Wisconsin-Oshkosh senior OF Vince Mancuso was named the National Hitter of the Week, while Worcester State sophomore A.J. Hatton won the Pitcher of the Week honors. A panel of Division III NCBWA members reviews candidates from each Division III Conference each week and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season.
In nine games during UW-Oshkosh's spring trip to Wichita, Kansas, Mancuso batted 21-for-33 (.636), with five home runs, two doubles, 21 runs scored and 16 RBIs. The Titans went 8-1 on the trip with a season-opening 43-5 drubbing over Huron University (S.D.). In that game, Mancuso went 4-for-4 with 6 RBI, two doubles and five runs scored.
Hatton pitched the Lancers to victory over a pair of top ten nationally ranked teams. He shut out the 2002 national batting champions Aurora (No. 9) while fanning eight and allowing just seven hits and one walk. Hatton followed that up by scattering 10 hits and yielding just two earned runs in an 8-4 victory over No. 4 Wooster.