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Bushnell, Weber and Fuller are NCBWA Division III National Players of the Week

A .611 week with 14 runs scored and 14 RBI, a four-hit complete game against a top-five team, and two dominant relief appearances captured the final National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III honors for 2024. This week’s selections were based on games played April 29 through May 5.

Fillman, Powers and Darrell are NCBWA Division III National Players of the Week

An electric week at the plate, a two-hit shutout over a historic Div. III baseball powerhouse, and five innings of no-hit relief were what it took to earn the latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III weekly awards. This week’s selections were based on games played April 22-28.

Guiterrez, Furino and Brinsfield are NCBWA Division III National Players of the Week

A nine-inning no-hitter in New England earned the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association NCAA Div. III Pitcher of the Week award for games played April 15-21, while an 18 RBI week and a complete-game, two-hit shutout earned the Hitter and Rookie of the Week awards, respectively.

Givhans, Reistetter and Sill are NCBWA Division III National Players of the Week

Home runs and going the extra mile for a team on the mound caught the attention of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association NCAA Div. III Weekly Awards Committee, which announced its honors for games played April 8-14 on Wednesday. Please note there is a second honorable mention Pitcher of the Week due to a voting tie and both honorable mention selections having the same number of first-, second-, and third-place votes.

Schroeder, Blake and Eilbacher are NCBWA Division III National Players of the Week

A two-grand slam week, a 17-strikeout outing, and a rookie on an offensive tear captured the week seven National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association NCAA Div. III weekly honors. This week’s selections were chosen based on performances for games played April 1-7.

Murphy, Hilker and Baxt are NCBWA Division III National Players of the Week

St. John Fisher University (New York) moved into a tie with the State University of New York at Cortland with its eighth all-time National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III of the Week selection, while Oberlin College (Ohio) garnered its organization-leading fourth Rookie of the Week. An impressive pitching performance from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater rounded out the honorees for games played March 25-31.

Charon, Maher and Middlebrooks are NCBWA Division III National Players of the Week

For the first time this season, a player with a cycle was chosen for the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III Hitter of the Week, while one of last week’s two nine-inning no-hitters garnered the Pitcher of the Week award. A .625 average with 11 RBI and six steals rounded out the honors for games played March 18-24 as the Rookie of the Week.

Betler, Moser and Thompson are NCBWA Division III National Players of the Week

Gillen, Collins and Pierantoni are NCBWA Division III National Players of the Week

No. 6 East Texas Baptist University graduate pitcher Sayers Collins has solidified his spot as one of the top pitchers in NCAA Div. III after upping his scoreless streak to 27 innings to start the 2024 season. Collins has allowed just six hits over the 27 innings. He collects National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association NCAA Div. III Pitcher of the Week honors for the third time. A seven-home run week and an 11-RBI week that helped a team climb into the D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25 Poll garnered the Hitter and Rookie of the Week awards for games played March 4-10.

Jones, Cassedy and Landrum are NCBWA Division III National Players of the Week

A five-homer week, a 16-strikeout performance over eight shutout innings, and a four-hit shutout earned the Hitter, Pitcher, and Rookie of the Week honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III Committee for games played February 26 through March 3.

Finn, Wood and Miller are NCBWA Division III National Players of the Month

Baseball season has been in full swing in the southern portion of the country for several weeks, so it is no surprise that is where the winners of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III Hitter, Pitcher, and Rookie of the Month for February play their college ball. The February honors cover all games played February 1-25. The Div III selection committee will resume the traditional weekly selections and weekly submission criteria next week.

Cootway, Fleming and Gregorio are NCBWA Division III National Players of the Week

A .724 week with 26 RBI and six homers, a program’s first no-hitter since 2005, and a rookie who hit .500 with three homers collected the final National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III Hitter, Pitcher, and Rookie of the Week honors for the 2023 season. This week’s choices cover games played May 1-7, 2023.

Knoll, Green and Pullam are NCBWA Division III National Players of the Week

The second-to-last National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III Hitter, Pitcher, and Rookie of the Week selections are in. This week’s picks, which cover games played April 24-30, went to a hitter with a .654 average and four homers, a no-hitter, and a rookie who carried a no-no into the seventh inning.

Mokris, Choate and Sullivan are NCBWA Division III National Players of the Week

Anna Maria College (Massachusetts) Nick Choate collects his first National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III Pitcher of the Week award after winning the rookie honor twice during the 2022 season. A five-homer, 16-RBI week and a four-homer, 11-RBI week claimed the Hitter and Rookie of the Week honors, respectively, for games played April 17-23.

Barry, Weber and Rinehart honored are NCBWA Division III National Players of the Week

Home runs were the name of the game last week, as this week’s National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III Hitter and Rookie of the Week combined to hit eight and drive in 33. A two-hit nine-inning shutout claimed the Pitcher of the Week for games played April 10-16.

Halloran, Aukerman and Martinez are NCBWA Division III National Players of the Week

The catalyst behind Emory University averaging over 20 runs per game during a four-game University Athletic Association series despite three of the four games being called after seven innings due to the run rule, a no-hitter on the celebration honoring the 50th anniversary of the founding of the program, and a nine-RBI doubleheader took home this week’s National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III Hitter, Pitcher, and Rookie of the Week awards. This week’s selections were chosen based on games played April 3-9.

Stossel, Colucci and Amburgey are NCBWA Division III National Players of the Week

A Div. III freshman first baseman reached base safely 11 straight times, a graduate student pitcher lost his no-hit bid with two outs in the ninth inning, and a junior first baseman hit four home runs and knocked in 18 on the week. Those were the performances that claimed the week six National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III Hitter, Pitcher, and Rookie of the Week awards for games played March 27-April 2.

Demers, Beers and Reichek are NCBWA Division III National Players of the Week

A .900 average and two no-hitters claimed the week five National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III Hitter, Pitcher, and Rookie of the Week awards. This week’s selections covered games played March 20-26.

Raimo, Teer and Sykes are NCBWA Division III National Players of the Week

The first nine-inning perfect game of the year, a 16-hit week while batting .593, and a one-hitter claimed the week three National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III Hitter, Pitcher, and Rookie of the Week honors. This week’s selections cover games played March 6-12.