing one run on six hits and no walks, striking out three; Taylor Thompson (UPS) allowed one run on seven hits and three walks in seven innings of a 2-1 win at PLU; Steve Johnson (Whitman, RHP) went six innings, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk while striking out three in a no decision; Matt Serr (PLU) allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts in a win over UPS.

March 21

NWC Hitter of the Week: Jason Miller (PLU, Jr., IF, Burlington, Wash.) sparked the Lutes to three wins in four games in California with eight hits in 13 at-bats (.615). He had two triples and a double, driving in three runs and scoring eight.
Honorable Mention: C.R. Braniff (George Fox, 2B) went 9/18 with two doubles, eight RBI and 11 runs scored in four games; Sean Kinney (Whitman, OF) went 8/13 with five RBI and three runs scored in three games; Josh Taylor (Whitworth, OF) hit .545 (6/11) with a home run and three doubles, driving in seven runs and scoring five; Olin Wick (UPS, C) was 6/14 with a home run, a double, four RBI and four runs scored in four games.

NWC Pitcher of the Week: Scott Hyde (George Fox, Jr., RHP, Grants Pass, Ore.) allowed no runs on two hits in seven innings of a 20-4 win over Whitworth, striking out 15 and walking none to improve to 6-0.
Honorable Mention: Dan Lundeberg (Whitworth, LHP) allowed four runs (two earned) on five hits in seven innings of a win at GFU, striking out two and walking three; Matt Serr (PLU, RHP) defeated Rutgers-Camden with seven innings of work, allowing four runs on 10 hits with two strikeouts and no walks; Matt Jungmann (Whitman, RHP) allowed four runs on four hits, while striking out two and walking two, in seven innings at Willamette.

March 14

NWC Hitter of the Week: David Moore (Linfield, Jr., 3B, Yakima, Wash.) led the Wildcats to a 4-0 week, hitting .562 (9/16) with a double and two home runs. He drove in ten and scored nine times.
Honorable Mention: Matthew McCord (Pacific, 1B) went 8/18 with two home runs (including a grand slam), with seven RBI and three runs scored in five games; Tye Tinner (George Fox, 3B) was 7/10 with a double, home run, five runs scored and three RBI in a sweep at Whitman; Kyle Henderson (Whitworth, OF) went 5/11 with a double, triple, home run, five RBI and two runs scored; Jared Simon (PLU, IF) was 7/12 with four runs scored and an RBI; Andrew Bartels (Willamette) went 4/9 with two doubles and three RBI; Brandon Nickerson (Whitman, SS) was 5/13 with two doubles, three runs scored and two RBI; Olin Wick (UPS, C) went 5/12 with four runs scored.

NWC Pitcher of the Week: Scott Hyde (George Fox, Jr., RHP, Grants Pass, Ore.) threw a complete-game 3-0 shutout at Whitman, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out 13 batters.
Honorable Mention: Jeff Jensen (Willamette) allowed no runs on five hits in eight innings of a 4-0 win over Bethany; Cole Young (Whitworth, RHP) allowed no runs on four hits in 6.1 innings of a 3-0 win over L&C; Brant Shilliam (Linfield, RHP) allowed one run on one hit in seven innings of a 4-1 win over UPS, with six walks and six strikeouts; John Quante (Pacific) earned a seven-inning, complete-game win against Concordia, allowing one run on eight hits with five strikeouts and three walks; Aaron Roetcisoender (PLU) went 2-1 in three relief appearances, allowing no runs on three hits in 3.1 innings; Pat Thomas (Whitman, RHP) allowed three runs on seven hits, while striking out four, in six innings of the 3-0 loss to George Fox.

March 7

NWC Hitter of the Week: Aaron Svarthumle (Pacific, Jr., OF, Fall City, Wash.) went 14/16 at the plate in four games with seven runs batted in, seven runs scored, four doubles, a home run and a stolen base.
Honorable Mention: Tyler Ochsner (PLU, DH) went 4/9 with two doubles and five RBI; Sam Bunnett (UPS, 1B) was 7/11 with five runs and one RBI in three wins; Dan Wentzell (George Fox, DH) hit 5/8 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in two wins; Korey Johnson (L&C) batted 4/11 with six runs scored, six RBI and two stolen bases in four games; Simon Pollack (Whitman) went 4/12 with a home run, four RBI and three runs scored in three games; Jake Roberts (Linfield, 1B) was 6/16 with a double, home run and three RBI in three games; Kyle Henderson (Whitworth, OF) batted 4/11 with two RBI and three runs scored in three losses; Travis Shull (Willamette, C/IF) went 3/8 with one RBI in two losses.

NWC Pitcher of the Week: Eric Maroncelli (L&C, Fr., RHP, Beaverton, Ore.) defeated Whitman 6-1, allowing two hits and one run (unearned) in eight innings, while striking out three batters and walking four.
Honorable Mention: Alex Justus (Linfield, LHP) did not allow a run on one hit in seven innings of a win at PLU; Cory Dixon (George Fox, LHP) shutout Willamette over eight innings of an 8-0 win, allowing seven hits while striking out five; Aaron Fulmer (PLU) beat Linfield 4-2, allowing six hits and two runs (one earned) in eight innings; Scott Hicks (Pacific) beat L&C 12-2, allowing one run on three hits in seven innings; Pat Thomas (Whitman) allowed eight hits and six runs (three earned) in eight innings of a loss at L&C.