DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association announces its Hitter, Pitcher, and Rookie of the Week awardees for April 5-11.

Hitter of the Week: Big flies were the order of the period for Mount Vernon Nazarene University's Aaron Saal. The senior infielder led the Cougars to a 5-0 week, crushing four home runs, driving in 11, and hitting a meteoric .688. Saal also scored seven times and was a perfect three-for-three on the basepaths.

Pitcher of the Week: Texas A&M-Texarkana's Jared Davis was nearly untouchable during a start versus Our Lady of Lake on April 9. He surrendered only one unearned run over seven frames to the nation's then-No. 21-ranked program in an 8-1 Eagles' victory. He managed two strikeouts in the complete-game effort, which was TAMU-Texarkana's lone win in the series.

Rookie of the Week: Infielder Hayden Sullivan helped headline a 2-2 week for the Ave Maria University Gyrenes. He had a hit in every game, which included five in ten at-bats in a weekend series against St. Thomas. Sullivan scored four runs and drove in four, too, along with adding three stolen bases.

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2021 NAIA Players of the Week:
• Week ending Feb. 7: Daniel Myers, Benedictine (Hitter); Chris Koeiman, Tennessee Wesleyan (Pitcher); Trevor Ball, Presentation (Rookie)
• Week ending Feb. 14: Gary Mattis, Tennessee Wesleyan (Hitter); Benjamin Harris, Brewton-Parker (Pitcher/Rookie)
• Week ending Feb. 28: Pedro Nazario, Cumberlands (Hitter); Robert Gonzalez, Tennessee Wesleyan (Pitcher); Carson Ford, Texas Wesleyan (Rookie)
• Week ending March 7: Jayden Adams, Concordia, Neb. (Hitter); Eli Jackson, Blue Mountain (Pitcher); Thaniel Thumper, Doane (Rookie)
• Week ending March 14: Justin Brooks, Middle Georgia State (Hitter); Dan Monear, Rochester (Hitter); Joe Osborn, Doane (Rookie)
• Week ending March 21: Zachary Presnall, Mobile (Hitter); Antonio Frias, Faulkner (Pitcher); Stephen Still, Loyola (Rookie)
• Week ending March 28: Shane Stewart, Central Baptist (Hitter); Chris Wall, Columbia College (Pitcher); Evan Juniper, Kentucky Christian (Rookie)
• Week ending April 4: Justice Lucas, Faulkner (Hitter); Garrett Martin, Middle Georgia State (Pitcher); Tucker Musgrove, Mobile (Rookie)
• Week ending April 11: Aaron Saal, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Hitter); Travis Keys, Aquinas College (Pitcher); Hayden Sullivan, Ava Maria (Rookie)
• Week ending April 18: Josh Sears, Freed-Hardeman (Hitter); Jared Davis, Texas A&M-Texarkana (Pitcher); Blaize Minick, South Carolina-Beaufort (Rookie)
• Week ending April 25: Adrian Reed, Madonna (Hitter); Benjamin Harris, Brewton-Parker (Pitcher/Rookie)