SLIAC Players of the Week - April 4
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players of the Week for April 4, 2022.
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Adam Lovell, Webster University Lovell helped the Gorloks to four wins last week, hitting .353 with 2 home runs and 7 runs batted in while finishing with a .500 on-base percentage. He scored 7 times in the four games and also drew five walks. Lovell scored and had a hit in all four games including back-to-back two-hit games. |
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| Diamond Sports Pitcher of the Week | ||
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Nick Glaser, Fontbonne University Glaser picked up his fourth consecutive win, topping Principia 12-0 on April 1. The sophomore threw all seven innings in the win, limiting the Panthers to just two hits while striking out a season-high nine batters and walking just one. |
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| Softball Hitter of the Week | ||
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Raelyn Payne, Eureka College Payne hit .647 with 1 home run, 6 RBI, and 4 stolen bases while helping the Red Devils to four wins in their five games played. The senior collected a hit in all five games including a pair of three-hit performances. She added four doubles and one triple on the week, recording a 1.176 slugging percentage. Payne also scored six times and had four multiple-hit games. |
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| Softball Pitcher of the Week | ||
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Taylor Girth, Blackburn College Girth, a sophomore, picks up this week's award after going 4-0 in the circle with a 0.33 earned-run average on the week. Girth made three starts and worked a total of 20.1 innings on the week and struck out 20 batters. Her best outing was game one against Maranatha Baptist when she threw 4.1 innings, striking out 5 and allowing no hits. |
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| Men's Tennis Player of the Week | ||
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Rafter Sprague, Principia College Sprague picked up a pair of wins last week, topping Illinois Wesleyan at #3 singles and #2 doubles. In singles play he won 6-2, 6-2 and in doubles, he partnered with Juan Segovia for an 8-4 win. |
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| Women's Tennis Player of the Week | ||
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Maddie Mena, Webster University Mena collected four wins last week including a pair of wins against D II opponent McKendree University. The freshman won 6-0, 6-3 at #6 singles and added a 6-2 win in #3 doubles with her partner Emily Casey. |
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| Men's Field Athlete of the Week | ||
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Nate Brown, Greenville University Brown continues his torrid 2022 season, notching a pair of top two finishes at the WashU Invite. Brown placed 1st in the shot put with a mark of 46'0.75" and then finished 2nd in the discus with a throw of 154'2". |
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| Men's Track Athlete of the Week | ||
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Mitchell Gill, Principia College Competing in the 400-meter race Gill took 1st place at the WashU Invite. The senior finished in a time of 49.78 seconds, leading the next closest conference runner by over a second. |
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| Women's Field Athlete of the Week | ||
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Tawny Rodriguez, Greenville University Rodriguez had a career weekend with a pair of lifetime best throws. She took 1st in the discus with a distance of 134'7", the 9th best in DIII this spring. She also finished 3rd in the shot put and 4th in the hammer throw. |
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| Women's Track Athlete of the Week | ||
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Cayden Sharp, Greenville University Sharp competed in three events at the WashU Invite, recording a lifetime best in the 100-meter dash; finishing in 12.38 seconds and placing 4th. She was also 4th as a member of the 4x100 relay and took 5th in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.28 seconds. |
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