DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Week awards presented by The Game Headwear for the period ending February 25. Stanford senior third baseman Trevor Haskins was named National Hitter of the Week, while Old Dominion junior left-handed pitcher Dylan Brown was named National Pitcher of the Week. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season.
Haskins led Stanford to a 4-0 week, batting .389 (7-for-18) with five runs scored, two doubles, three homers and 11 runs batted in. The San Jose, Calif. native hit safely in all four games for the Cardinal and has batted safely in all seven games this year as Stanford enters Monday’s series finale with Washington at 7-0. Haskins homered in each of the first three games against Washington over the weekend, including a go-ahead grand slam in Stanford’s 9-5 come-from-behind victory over the Huskies on Sunday.
The third baseman also led off the bottom of the first with a homer in Friday's 2-0 shutout victory, before connecting for a go-ahead three-run home run on Saturday. He reached at a .368 clip last week while slugging 1.000 and had four RBIs in each of the final two games on the weekend.
A native of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Brown helped the Monarchs (2-4) secure their first win of the season on Saturday as he threw eight shutout innings at Charlotte. The lefthander set a new career high with 13 strikeouts and retired 16 batters in a row. He allowed just two hits and issued two walks while facing 28 batters. Brown struck out the side in the fourth inning and also retired the 49ers in order in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings.
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