Illinois baseball players, Zach Jacobs and Eann Cox, Earn GLVC Player & Pitcher of the Week honors.

Zach Jacobs and Eann Cox earned Player and Pitcher of the Week honors from the Great Lakes Valley Conference for the week ending February 24, 2014.


University of Indianapolis outfielder Zach Jacobs hit .600 last week with a homer, a triple and three rbi's to earn Player of the Week honors.  Jacobs is from Peoria Heights, Illinois and a transfer from Illinois Central College.


Lewis University pitcher Eann Cox gave up two hits and struck out seven in a 4-1 win over Ohio Dominican last week.  Cox is from Erie, Illinois and a transfer from BlackHawk College. 

Dietrich Enns Earns MAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week Award

Central Michigan junior left handed pitcher Dietrich Enns earned the Mid-American Conference baseball Pitcher of the Week award for the week ending May 13th.

Enns held Ball State scoreless for 8 innings on Sunday and extended his scoreless innings streak to 17 and 1/3rd innings.  Dietrich allowed only five hits and struck out eight in the 7-0 win.  Enns improved his record to 4-2 with a 1.22 ERA in the MAC.

Dietrich is from Lincoln-Way East and lives in Frankfort, Illinois.

Nicolson and Ortiz earn Northern Athletics Conference Baseball Players of the Week

Jake Nicolson and Uli Ortiz were named the Northern Athletics Conference Baseball Players of the Week for the week ending April 29th.


Rockford College's Nicolson earned Pitching Baseball Student-Athlete of the Week by throwing a complete game shutout against Edgewood last week.  Jake struck out seven and walked one in a 4-0 win.  Nicolson is from Stillman Valley, Illinois.


Benedictine's Uli Ortiz received the NAC Position Player of the Week award for hitting .529 last week.  Uli had 9 hit's, one for extra bases, walked four times and drove in two runs.  Ortiz is from Chicago, Illinois.

Behme and Kazmierski Repeat as SLIAC Baseball Players of the Week

Webster University's Isaac Behme and Alex Kazmierski earn St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball players of the week honors.

Behme earned his second Pitcher of the Week award shutout Spalding University 7-0 last week.  Isaac threw a complete game, struck out four and allowed only three hits.  Behme is a freshman from Harrisburg Illinois.

Kazmierski earned his second Hitter of the Week award by hitting .471 with eight hits, two doubles, a triple and a homer last week.  Alex is a junior from Orland Park Illinois.

Heartland Baseball's David Stagg Named Pitcher of the Week

Left handed pitcher David Stagg was named the NJCAA Division II Baseball Pitcher of the Week for the week ending April 15th 2012.

Stagg earned the honors by throwing a 13-0 shutout over #18 Lincoln College last week.  Stagg struck out 11 batters, gave up only two hits and two walks over six innings.

David is a freshman at Heartland Community College in Normal Illinois and lives in West Des Moines Iowa.

Eric Rohe and Trey Martin Earn CCIW Baseball Players of the Week

Carthage senior Eric Rohe and Wheaton junior Trey Martin earned the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin baseball Players of the Week for the week ending April 15th.

Eric Rohe earned Pitcher of the Week honors by picking up two wins last week.  Rohe threw a complete game 7-0 victory over North Park allowing only three singles in seven innings.  Eric also beat Illinois Wesleyan throwing six innings, giving up three runs.  Eric attended Mundelein HS and lives in Mundelein Illinois.

Outfielder Trey Martin received the Hitter of the Week award by batting .571 with two doubles, a triple, a home run and six rbi's last week.  Trey is from Wheaton North High School and lives in Wheaton Illinois.

Bircher, Sivertsen Named Missouri Valley Baseball Players of the Week

Joe Bircher and Jordan Siversten have been named Missouri Valley Conference baseball Players of the Week for the week ending April 8th.


Bradley Senior pitcher Joe Bircher earned the Pitcher of the Week by throwing a complete game 2-1 victory over Missouri State.  Bircher struck out 12 and did not walk a batter in the win.  LHP Bircher is a senior at Bradley.


