DALLAS (NCBWA) The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
has announced its third NCAA Division III National Players of the Week for
the 2006 season, with top honors going to catcher Gerard Haran of
the College of New Jersey (Ewing, N.J.) and left-handed pitcher Phil
Kielma of Illinois College (Jacksonville, Ill.) for Mar. 13-19.
Haran, a junior from Old Bridge, N.J., earned New Jersey Athletic Conference
honors after hitting .600 (18-for-30) with 10 doubles, one triple, one home
run, 13 RBI and 14 runs scored during the Lions' spring trip to Arizona.
In eight Lion victories, he hit safely in seven contests and scored at least
one run in each game. During the week he produced five multiple-hit contests,
including a 5-for-6 performance with three doubles, four RBI and five runs
scored in the Lions' 23-4 win over North Central. For the week, Haran produced
a 1.100 slugging percentage and a .657 on-base percentage while raising
his season batting average to .576.
Kielma, a sophomore from Westmont, Ill., tossed Illinois College's first
no-hitter in the past two decades on March 15 when he struck out 10 over
seven innings in a 10-0 victory over Calumet College of St. Joseph. The
win came at the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic in Fort Myers, Fla. Kielma
gave up four walks in the game.
Honorable mention hitters: Josh McLeod (Widener) .750 (9-12),
3 runs, 9 RBI, 1 double, 3 triples, 1.250 slugging pct.; Aaron Crais (Texas
Lutheran) · .556 (10-18), 6 runs, 10 RBI, 1 double, 3 home runs, 1.111 slugging
pct.; Mike Hart (Muhlenberg) · .714 (10-14), 9 runs, 8 RBI, 2 triples, 1.000
slugging pct.; Matt Mooney (Hartwick) · .571 (8-14), 9 runs (6 in a 30-25
win over Muhlenberg), 8 RBI, 2 doubles, .714 slugging pct.; Lee Fischer
(Denison) · .593 (16-27), 11 runs, 14 RBI, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run,
4 steals, .852 slugging pct.
Honorable mention pitchers: Chris McDonough (Wheaton MA) 2-0,
0.59 ERA, 15.1 ip, 14 strikeouts; Mike Jarbeau (Coast Guard) · 1-0, 1.29
ERA, 7 ip, 2 hits, school-record 17 strikeouts; Brett Mahan (Central IA)
· 2-0, 1.29 ERA, 14 ip, 14 hits, 14 strikeouts; Travis Beazley (Randolph-Macon)
· 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 9 ip, 4 hits, 11 strikeouts; Justin Schrader (Waynesburg)
· 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 9 ip, 3 hits, 11 strikeouts.
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For more information on the NCBWA Division III Players of the Week, contact
Blair Cash at George
Fox University at 503-554-2926.