MORGANTOWN, W. VA. (NCBWA) The National Collegiate Baseball
Writers Association (NCBWA) released its Dick Howser Trophy
National Player of the Week awards presented by The Game
Headwear for the period ending March 22. Grand Canyon sophomore
shortstop Jacob Wilson was named National
Hitter of the Week, while Gonzagas sophomore right-handed
pitcher Gabriel Hughes 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.
Wilson had a career week, racking up 18 hits in 23 at bats in
five games. The Thousand Oaks, California native, hit .783 in the
Lopes' 4-1 week that including a midweek victory at No. 5 Oregon
State and a conference sweep of Utah Valley. On the week, he finished
with 18 hits, 13 RBIs, nine runs scored, four doubles and three
home runs and had a 1.348 slugging percentage.
Wilson started the week with a 4-for-4 game at Oregon State on
Tuesday and then went 3-for-5 in Corvallis the next day to help
the Lopes earn a 13-7 win over the fifth-ranked Beavers. Returning
home for WAC play, he was 11-of-14 at the plate in a three-game
sweep of Utah Valley, including a 5-for-5 game on Saturday.
He had four games with multiple runs, five games with multiple
hits and multiple RBI, had two walks and did not strike out. At
one point, Wilson had base hits in 10 consecutive at bats spanning
Friday through Sunday.
After throwing six hitless innings and fanning a career-high
13 batters in a 13-0 win against Pacific on Friday, Hughes earned
his fourth win this season in Gonzaga's series opener. The Eagle,
Idaho native, ended the night after six frames on the mound - all
hitless and scoreless, only allowing one walk and hitting one batter.
The Bulldogs went on to win, 13-0, and swept the series with the
Tigers after taking a 9-7 win in game two and 5-3 win in the finale.
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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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