MORGANTOWN, W. VA. (NCBWA) The National Collegiate Baseball
Writers Association released its Dick Howser Trophy
National Player of the Week awards presented by The Game
Headwear for the period ending Feb. 27. Virginia sophomore third
baseman Jake Gelof and Tennessee senior third baseman
Trey Lipscomb were named Co-National Hitters
of the Week, while Oklahoma sophomore left-handed pitcher
Chazz Martinez was named National Pitcher
of the Week. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each
Division I Conference and names winners each Tuesday throughout
the season.
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Gelof hit .900 (9-for-10) with four home runs and 15 RBI in four
games. The Rehoboth Beach, Delaware native, reached bases 13 times
and slugged 2.500 for the week. In the series finale against Cornell
on Sunday he hit for the cycle in just four at bats and five innings
played, becoming the first Cavalier to hit for the cycle in 21 years.
In Fridays series opener against the Big Red, Gelof smacked two
homers and tallied eight RBI, the most by a Cavalier since 2013.
Lipscomb had a monster week as the Vols dominated UNC Asheville
on Wednesday before sweeping Iona over the weekend. The Frederick,
Maryland native, became just the fourth player in program history
to hit for the cycle, going 5-for-5 with two doubles, a triple and
a homer in Friday's series-opening win over the Gaels. He also had
a career-high nine RBI in the game, one shy of the single-game program
record.
Lipscomb followed that performance by finishing a double short
of the cycle in Saturday's game, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a
homer and three RBI. He capped his impressive week with another
multi-hit and multi-RBI performance, going 2-for-3 with a double
and a pair of RBI. For the week, Lipscomb hit .786 and led the team
with three doubles, two triples, three homers, 16 RBI, 27 total
bases and a 1.929 slugging percentage.
Martinez's dominant performance in OU's 5-1 win on Sunday helped
the Sooners clinch their weekend series against Northwestern State,
held at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The redshirt sophomore
from San Pedro, California, struck out six straight batters in the
second and third innings, and later retired nine batters in a row
following a one-out double in the fourth inning. He did not allow
a runner past second base in the game.
The 14 strikeouts by Martinez were the most by an OU pitcher
since Levi Prater had 15 against Missouri State in 2019. It was
also the first time a Sooner pitcher struck out six consecutive
batters since Jake Irvin against Oklahoma State in 2018.
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college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and
publicists of the sport. For more information about the NCBWA, visit
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For more information on the Dick Howser Trophy and the NCBWA
Division I National Players of the Week, contact NCBWA Assistant
Executive Director
Mike Montoro
at West Virginia University at 304-293-2821.
2022 Dick Howser Trophy National Players of the Week:
Week ending Feb. 20: Tommy White, NC State (Hitter);
Hunter Barco, Florida (Pitcher) Week ending
Feb. 27: Jake Gelof, Virginia and Trey Lipscomb, Tennessee (Hitter); Chazz Martinez,
Oklahoma (Pitcher) Week ending March 6:
Nathan Chong, Saint Mary's (Hitter); Sean Bergeron, Western Kentucky and Thatcher
Hurd, UCLA (Pitcher) Week ending March
13: Daniel Susac, Arizona (Hitter); Parker Stinnett, Mississippi State (Pitcher)
Week ending March 20: Jacob Wilson, Grand Canyon
(Hitter); Gabriel Hughes, Gonzaga (Pitcher)
Week ending March 27: Josh Hatcher, Kennesaw State
and Christopher Sargent, Southern Miss (Hitter); Drew Thorpe, Cal Poly (Pitcher)
Week ending April 2: Joey Walls, UNLV (Hitter);
Drew Beam, Tennesssee and Cooper Hjerpe, Oregon State (Pitcher)
Week ending April 9: Ryan Cermak, Illinois State
and Matt Higgins, Bellarmine (Hitter); Graham Laubscher, St. Thomas and Cooper Rawls,
Louisiana (Pitcher) Week ending April 16:
Matt Coutney, Old Dominion (Hitter); Parker Messick, Florida State (Pitcher)
Week ending April 23: Max Wagner, Clemson and
Ryan Gaudino, Tennessee Tech (Hitter); Ben Seiler, Siena and Shemar Page, Grambling
(Pitcher) Week ending April 30: David McCabe,
Charlotte and Ryan Lasko, Rutgers (Hitter); Ryan Ramsey, Maryland (Pitcher)
Week ending May 8: Ivan Melendez, Texas (Hitter);
Juaron Watts-Brown, Long Beach State (Pitcher)
2022 Dick Howser Trophy National Players of the Month:
February: Tommy White, NC State (Hitter); Bryce
Hubbard, Florida State (Pitcher) March:
Ivan Melendez, Texas (Hitter); Drew Beam, Tennessee (Pitcher)
April: Matt Coutney, Old Dominion (Hitter); Parker
Messick, Florida State (Pitcher)
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