Frostburg State Seniors Nick Walker and Bennett Schiltz Sweep CAC Baseball Weekly Awards
YORK, Pa. -- Frostburg State swept this week's awards as seniors Nick Walker and Bennett Schiltz were named the CAC Baseball Players of the Week for April 13, 2015.
Player of the Week
Nick Walker | Frostburg State | Sr. | OF
Leechburg, Pa. | Mount St. Mary's
Frostburg State senior Nick Walker was honored as the CAC Player of the Week after helping the Bobcats to a 6-0 week and the top seed in the CAC Tournament. Walker hit 14-for-28 at the plate (.500), driving in 10 runs and scoring five. Five of his 14 hits went for extra bases, including three doubles, a triple and a home run. In the Bobcats' 10-0 win over Salisbury, Walker went 4-for-4 with four runs, two RBIs and a home run and was just a triple shy of the cycle. He also stole five bases for the week and reached base safely in all six contests.
Pitcher of the Week
Bennett Schiltz | Frostburg State | Sr. | RHP
Gendale, Ariz. | Midland
Frostburg State senior Bennett Schiltz was named CAC Pitcher of the Week after finishing the week with a 2-0 record, not allowing a run in 14.0 innings. Schiltz struck out 10 batters and surrendered just 10 hits, all singles. He earned the win in the first game of the doubleheader against top-ranked Salisbury, pitching 7.0 innings and allowing just five hits while fanning five. He opened the week with a victory against Penn State Harrisburg.
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WEEKLY HONOR ROLL (4/13)
CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT: A.J. Nicely, So., OF, Chesterfield, Va./Cosby
MARY WASHINGTON: Mitch Moynihan, Jr., OF, Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam
MARYMOUNT: Ryan Blake, Jr, RHP/IF, Chesapeake, Va./Hickory
ST. MARY'S: Zach Rowe, So, IF, Annapolis, Md./Calvert Hall
SALISBURY: Jordan Gowe, Sr., OF, Easton, Md./St. Michaels
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA: Luke Smith, Fr., OF, River Heights, Utah/Mountain Crest
WESLEY: Connor Gobright, Sr., INF, Westlawn, Pa./Wilson
YORK: Logan Countryman, So., OF, Baltimore, Md./Loch Raven
NOTES AROUND THE CONFERENCE
Salisbury is ranked No. 1 in the Week 7 D3baseball.com Rankings, while Frostburg State is ranked No. 8 ... In the Collegiate Baseball poll, Salisbury is ranked third and Frostburg State is 6th ... The six-team CAC Tournament field is now set, with first round play set to begin on Tuesday ... Frostburg State clinched the top seed in the CAC Tournament and the right to host Championship Weekend this Thursday-Saturday in Frostburg, Md. ... Frostburg State earned the CAC's top seed with a doubleheader sweep over Salisbury on Saturday, handing the Sea Gulls their first two losses of the year ... The CAC Tournament begins on Tuesday with a trio of matchups - #6 Christopher Newport at #1 Frostburg State, #5 Wesley at #2 Salisbury, and #4 Marymount at #3 Mary Washington ... A.J. Nicely hit a team-best .615 last week in three crucial wins for CNU to lock up a CAC Tournament bid ... Mary Washington senior Jono Haught broke the school record for season home runs, with his ninth of the year, on Wednesday against St. Mary's. Mitch Moynihan excelled last week as the Eagles ran their win streak to 12 games to close the regular season. Moyhnihan batted .481 for the week, including 7-14 in CAC contests, with a double, two triples, nine runs scored and nine RBI. James Keller batted .545 for the week with 11 runs scored ... Pete Grasso pitched a complete game, one-hit shutout against St. Mary's, striking out eight. Jordan Gowe had a strong offensive week for the Sea Gulls, leading Salisbury with a .409 batting average ... York sophomore Logan Countryman hit .462 with 10 runs scored, four RBIs and a home run last week for the Spartans.