DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its National Player of the Week awards for the period ending May 12. Dallas Baptist junior designated hitter Bryce Ball was named National Hitter of the Week, while East Tennessee State senior right-handed pitcher Micah Kaczor was named National Pitcher of the Week. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference each week and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season.

Ball went on a tear to power the Patriots to a 4-0 week against Stephen F. Austin and nationally-ranked Indiana State. The junior from Mason City, Iowa, blasted five home runs in four games, finishing the week 7-for-15 (.467) at the plate with a 1.600 slugging percentage. Ball drove in 13 runs and scored seven times as the Patriots moved into a tie for first place in The Missouri Valley Conference standings.

Kaczor threw a complete game shutout in a series-opening win over The Citadel this past Friday, going the distance for the first time in his career. In 9.0 innings, he allowed just three hits and only five base runners the entire game.

The senior ace from Washington, D.C. allowed just one walk while striking out eight in the 4-0 win. He was the first ETSU pitcher this season to toss a complete game, while becoming the first Buccaneer since 2017 to finish a complete game shutout.

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For more information on the NCBWA Division I National Players of the Week, contact NCBWA Assistant Executive Director Mike Montoro at West Virginia University at 304-293-2821.

2019 NCBWA Division I Players of the Week:
• Week ending Feb. 17: Austin Martin, Vanderbilt (Hitter); Grant Judkins, Iowa (Pitcher)
• Week ending Feb. 24: Thomas Dillard, Ole Miss (Hitter); Tommy Henry, Michigan (Pitcher)
• Week ending March 3: Harrison Freed, Butler and TJ Hopkins, South Carolina (Hitter); Tanner Burns, Auburn (Pitcher)
• Week ending March 10: Cameron Warren, Texas Tech (Hitter); Jake Kuchmaner, East Carolina and Chris Gerard, Virginia Tech (Pitcher)
• Week ending March 17: Chris Lanzilli, Wake Forest (Hitter); Jake Kuchmaner, East Carolina (Pitcher)
• Week ending March 24: Tristan Peterson, New Mexico State (Hitter); Connor Thomas, Georgia Tech (Pitcher)
• Week ending March 31: Jake Sanford, WKU (Hitter); Zach Thompson, Kentucky (Pitcher)
• Week ending April 7: Kody Hoese, Tulane (Hitter); Alek Manoah, West Virginia (Pitcher)
• Week ending April 14: Spencer Steer, Oregon (Hitter); Cody Luther, Saint Louis and Ryan Shreve, Pacific (Pitcher)
• Week ending April 21: Logan Wyatt, Louisville (Hitter); Alek Manoah, West Virginia (Pitcher)
• Week ending April 28: Keaton Smith, Nevada (Hitter); Ryan Garcia, UCLA (Pitcher)
• Week ending May 5: Chase Smartt, Troy (Hitter); Andy Fisher, Illinois (Pitcher)
• Week ending May 12: Bryce Ball, Dallas Baptist (Hitter); Micah Kaczor, East Tennessee State (Pitcher)
• Week ending May 19: Andrew Daschbach, Stanford (Hitter); Seth Lonsway, Ohio State (Pitcher)

2019 NCBWA Division I Players of the Month:
• February: Nick Gonzales, New Mexico State (Player); John Doxakis, Texas A&M (Pitcher)
• March: Hunter Bishop, Arizona State (Player); Reid Detmers, Louisville (Pitcher)
• April: Adley Rutschman, Oregon State (Player); Alek Manoah, West Virginia (Pitcher)