April 15, 2009

 

CollegeBaseballInsider.com National Player of the Week

 

 

Brad Stillings (Washington Court House, Ohio)

Kent State junior pitcher

 

Stillings tossed a no-hitter Friday in a 1-0 Mid-American Conference victory at Toledo, the leader in the West Division. Stillings did not walk a batter and he struck out nine. Only two Rockets reached base, one on an error and one was hit by a pitch. The right-hander became the ninth pitcher in school history to throw a no-hitter. Stillings raised his overall record to 5-0 with a 2.89 ERA. Opponents are hitting .188 against Stillings. He is 3-0 in conference contests.

 

 

Regional Players of the Week

 

Northeast

Trevor Knight (Charlottesville, Va.)

James Madison sophomore first baseman/pitcher

 

Knight helped lead the Dukes to a 3-2 week by going 12 for 25 (.600) with one double, two triples, four homers, 12 runs and 13 RBI. His on-base percentage was .615 and his slugging percentage was 1.280. Knight had multiple RBI in all five games and at least two runs in four of five contests. Knight made his first collegiate start on the mound on Sunday, allowing three singles in six shutout innings with six strikeouts in a 12-1 CAA win at VCU.

 

 

Southeast

Chris Dwyer (Swampscott, Mass.)

Clemson freshman pitcher

 

Dwyer pitched a complete-game two-hitter and struck out a career-high 10 batters in a 9-1 victory over No. 7 Miami (Fla.) in the second game of a Saturday ACC doubleheader. The left-hander allowed just two runners past first base and one batter past second. Dwyer allowed one run and walked four. Dwyer raised his record to 4-2. His ERA is 4.40 and opponents are hitting .210 against the freshman.

 

  

Central

Juan Martinez (Bakersfield, Calif.)

Oral Roberts senior infielder

 

Martinez went 13 for 22 (.591) in five games for the Golden Eagles with five home runs and 19 RBI. He had eight runs, six walks and a steal. Martinez had a slugging percentage of 1.273. He had a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th to defeat UTA 9-7. Martinez had a game-winning single in the bottom of the 10th in an 8-7 Summit win over South Dakota State. He had two-homer games against Dallas Baptist and in the opener of Saturday’s doubleheader vs. SDSU.

 

 

West

Tyler Pill (Covina, Calif.)

Cal State Fullerton freshman pitcher

 

Pill pitched a complete-game one-hit shutout in a Big West win at Cal State Northridge. The right-hander walked one and struck out eight. Pill faced two over the minimum, as one Matador reached on a wild pitch after a strikeout and one walked. Pill tossed six hitless innings before T.S. Reed had a leadoff single. Reed was subsequently erases on a double play. Pill did not record a three-ball count until the ninth, when he surrendered his lone walk.

 

 

Note - regional players of the week are chosen based on their conference affiliation. To see our list of regions, click here.