SLIAC Baseball Players of the Week - April 17
This week's SLIAC Players of the Week are Jonathan Hoevelmann, from Fontbonne University and Jimi Keating, from Spalding University.
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SLIAC/DIAMOND SPORTS HITTER OF THE WEEK - APRIL 17 This week's SLIAC/Diamond Sports Baseball Hitter of the Week is Jonathan Hoevelmann from Fontbonne University. Hoevelmann, a sophomore from St. Louis, Mo., was nearly unstoppable at the plate; finishing with a .800 batting average over three games. He went 12-of-15 at the plate with seven runs scored, sparking a Griffin offense that reached double-digit runs in all three games. Hoevelmann's best day was a 5-for-6 performance against Westminster, crossing the plate three times. |
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SLIAC/DIAMOND SPORTS PITCHER OF THE WEEK - APRIL 17 Jimi Keating is the SLIAC/Diamon Sports Baseball Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season. Keating, a junior from Bardstown Ky., led Spalding to a 1-0 win over Webster University. He worked nine scoreless innings, allowing just four hits while striking out 13 and walking only one batter. Keating currently ranks 5th in NCAA Division III strikeouts and 9-0 on the season. |
Other Notables:
- Ed Bargman, Principia College (Baseball) Bargman hit .476 with six runs scored over five games last week, including three multi-hit games.
- Kam Bruner, Spalding University (Baseball) Bruner hit .667 last week helping the Golden Eagles to a pair of conference wins over Webster.
- Brandon Smith, Webster University (Baseball) Smith came on in relief in the Gorloks 5-3 win over #16 ranked Washingon University-St. Louis, working 3 2/3 innings of scoreless, one-hit ball while striking out six.
- Cory Steinhart, MacMurray College (Baseball) Steinhart tossed a no-hitter for MacMurray in a win over Robert Morris, allowing just one walk over seven innings while striking out nine.
