Posted: May 08, 2023

SLIAC Players of the Week - May 8

The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players of the Week for May 8, 2023

Diamond Sports Baseball Hitter of the Week
		Coltin Green, Westminster College Green powered the Blue Jays to a series sweep of Principia, as Westminster scored double figures in all three games. The junior hit .800 over the three games, finishing with 4 home runs and 12 RBI. He also scored six times and finished with a 2.000 slugging percentage.
Diamond Sports Pitcher of the Week
		Mike Dunne, Eureka College Dunne picked up a win over non-conference Elmhurst, going 6 innings in a 9-4 game. He held the opponent to just two hits and no earned runs. The sophomore struck out 7 in the game and walked just two.
Softball Hitter of the Week
		Bella Velez, Spalding University Velez blasted three home runs in four games last week, hitting .583 over that span and driving in 7. She finished the week with a 1.417 slugging percentage, going 7-for-12 at the plate with a double, and walked three times. She had two multiple-hit games including a three-hit game against Greenville.
Softball Pitcher of the Week
		Hailey Kutz, Fontbonne University The sophomore pitcher picked up a pair of wins for the Griffins last week while adding one appearance in relief. She threw a total of 15.1 innings, recording a 1.37 earned-run average with 17 strikeouts. Her best outing was a four-hit shutout win over Webster in which she struck out five.
Other Notables Ashley Carrow, Fontbonne University (Softball) Hit .692 over four games last week with three multiple-hit games. Caleb Collins, Spalding University (Baseball) Struck out 7 in five innings of work against Fontbonne. Emily Esquivel, Westminster College (Softball) Was 5-for-8 at the plate with three runs scored in a doubleheader against Blackburn. Alison Klaus, Greenville University (Softball) Struck out 10 in a three-hit shutout win over Eureka. Carter Lee, Fontbonne University (Baseball) Ripped three home runs in a three-game series against Spalding, driving in six. Grace Mackey, Blackburn College (Softball) Went 12-for-17 at the plate with multiple hits in all four games on the week including a four-hit game against Eureka. Sarah Salas, Greenville University (Softball) Had four hits and five RBI in a doubleheader against Spalding. Jacob Spanyer, Spalding University (Baseball) Hit .643 on the week with 3 home runs and 9 RBI.