2007 Baseball Weekly Awards

April 23-29

Tim Rowe, Rockford College
...6'0...Senior...OF...Eden, Wis. (Campbellsport)...
Rowe led Rockford’s offense to a 7-0 week, including wins over Wisconsin Lutheran, Concordia Wisconsin, and Lakeland. On the week Rowe hit .560, scored 12 runs, and tallied 20 RBI. Of his 13 hits, 4 were doubles and 6 homeruns. He had two multi-homerun games as he hit two in game one against WLC and three in the second game against Lakeland on Sunday. Rowe hit the game winning RBI-double against Concordia Wisconsin on Saturday, and also hit the eventual game winning solo homerun in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Regents a 13-11 lead over Lakeland on Sunday.

Drew Powers, Marian College
...6'5...Sophomore...RHP...Sheboygan, Wis. (Lutheran)...
Powers pitched a complete game shutout on Sunday as the Sabres defeated Concordia University Wisconsin, 6-0. Powers pitched all nine innings allowing just six hits and striking out nine. The win marked his first of the season.

Other nominees: Martin Diaz, Aurora University; Matt Evans, Benedictine University; Phil Seris, Ryan Hantel, Concordia University Chicago; Rob Gudates, Marian College; Fabian Gomez, Rockford College; Nate Paul, Wisconsin Lutheran College;

April 16-22

Jack Walker, Concordia University Chicago
...6'3...Sophomore...3B...Naperville, Ill. (North)...
Walker helped the team to a 3-1 week by going 8-for-15 (.533) with nine runs scored and five RBI. His eight hits included two doubles and his team-leading sixth homer of the year in Sunday's first game versus Concordia University Wisconsin. Walker also had five walks, one HBP, an on-base of .667 and no strikeouts. He also went 3-for-3 in stolen bases for the Cougars (21-10-1, 11-4 NAC).

Nathan Marlowe, Edgewood College
...6'2...Sophomore...LHP...South Milwaukee, Wis. (South Milwaukee)...
Marlowe started and pitched the complete game in Edgewood College’s 12-1 (7 inn.) win against Benedictine University where he struck out 5 batters, walked none, gave up only one run (unearned), and 2 hits. For the week, Marlowe had a 0.96 ERA by pitching 9 1/3 innings for 6 strikeouts, 3 hits, 1 walks, and 1 earned run for the Eagles (22-9, 13-3 NAC).

Other nominees: Ryan Siebert, Edgewood College; Rob Gudates, Marian College; Bobby Findlay, Tyler Magnuson, Rockford College; Chris Glasel, Wisconsin Lutheran College;

April 9-15

Fabian Gomez, Rockford College
...6'0...Senior...LHP...Las Cruces, N.M. (Las Cruces)...
Gomez pitched nine scoreless innings for the Regents last week, including a one-hit shutout against Maranatha last Tuesday (April 10). He pitched two innings against the University of Chicago on Sunday, retiring all six batters her faced. Gomez faced only 28 batters last week, allowing only one hit, no walks, and struck out 17 batters.

Chris Glasel, Wisconsin Lutheran College
...6'0...Junior...OF...Appleton, Wis. (Fox Valley Lutheran)...
Glasel went a combined 8-for-13 at the plate in four games for a .615 average while scoring three runs. The junior outfielder's top performance of the week came in a 9-6 loss to Edgewood College where he went 3-for-3, scored two runs and was walked twice.

Other nominees: Kyle Mueller, Aurora University; Brandon Isaac, Carl Petersen, Concordia University Chicago; Trent Duckett, Concordia University Wisconsin; Cory McCullick, Nathan Marlowe, Edgewood College; Rob Wiest, Rockford College;

April 2-8

Chris Brockman, Rockford College
...6'1...Sophomore...1B...Freedom, Wis. (Freedom)...
Brockman led the Regent’s offensive attack going 2-for-5 in the 9-3 win against Clarke College last Monday. Brockman tallied a single and the game winning two-run homer to break a 3-3 tie in the top of the eighth inning. Brockman’s 3 RBI’s were the most of any Regent hitter on the day.

Other nominees: Joe Leyhane, Concordia University Chicago; Matt Werner, Edgewood College;

March 26 - April 1

Kyle Bergman, Benedictine University
...6'0...Junior...SS...Chicago Ridge, Ill. (Richards)...
Bergman hit 8-for-18 (.444) on the week, including lacing five doubles as the Eagles split their four games on the week. Bergman also scored four runs and drove in a pair of runs. His two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning versus Aurora University last Tuesday proved to be the game-winning RBI, while he slapped an eight inning double and subsequently scored the tying run against Lakeland College in the Eagles’ eventual 8-7 win on Saturday. Bergman was 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts on the week, as well.

