SLIAC Players of the Week - May 3
Diamond Sports Baseball Hitter of the Week | |||
Thomas Purschke, Fontbonne University Purschke, an infielder, hit .409 over six games last week; picking up a hit in all but one of the contests. The sophomore finished 9-for-22 at the plate with three doubles and scoring three times. He drove in seven runs and finished with a .458 on-base percentage and a .500 slugging percentage. Purschke tallied a pair of three hit games on the week and had two multiple RBI games. |
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Diamond Sports Baseball Pitcher of the Week | |||
Ryan Howell, Fontbonne University Howell, a senior, picked up a win over Iowa Wesleyan. He worked 7 innings, allowing two earned runs and scattering seven hits. He struck out a career-high 13 batters in the win, walking just two. |
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Softball Hitter of the Week | |||
Sidney Holtz, Webster University Holtz, an infielder, hit .667 over four games last week. The freshman finished 10-for-15 at the plate with four doubles. She scored four times and drove in three runs. Holtz had a .933 slugging percentage on the week and notched a double in all four games played. She closed out her week with back-to-back three-hit games in a double header against Blackburn. |
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Softball Pitcher of the Week | |||
Reese Waggoner, Webster University The freshman pitcher appeared in four games for the Gorloks last week, going 1-0 with one save. She threw 15 innings, allowing just 10 hits while strile striking out seven and walking none. In her lone start on the week she picked up a complete game win over Blackburn, throwing 7 innings and allowing one earned run. She finished the week with a 0.487 earned-run average, making three scoreless outings in relief. |
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