DALLAS (NCBWA) The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association released its NCAA Division II National Players of the Week awards for the week ending on March 10. Florida Southern sophomore first baseman Jacob Teter is the National Hitter of the Week, while Chico State junior lefty Grant Larson is the National Pitcher of the Week.
Teter (Melbourne, Fla./Eau Gallie HS) earned Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week after leading Florida Southern offensively to a 5-1 week, including series wins over Felician University and Claflin University. The sophomore was 13-for-22 from the plate with 17 runs batted in, nine runs scored, five home runs, and five walks. The Melbourne native's top game of the week came in the finale against Felician where he went 4-for-4 with 10 RBI and two home runs. The first baseman slashed .591/.667/1.273, tallied 28 total bases, and reached base safely in all six games on the week.
Larson (San Diego, Calif./High Tech HS) made Chico State baseball history Monday, with a complete-game, one-hit shutout in a 5-0 win over Cal State Monterey Bay. The lefty retired 10-straight to start the gamefive via strikeout. After issuing his lone walk of the day, followed by the Otters' lone hit, Larson down the next 17 Otters hitters to close it out, striking out a career-high 10 batters in nine innings of work.
Division II Regional Players of the Week:
Atlantic: Tony Vavaroutsos, Shippensburg (Hitter); Tanner Stanz, Slippery Rock (Pitcher)
· Central: Lenny Walker, St. Cloud State (Hitter); Louie Varland, Concordia-St. Paul (Pitcher)
· East: Michael Morgan, St. Thomas Aquinas (Hitter); James Varela, LIU-Post (Pitcher)
· Midwest: Dillon Smith, Ashland (Hitter); Cade Cintorino, Grand Valley State (Pitcher)
· South: Jacob Teter, Florida Southern (Hitter); Jonathan Gettys, Valdosta State (Pitcher)
· South Central: Brody Clifford, Dixie State (Hitter); Joe Corbett, West Texas A&M (Pitcher)
· Southeast: Seth Hunt, Lincoln Memorial (Hitter); Nile Ball, UNC Pembroke (Pitcher)
· West: Brandon De La Guardia, Stanislaus State (Hitter); Grant Larson, Chico State (Pitcher)
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2019 NCBWA Division II Players of the Week:
Week ending Feb. 17: John Michael Faile, North Greenville (Hitter); Will Bausinger, Missouri Southern State (Pitcher)
· Week ending Feb. 24: Matt Chamberlain, New Haven (Hitter); Cooper Cain, Valdosta State (Pitcher)
· Week ending March 3: Zavier Lushington, Young Harris (Hitter); Jack Eisenbarger, Rockhurst (Pitcher)
· Week ending March 10: Jacob Teter, Florida Southern (Hitter); Grant Larson, Chico State (Pitcher)
· Week ending March 17: Matt Malkin, MSU Denver (Hitter); Charles Hall, Tusculum (Pitcher)
· Week ending March 24: Marquise Lanier, Chowan (Hitter); Savontae Williams, Tuskegee (Pitcher)
· Week ending March 31: Tido Robles, Azusa Pacific (Hitter); Alex Roth, Western Oregon (Pitcher)
· Week ending April 7: Trevor Kehe, Colorado School of Mines (Hitter); Max Bain, Northwood (Pitcher)
· Week ending April 14: Josh Elvir, Angelo State (Hitter); Colby Shimmel, Barton (Pitcher)
· Week ending April 21: Max Troiani, Bentley (Hitter); Hayden Jaco, Cameron (Pitcher)
· Week ending April 28: Neil Fischer, Lindenwood (Hitter); Tyler Garbee, Mercyhurst (Pitcher)
· Week ending May 5: Auggie Francis, New Mexico Highlands (Hitter); Deven Judy, Gannon (Pitcher)