DALLAS (NCBWA) Ethan Moser of DeSales University drove in 17 runs in six games and Tyler Erickson of Castleton State College won both games of a doubleheader, earning them the NCAA Division III National Hitter and Pitcher of the Week respectively for the week of April 16-22 as voted on by a panel of D-III members of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Moser, a senior outfielder from Barto, Pa., was outstanding last week,
leading the Bulldogs to a 5-1 record by batting .560 (14-for-25) with team-highs
in runs scored (10), doubles (4), home runs (3), and RBIs (17). He had a
slugging percentage of 1.080 for the week, had at least one hit in all six
games, and recorded two or more hits in five of the six games. He began the week
with a 3-for-6 game with a home run and five RBIs vs. Rutgers-Camden, and had a
3-for-6 game with a double and four RBIs vs. Ursinus. In a three-game series
with Wilkes, he went 3-for-6 with a double, home run, and six RBIs in the first
game, then closed the week by going 4-for-6 with two doubles, a home run, fours
runs scored and two RBIs in a doubleheader. On the season, he is now batting
.413 with eight home runs and a team-high 46 RBIs. Moser was the Freedom
Conference Player of the Week.
Erickson, a senior right-hander from Naugatuck, Conn., set himself apart last
weekend by winning both ends of a crucial doubleheader against Colby-Sawyer on
Thursday. He tossed a pair of complete games, going 14.0 innings in total and
scattering nine hits over that span. He struck out seven and allowed two earned
runs in winning the opener 3-2, and was even better in the second game, giving
up just one unearned run while striking out five in a 2-1 victory. He leads
Castleton and the NEAC with a 7-2 record and owns a 2.82 ERA. Erickson was the
North Atlantic Conference / North Eastern Athletic Conference East Pitcher of
the Week.
Honorable mention hitters: Matt Collins (Tufts) - .630
(17-27), 4 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 12 RBIs, 12 runs, .963 slugging pct.;
Nick Pappas (Trinity TX) - .778 (14-18) - 3 doubles, 1 triple, 9 RBIs, 7 runs,
.833 on base pct., 1.056 slugging pct.; Paul Greco (Lancaster Bible) - .429
(9-21), 2 doubles, 4 home runs, 16 RBIs, 9 runs, 1.095 slugging pct.; Tyler Rosa
(Dickinson) - .500 (9-18), 1 double, 3 home runs, 9 RBIs, 7 runs, 3 stolen
bases, 1.111 slugging pct.; Anthony Orsano (SUNY-Old Westbury) - .583 (7-12), 4
home runs, 12 RBIs, 5 runs, 1.583 slugging pct.; Kyle Allaire (Rhode Island
College) - .625 (10-16), 1 double, 3 RBIs, 8 runs, .688 slugging pct.; Tyler
Graber (Thomas More) - .714 (10-14), 1 double, 5 RBIs, 6 runs, 1.200 slugging
pct.
Honorable mention pitchers: Casey Ashey (Maine-Farmington) -
1-0, 2 saves, 0.00 ERA, 9.1 ip, 1 cg, 6 hits, 7 strikeouts; Dave Trushel
(Washington & Jefferson) - 2-0, 0.56 ERA, 16.0 ip, 2 cg, 7 hits, 12 strikeouts;
Kyle Konarski (Manchester) - 2-0, 0.53 ERA, 17.0 ip, 1 cg, 11 hits, 13
strikeouts; Steven Melchiorre (Rowan) - 2-0, 0.90 ERA, 10.0 ip, 1 cg, 6 hit, 8
strikeouts; Rob Dittrick (Pacific) - 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 9.0 ip, 1 cg, 6 hits, 8
strikeouts; Jeff Spillane (Texas Lutheran) - 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 7.0 ip, 1 cg, 3
hits, 9 strikeouts; Zach Frappier (Concordia MN) - 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 7.0 ip, 1 cg,
3 hits, 3 strikeouts; Tanner Barron (Trinity TX) - 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 11.0 ip, 11
hits, 11 strikeouts.
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2012 NCBWA Division III Players of the Week:
March 4: Andy King, Hamline (Hitter); Mitch
Hunnicutt, Hanover (Pitcher)
· March
11: Zach Hofer, Elmhurst (Hitter); Blaine O'Brien, Keystone (Pitcher)
· March 18: Gregg Steinman, Moravian (Hitter);
Steve Maher, St. Thomas (Pitcher)
· March
25: Bruce Maxwell, Birmingham-Southern (Hitter); Brian Ranta, George Fox (Pitcher)
· April 1: Dan Fiorito, Manhattanville (Hitter);
Jarrett Gish, Case Western Reserve (Pitcher)
·
April 8: Matt Thompson, McMurry (Hitter); Jhonneris
Mendez, Suffolk (Pitcher)
· April 15:
Kyle Cook, Centre (Hitter); Kyle Cunningham-Rhoads, Wooster (Pitcher)
·
April 22: Edwin Moser, DeSales (Hitter); Tyler
Erickson, Castleton State (Pitcher)
·
April 29: Tim Saunders, Marietta (Hitter); Kyle Szatrowski, UMass-Boston (Pitcher)
· May 6: Brett Van Asdlen, Aurora (Hitter);
Bill Oppriecht, Wisconsin-Plattevile (Pitcher)