Southern Illinois Carbondale's Jordan Siversten won the Player of the Week award by hitting .563 with four home runs and 12 rbi's last week.  Six of Jordan's nine hits were for extra bases on the week.  Jordan is a senior at SIU and lives in Richmond Illinois.

Brown, Peters Earn College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Baseball Players of the Week

Connor Brown and David Peters were named the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin baseball players of the week for the week ending April 8th.


North Central sophomore Connor Brown earned the CCIW Pitcher of the Week honors throwing seven scoreless innings against Illinois Wesleyan last week.  Connor attended University HS and lives in Bloomington Illinois.

Senior Millikin outfielder David Peters hit .421 with a homer, a double, two rbi's and scored eight times last week.  David is a transfer from Lincoln Land Community College and lives in Decatur Illinois.

Illinois Baseball's Roper and Milroy earn Big Ten Player of the Week Awards

University of Illinois baseball's Reid Roper and Matt Milroy earn Big Ten Baseball Players of the Week awards.

Matt Milroy earned the Co-Pitcher of the week award striking out 10 helping Illinois to defeat Indiana.  The junior pitcher earned his first Player of the week award along with his first win of the season.  Matt attended Marmion Academy and lives in Batavia Illinois.

RHP/2B Reid Roper earned the Co-Freshman of the Week award hitting .455 with 2 rbi's and scoring two runs along with pitching a scoreless ninth inning against Indiana last week.  Reid attended Harrisburg HS and lives in Harrisburg Illinois.

Brett Loeding Named GLVC Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Northern Kentucky's Brett Loeding was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference baseball pitcher of the week.

Loeding threw seven innings, earned two saves, and struck out 10 batters.  Brett only allowed two hits and two walks and held Southern Indiana to a .091 batting average.

Brett is a transfer from Elgin Community College, attended Prairie Ridge HS and lives in Crystal Lake Illinois.

Tyler Brown and Alex Kazmierski Earn SLIAC Baseball Players of the Week

Two Illinois baseball players earn the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week awards.

Tyler Brown, Spalding University, earned Pitcher of the Week throwing a complete game shutout over Eureka last week.  Brown earned his sixth win by striking out eight and allowing only five hits in seven innings.  Tyler is from Joliet West HS and lives in Joliet Illinois.

Alex Kazmierski, Webster University, went 8-18 (.444) last week with five rbi's, stole 4 bases and three doubles.  Kazmierski attended Carl Sandburg and lives in Orange Illinois.

Sanchez and Kuligowski Named College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Baseball Players of the Week

North Park University Viking baseball players Tony Sanchez and Steve Kuligowski earned the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Baseball Players of the Week honors for the week ending March 25th.

Senior catcher Tony Sanchez earned Hitter of the Week hitting .500 with 7 hits in 14 at bats, seven rbi's, a homer and a double.  Tony is from Plainfield South HS and lives in Plainfield Illinois.

Senior pitcher Steve Kuligowski captured the Pitcher of the Week by going 2-0 with a 0.68 ERA last week.  Steve pitched 13 and 1/3rd innings giving up only one earned run and striking out 12 on the week.

Juhl, Golz and Rahn Named College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin baseball Players of the Week

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin named three baseball players Players of the Week for last week. 

Jeremy Juhl, Augustana Illinois, was named Hitter of the Week by hitting .588 with 10 hits, 8 rbi's and two doubles last week.  Jeremy is from Glenbard East HS and lives in Lombard Illinois.

Also named Hitter of the Week was Drew Golz from Wheaton College.  Golz hit .667 with two homers, four rbi's and a slugging percentage of 1.333 last week.  Drew is from Oak Park River Forest HS and lives in River Forest Illinois.

Evan Rahn from Wheaton College earned the Pitcher of the Week award by throwing a shutout for eight innings against Dominican last week.  Evan struck out six and allowed only four hits.  Evan is from Bettendorf Iowa.

UIC Baseball's Brian Evak Named Horizon League Pitcher of the Week

University of Illinois Chicago's Brian Evak was named the Horizon League Baseball Pitcher of the Week on March 12th.

