DALLAS (NCBWA) Baseball was big in the Keystone State this past
week as the ninth winners of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers
Association's NCAA Division III National Players of the Week for games
of April 24-30 both hail from Pennsylvania: infielder Chris Mayerski
of Wilkes University (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) for Hitter of the Week and right-hander
Josh Thomas of Gwynedd-Mercy College (Gwynedd Valley, Pa.) for Pitcher
of the Week.
Mayerski, a sophomore from Swoyersville, Pa., enjoyed an outstanding
week in helping Wilkes post a 7-1 record and earning Freedom Conference
Player of the Week honors. He hit .520 (13-25) during the eight-game stretch
and had an impressive 1.320 slugging percentage, cracking five doubles and
five home runs. He also drove in 20 runs, scored 13 times, and fashioned
a .667 on base percentage. He went 4-for-4 vs. Penn State-Berks with two
home runs and six RBI, and was 4-for-4 vs. Cazenovia with three doubles
and four RBI. In the field, he made only one error in 43 chances while splitting
time between first and third base.
Thomas, a junior from Severn, Md., was named the Pennsylvania Athletic
Conference Pitcher of the Week after he tossed the second no-hitter in the
schools history, both this season, in a 16-0 win over Marywood University
on Saturday. In a seven-inning complete game, the Griffins· right-hander
struck out six and allowed just two batters to reach base, one on a walk
and one on an error. He joined junior Matt Daley in throwing a no-hitter
for the Griffins this season.
Honorable mention hitters: Scott Guillerault (Wheaton MA) .643
(9-14), 6 runs, 11 RBI, 3 doubles, 2 home runs, 1.286 slugging pct.; Adam
Rohlinger (Concordia WI) · .623 (12-19), 11 runs, 14 RBI, 3 doubles, .789
slugging pct.; Brandon Galutz (SUNY-Oneonta) · .600 (9-15), 5 runs, 8 RBI,
4 doubles, 3 home runs, 1.467 slugging pct.; Brandon Carr (Bethel MN) ·
.800 (8-10), 5 runs, 5 RBI, 1 double, 1 home run, 1.200 slugging pct.; Kyle
Jones (Wartburg) · .615 (8-13), 4 runs, 8 RBI, 1 double, 2 home runs, 1.154
slugging pct.
Honorable mention pitchers: Jeff Nokovich (Adrian) 1-0, 0.00
ERA, 7 ip, 1 hit, 14 strikeouts; Matt Fuller (St. John Fisher) · 1-0, 0.00
ERA, 7 ip, 1 hit, 15 strikeouts; Chris Martin (Wheaton MA) · 1-0, 0.00 ERA,
7 ip, 2 hits, 8 strikeouts; Erik Weber (SUNY-Oneonta) · 2-0, 0.64 ERA, 14
ip, 7 hits, 14 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.