SAN ANTONIO (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball
Writers Association has named its Dick Howser Trophy Players of
the Month for April, presented by The Game Headwear, tabbing Old
Dominion slugger Matt Coutney its player of the month and Florida
State lefty hurler Parker Messick its pitcher of the month.
A native of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Coutney hit .455 (30-for-66)
with 26 runs scored, 14 homers and 28 RBI over 17 games during the
month of April. He slugged four doubles, had a 13-16 walk-strikeout
ratio and stole two bases, sporting a 1.152 slugging and a .543
on-base percentage.
On the year, Coutney ranks second in the nation with a school-record
22 homers, batting .361 (57-for-158) in 41 games with nine doubles
and 48 RBI. He owns an .835 slugging percentage and a .472 on-base
percentage.
Messick, a native of Plant City, Florida, leads the nation in
strikeouts following a prolific month in April that saw him fan
51 in 31 1/3 innings while issuing just one walk. He made five starts
with a 2.30 ERA, allowing only 23 hits and eight runs, holding foes
to a .205 batting average. He earned NCBWA and Atlantic Coast Conference
Pitcher of the Week honors on April 19 after punching out a career-best
14 hitters vs. No. 9 Louisville in 6 2/3 innings. Last weekend,
he earned ACC Pitcher of the Week honors again with seven shutout
innings vs. No. 7 TCU, allowing just two hits and no walks.
In 2022, Messick has a 6-2 record and a 2.60 ERA in 11 starts,
working 69 1/3 innings, allowing 47 hits and 12 walks, striking
out 116 and holding opponents to a .190 clip at the plate.
This marks the seventh consecutive year that the NCBWA has honored
a player and pitcher of the month. 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 the association's official Web
site, www.ncbwa.com.
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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