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 27. Kennesaw State senior outfielder
Josh Hatcher and Southern Miss junior first baseman
Christopher Sargent were named Co-National
Hitters of the Week, while Cal Poly redshirt sophomore
right-hander Drew Thorpe 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.
After hitting for the cycle twice in three games, Hatcher finished
12-for-24 with three doubles, three triples and two home runs. The
Albany, Ga., native, completed his first cycle at No. 12 Georgia
Tech with a 4-for-6 performance that led KSU to victory. Two games
later, the centerfielder repeated the feat with a 4-for-6 day that
included five RBI in a win over North Florida.
Hatcher became first player in KSU's Division I history to hit
for the cycle and was the third player in NCAA Division I history
to hit for two cycles in the same season. He currently holds an
18-game hit streak and a 22-game on-base streak. The KSU outfielder
has registered 13 doubles on the year and is one shy of the national
leader.
Sargent hit .600 during a 4-0 week for the Golden Eagles, going
12-for-20 with nine runs, three doubles, five home runs and 15 RBI.
The Wilmer, Alabama native, also enjoyed a 1.500 slugging percentage
and homered in all four games to now lead the team in both homers
(8) and RBI (25).
After going 2-for-5 at New Orleans to open the week with a double
and a three-run homer, Sargent then went 10-for-15 in the WKU series,
homering in all three games to now give him seven in his two-year
career against the Hilltoppers.
Sargent opened the series with a 2-for-5 performance with a two-run
homer, before going 5-for-6 with two doubles, two homers and six
RBI in the middle game. He finished the weekend with a 3-for-4 day
that included a three-run home run.
Following a 15-strikeout performance in seven innings against
UC San Diego last Friday night in La Jolla, Thorpe moved into the
No. 1 spot in NCAA Division I with 66 strikeouts this season. The
Washington, Utah native, scattered three hits and walked just two,
combining with reliever Jason Franks on the 7-0 shutout. The pair
fanned 20 Triton batters, also tying a Cal Poly Division I record
set against Cal State Fullerton in 2014.
Thorpe's 15 K's tied a school Division I mark set by Matt Imhof
against Seattle, also in 2014. His 66 strikeouts this season are
one more than Florida State's Parker Messick, who struck out 16
Duke batters in a 4-0 win Friday night.
Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of
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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