DALLAS (NCBWA) Member institutions of the Capital Athletic Conference, American Southwest Conference, and Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference earned the first NCAA Div. III weekly accolades awarded by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association in 2019. This week·s honorees were recognized for performances spanning Feb. 18-24.
Honorable Mention Hitter: Antony Mantova, Jr., OF, St. John Fisher Had a day as the No. 21 Cardinals defeated Johns Hopkins University on the road, 19-13. Mantova went 4-for-5 at the dish with two home runs and seven RBI, four of which came on his eighth-inning grand slam. The Albany native scored three runs in the win and had one walk.
Pitcher of the Week: Junior Keith Long tossed the 19th no-hitter in the history of the American Southwest Conference on Sunday. Long allowed just one walk while striking out 11 over seven innings to lead The University of Texas at Tyler to a 3-0 win over the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.
Honorable Mention Pitcher: Ryan Boyer, Sr., Pitt.-Bradford Was purely dominant in his opening day start, coming one out away from a perfect game Saturday. Boyer struck out 16 batters in a complete game and didn·t walk anyone. The lone hit against Boyer was a home run, serving as his only surrendered run. The 16 strikeouts are the most in a single game for the program since 2005.
Rookie of the Week: Alfred State College right-hander Andrew Santobuono turned in a stellar collegiate debut with 10 strikeouts in eight shutout innings. Santobuono allowed four hits against Houghton College and didnt walk anyone.
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2019 NCBWA Division III Players of the Week:
Week ending Feb. 24: Tre D'Amico, Frostburg State (Hitter); Keith Long, Texas-Tyler (Pitcher); Andrew Santobuono, Alfred State (Rookie)
· Week ending March 3: Deauton Delgado, Louisiana College (Hitter); David Hall, Belhaven (Pitcher); Casey Jones, St. Vincent College (Rookie)
· Week ending March 10: Davis Mikell, Castleton (Hitter); Jake Binder, Ithaca (Pitcher); Jacob Thompson, Oberlin (Rookie)
· Week ending March 17: Holden Bridge, Swarthmore (Hitter); Tyler Showers, Arcadia (Pitcher); Colton Lineman, Grove City (Rookie)
· Week ending March 24: Preston Ludwick, Centenary (Hitter); Brian Johnson, Springfield (Pitcher); Mason Sefcik, St. Norbert (Rookie)
· Week ending March 31: Chris DeGiacomo, Johns Hopkins (Hitter); Chris Atwood, Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Pitcher); Jacob Thompson, Oberlin (Rookie)
· Week ending April 7: Zack Smith, Salve Regina (Hitter); Worth Walrod, Suffolk (Pitcher); Nick Denove, Case Western Reserve (Rookie)
· Week ending April 14: Christian Jones, Catholic (Hitter); Shayne Audet, New England College (Pitcher); Dylan Fashempour, UMass-Boston (Rookie)
· Week ending April 21: Joey Stock, Saint John's, Minn. (Hitter); Connor Cook, Wisconsin-LaCrosse (Pitcher); Kyle Schaefer, Roger Williams (Rookie)
· Week ending April 28: Colin BeVard, Cortland (Hitter); Matt O·Sullivan, Wisconsin-Whitewater (Pitcher); Damen Castillo, Benedictine (Rookie)
· Week ending May 5: Eric Devore, Heidelberg (Hitter); Ryan Loutos Washington (Pitcher); Kobe Rogerson, Husson (Rookie)