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CHICAGO (NBCWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers
Association (NCBWA) released its National Hitter and Pitcher of the
Week awards for the period ending March 9.
Cal State Fullerton sophomore designated hitter Ronnie Prettyman
was named the National Hitter of the Week, while Central Michigan senior
RHP Jeff Garner won the Pitcher of the Week honors. The NCBWA Board
reviews candidates from each Division I Conference each week and names winners
each Tuesday throughout the season.
Prettyman, a sophomore from Los Alamitos, Calif., batted .818 (9-for-11)
for the week and had hits in eight consecutive at-bats while reaching base
in 10 consecutive appearances. Prettyman drove in five runs, scored five
and had four doubles, including three in Cal State Fullerton's s 6-1 win
over Minnesota in game two of the series.
In his first start of the 2003 season, Garner struck out a career-high
14 batters over seven innings in the Chippewas 9-2 win over Michigan State
in Jacksonville, Fla. on March 4. He allowed only two hits and one earned
run in the victory.
2003 NCBWA Players of the Week:
• Feb. 4: Ryan Baty, Kansas (Hitter); Jered Liebeck, Arizona State (Pitcher)
• Feb. 11: Jonny Kaplan, Tulane (Hitter); Wes Littleton, Cal State Fullerton (Pitcher)
• Feb. 18: Travis Metcalf, Kansas (Hitter); Sean Rierson, Arizona (Pitcher)
• Feb. 25: C.J. Smith, Florida (Hitter); Kyle Sleeth, Wake Forest (Pitcher)
• March 4: Jeff Cook, Southern Miss (Hitter); Alan Johnson, Mississippi State (Pitcher)
• March 11: Ronnie Prettyman, Cal State Fullerton (Hitter); Jeff Garner, Central Michigan (Pitcher)
• March 18: Anthony Raglani, George Washington (Hitter); Jarrett Gardner, Arkansas (Pitcher)
• March 25: Michael Aubrey, Tulane (Hitter); Tom Robbins, Southwest Texas (Pitcher)
• April 1: Ryan Braun, Miami, Fla. (Hitter); Matthew Luca, UNLV (Pitcher)
• April 8: Mike DeLorenzo, Saint Joseph's (Hitter); Wade Townsend, Rice and Dennis Bigley,
Oral Roberts (Pitcher)
• April 15: Matt Lauderdale, College of Charleston (Hitter); Scott Lewis, Ohio State and
Greg Prenger, Ohio State (Pitcher)
• April 22: Neil Sellers, Eastern Kentucky and Taylor Eckel, Toledo (Hitter); Glen Perkins, Minnesota (Pitcher)
• April 29: Jordan Foster, Lamar (Hitter); Stephen Head, Ole Miss (Pitcher)
• May 6: Ryan Garko, Stanford and Mike Costello, Towson (Hitter); Matt Torra, Massachusetts (Pitcher)
• May 13: Phil Rothkugel, Central Connecticut (Hitter); Jered Weaver, Long Beach State (Pitcher)
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