Svehla, DiTommaso garner POTW awards
| Trent Svehla was a perfect 9-for-9 last week for
Simpson. Simpson sports information |
A perfect week at the plate by outfielder Trent Svehla of
Simpson and a 2-0 week by flame-throwing Mark DiTommaso of Western
New England have earned them the fifth NCAA Division III National
Hitter and Pitcher of the Week honors respectively for the week of
March 28-April 3, 2011, as voted on by a panel of D-III members of
the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Svehla, a senior right-handed hitter from Lincoln, Neb., was a
perfect 9-for-9 (1.000) at the plate as Simpson swept a three-game
weekend series from host Loras. He had a double, a walk, a
1.111 slugging percentage and a 1.000 on base percentage, while
scoring two runs and driving in four. He went 4-for-4 and had
three RBIs in the series opener on April 1. In the first game
of a doubleheader on April 2, he went 2-for-2 with a walk and a run
scored in a 2-1 victory, then went 3-for-3 with a double, a run
scored, and an RBI in the final game. In one week, he
improved his batting average 244 points from .294 to .538 while
helping the Storm to its best start in conference play since
1999. Svehla was named the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference Player of the Week.
| Mark DiTommaso won two games for Western New
England last week. Western New England photo by Richard Orr |
DiTommaso, a junior right-hander from Hebron, Conn., was 2-0 and
tossed 13 scoreless innings over two starts against conference
opponents, surrendering just five hits and one walk while striking
out 17. He opened with six scoreless innings of four-hit ball
in a 12-0 win over Anna Maria, striking out five and walking
one. He then flirted with a perfect game in an 8-0 victory
over Colby-Sawyer in which he retired the first 14 batters he
faced. In seven innings, he allowed just one hit, matched his
career high with 12 strikeouts, and did not walk a single
batter. DiTommaso was named The Commonwealth Coast Conference
Pitcher of the Week.
Honorable Mention Hitters: Chad Mullins
(Case Western Reserve) - .765 (13-17), 2 doubles, 1 home run, 11
RBI, 8 runs, 1.059 slugging pct.; Brian Henry (Keystone) - .611
(9-18), 2 doubles, 4 home runs, 9 RBI, 8 runs, 1.437 slugging pct.;
Tim Wilson (Linfield) - .667 (8-12), 2 doubles, 5 stolen bases, 4
RBI, 3 runs, .833 slugging pct.; Spencer Brunson (Mississippi
College) - .625 (10-16), 4 home runs, 6 RBI, 9 runs, 1.375 slugging
pct.; Tyler Dillinger (Bethany) - .583 (7-12), 3 doubles, 1 home
run, 2 stolen bases, 3 RBI, 4 runs, 1.083 slugging pct.; Josh
Chasse (Daniel Webster) - .714 (10-14), 2 doubles, 6 stolen bases,
2 RBI, 6 runs, .857 slugging pct.; Trey Such (Methodist) - .600
(9-15), 2 doubles, 3 home runs, 10 RBI, 7 runs, 1.133 slugging
pct.
Honorable Mention Pitchers: Chris Smith (Oneonta
State) - 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 14.0 ip, 4 hits, 16 strikeouts; Elliott
Ross (DePauw) - 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 11.0 ip, 1 cg, 6 hits, 15
strikeouts; Chip Hockenbury (Hanover) - 0-0, 3 saves, 3.17 ERA, 5.2
ip, 5 strikeouts; Justin Hoying (Capital) - 1-0, 2.00 ERA, 9.0 ip,
1 cg, 4 hits, 8 strikeouts; Brad Watson (Wartburg) - 1-0, 0.00 ERA,
9.0 ip, 1 cg, 5 hits, 11 strikeouts; Dan Johansen (Pacific
Lutheran) - 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 9.0 ip, 3 hits, 11 strikeouts; Jake
Waldrip (Spalding) - 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 7.0 ip, 1 cg, 4 hits, 10
strikeouts; Sean Minor (Worcester Tech) - 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 9.0 ip, 1
cg, 6 hits, 5 strikeouts.
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2011 Winners:
Feb. 28-Mar. 6 Hitter of the Week: Kevin Brashears
(Shenandoah)
Pitcher of the Week: Matt McAllister (Penn State-Abington)
Mar. 7-13
Hitter of the Week: Michael Pascarella (Pittsburgh-Bradford)
Pitcher of the Week: Lee Schurlknight (Sewanee)
Mar. 14-20 Hitter of the Week:
Jonathan Mason (Bridgewater)
Pitcher of the Week: Josh Scott (Baldwin-Wallace)
Mar. 21-27 Hitter of the Week:
Dan Haugh (Wheaton MA)
Pitcher of the Week: Mike McManus (Mount Saint Vincent)
Mar. 28-Apr. 3 Hitter of the Week: Trent Svehla
(Simpson IA)
Pitcher of the Week: Mark DiTommaso (Western New England)