Evak earned the honors by throwing five scoreless innings against Northwestern allowing 4 hits and striking out six.  Brian is a Freshman from Plainfield North HS and lives in Plainfield Illinois.

Greg Ball and Jared Massengill named SLIAC Baseball Players of the Week

Greg Ball and Jared Massengill were named St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball players of the week for the week ending March 18th.

Ball earned Diamond Sports Baseball Pitcher of the week throwing two complete games and recorded both victories of the week for Principia.  Ball struck out 12 and gave up 3 earned runs in the two games.  Greg is a Senior at Principia.

Greenville College's Massengill was named Diamond Sports Baseball Hitter of the Week.  The Panther shortstop went 10-22 hitting .455 with three doubles and a home run.  Jared is from Neoga, Illinois. 

SLIAC Standings
Spalding 10-3-1
MacMurray 6-2
Principia 6-4
Webster 7-6
Fontbonne 3-6
Westminster 4-8
Blackburn 4-10
Greenville 2-10
Eureka 1-6

Bolton and Cunzalo Earn Northern Athletics Conference Baseball Players of the Week

Dominican University baseball players Sean Bolton and Lenny Cunzalo were both named Northern Athletics Conference Players of the Week for their performances last week.

Bolton takes home the Pitcher of the week honors going five and 1/3rd innings giving up one run and striking out seven and picking up his first victory of the season.  Sean is from Nazareth Academy and lives in Western Springs Illinois.

Cunzalo earned the Position Player of the Week after going 3-7 with a double, a triple and five rbi's over the weekend.  Lenny attended St. Patrick HS and lives in Chicago Illinois.

ISU Baseball's Dakota Bakus Named Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week

Indiana State University's Dakota Bakus was named the Missouri Valley Conference baseball Pitcher of the week.

Bakus earned Indiana State it's first win of the season by throwing a complete game shutout against Western Illinois last Friday.  Dakota had a no-no into the fifth inning, struck out nine and allowed only two infield singles.

Dakota is a transfer from Southeastern Illinois Community College and lives in Moline Illinois.

Tyler Deetjen Named Pitcher of the Week in Horizon League Baseball

Left handed pitcher Tyler Deetjen from Valparaiso University was named Horizon League Baseball Pitcher of the Week for the period ending February 19, 2012.

Deetjen pitched seven scoreless innings in Valpo's season opening win against Murray State.  Deetjen, who left the game in the with a 2-0 lead and finished with no decision, gave up four hits striking out four and walking one. 

Tyler is a senior from St. Charles Illinois and attended St. Charles East HS.

Clay Murphy Named MVC Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Missouri State senior RHP Clay Murphy was named the Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week on Sunday.

Murphy struck out 10 in 8 innings, did not allow a run, struck out 10 and only let up 3 hits in the Bears 4-3 win over 22nd ranked Oklahoma State last week.  Murphy took a no hitter into the fifth and did not allow a base runner past first until the seventh.

Clay is from Shawnee High and lives in Wolf Lake Illinois.

Mid American Conference Baseball Co-Pitchers of the Week

Brian Stroud from Western Michigan and Jeremy Gonzales of Northern Illinois earn the Mid American Conference Co-Pitchers of the week honors reported April 11th.

Stroud, a redshirt junior from Western Michigan, threw his second complete game of the season in a 5-1 victory over Ohio.  Brian struck out seven, gave up four hits and walked one while lowering his ERA to 2.54 on the season.  Brian is from Providence Catholic and lives in Joliet Illinois.

Senior Northern Illinois University pitcher Jeremy Gonzales shares the Pitcher of the Week honors by throwing a complete game shutout against Miami Ohio on April 10th.  The senior from NIU had a perfect game through 5 2/3rd's innings and allowed only one runner to reach second base in his 2-0 complete game victory.  Jeremy allowed three hits and struck out seven on the day and is now 3-0 and not allowed a run in 24 innings in the MAC.  Jeremy is from Bakersfield CA.