Cody Flynn, Edgewood College
...6'3...Junior...RHP...Eureka, Cal. (St. Bernard)...
Flynn pitched a complete game, which included an extra inning, against Dominican University last Saturday. In the 1-0 victory, Flynn struck out 13 batters, walked 2, hit 2 and allowed 8 hits.

Other nominees: Josh Damore, Aurora University; Ryan Hantel, Concordia University Chicago; Tyler Schmitt, Lakeland College; Will Griswold, Marian College; Bobby Findlay, Tim Rowe, Rockford College;

March 19-25

Fabian Gomez, Rockford College
...6'0...Senior...LHP...Las Cruces, N.M. (Las Cruces)...
Gomez finished the week 2-0 with wins over Beloit College and Dominican University. In both appearances, Gomez finished the game allowing just a single hit. Against Beloit, the junior went seven innings allowing one hit while striking out four batters. Against Dominican, Gomez went the full nine innings shutting out the Star’s on one hit while striking out 18. Gomez retired the first 17 Dominican hitters and struck out the first 6 batters of the game. His 18 K performance marks the new Rockford College single game strike out record.

Tim Rowe, Rockford College
...6'0...Senior...OF...Eden, Wis. (Campbellsport)...
Rowe led the Regents (6-7, 3-1 NAC) in hitting last week batting .462 (6-for-13) in four games. Rockford split with Beloit College and swept Dominican University. Rowe belted 3 homeruns and tallied ten RBI while scoring 7 runs. With hits in each of the four games, Rowe extended his season long hit streak to nine games.

Other nominees: Jack Walker, Concordia University Chicago; Brett Summers, Trent Duckett, Concordia University Wisconsin; Cody Flynn, Jimy Landwehr, Edgewood College; Nate Brusewitz, Lakeland College.

March 12-18

Will Griswold, Marian College
...6'1...Senior...OF...West Salem, Wis. (West Salem)...
Griswold hit .500 (10-for-20) on the week in Arizona to help the Sabres go 3-3. He recorded seven RBI, six runs, two doubles, a triple, and a home run. Griswold also walked three times and was 1-for-1 in stolen bases. His slugging pct was .850 and his on-base percentage was .565.

Other nominees: Bill Dictus, Jimmy Landwehr, Edgewood College; Cory Tjader, Marian College.

March 5-11

Brandon Isaac, Concordia University Chicago
...6'0...Freshman...OF/1B...Matteson, Ill. (Marian Catholic)...
Isaac helped the Cougars to a 5-2 record last week as he hit .448 (13-of-29), scoring 11 runs, driving in 12 and striking out only twice. His 13 hits included a double and 4 homers (tying him for the team lead), and his slugging percentage was a robust .897. Isaac was 2-for-2 in stolen bases, and was perfect defensively in 19 chances.

Rick Kohnhorst, Marian College
...5'11...Freshman...RHP...Merrill, Wis. (Merrill)...
The rookie earned his first victory of the season over Monmouth College on Sunday night. In Kohnhorst's relief appearance in the first game of the double-header, he pitched two hitless and scoreless innings and struck out two. Then, in the nightcap, he picked up the win in relief. He went 3.2 scoreless innings and struck three hitters to earn the victory.

Other nominees: Josh Damore, Kyle Mueller, Aurora University; Bill Dictus, Ryan Siebert, Edgewood College; Rob Gudates, Marian College; Ken Krull, Tyler Magnuson, Rockford College;

February 26 - March 4

Tyler Clay, Rockford College
...5'8...Freshman...OF...Sammamish, Wash. (Eastlake)...
In four games last week, the freshman outfielder leads the Regents in hitting (.700), runs (6), slugging percentage (.900), on-base percentage (.800) and walks (4). Clay also has a triple and three RBI in the four game span. The rookie started off his collegiate career reaching base in his first ten plate appearances and going 6-for-6 before being retired. The Regents (2-2) split with both Pomona-Pitzer College and Lebanon Valley College in their opening week of the season.

Bill Dictus, Edgewood College
...6'0...Junior...RHP...Combined Locks, Wis. (Kimberly)...
In his first start for the season, Dictus (1-0) pitched a four-hit shutout in Edgewood College's second game against No. 12 UW-Whitewater on March 2. Dictus pitched the entire seven innings, struck out 2 batters, walked one batter and hit one other. Dictus was also able to keep the Warhawks scoreless after a bases-loaded situation in the fourth inning.

Other nominees: Jack Walker, Concordia University Chicago; Karl Reynolds, Edgewood College; Fabian Gomez, Rockford College.