April 11, 2012

 

CollegeBaseballInsider.com National Players of the Week

 

National Player

Tristan Moore (New Albany, Ohio)

Wright State senior outfielder

 

Moore went 10 for 16 (.625) in four games with three homers, 11 runs & 14 RBI for the Raiders. He started the week by going 4 for 5 at Xavier on Tuesday with a three-run homer in the seventh that snapped a 1-1 tie. Moore had a pair of two-run homers and a two-run double with three walks and six runs in a 32-4 win over YSU.

 

National Pitcher

Erik Mattingly (Lakewood, Colo.)

Creighton senior right-hander

 

Mattingly pitched nine hitless innings with three strikeouts against first-place Indiana State on Saturday, a game the Sycamores won 2-0 in 12 innings. Mattingly hit a batter in the first and another reached on an error, but those were the only base runners he allowed. It would have been the first nine-inning no-hitter in program history.

 

 

Regional Players of the Week

 

Northeast Player

Tyler Patzalek (Burlington, Ontario)

Maine junior catcher/infielder

 

Patzalek went 12 for 23 (.522) in five games with three doubles, three homers, eight runs and 15 RBI. He posted an on-base percentage of .538 and slugging percentage of 1.043. The Black Bears won all five to stretch their win streak to nine. Patzalek went 3 for 6 with five runs and six RBI in a 32-14 win over UMBC.

 

 

Northeast Pitcher

Jacob Mayers (Mechanicsville, Va.)

Richmond junior right-hander

 

Mayers pitched a 10-inning complete game on Friday against Xavier in the Atlantic 10 series opener. He allowed two hits and one unearned run while matching his career best with 11 strikeouts. Mayers retired 16 straight at one point. The Spiders scored a run in the bottom of the 10th for a 2-1 victory.

 

Southeast Player

Jabari Henry (Orlando, Fla.)

FIU junior outfielder

 

Henry batted .428 (9 for 21) in five games with four home runs, 13 RBI and seven runs. He started the week with a homer against Florida A&M and finished with a pair of dingers in the Sun Belt series finale against Troy. Henry drove in five against SBC Pitcher of the Year and All-American, Tyler Ray.

 

 

Southeast Pitcher

Matt Hamann (Northbrook, Ill.)

Belmont senior right-hander

 

Hamann pitched a one-hitter against USC Upstate in a battle for first place in the Atlantic Sun. Hamann allowed one unearned run, did not walk a batter and struck out four. He carried a no-hitter into the eighth before surrendering a hit to lead off the frame. After the first Spartan reached on an error, Hamann retired 21 straight.

 

Central Player

Jordan Sivertsen (Richmond, Ill.)

Southern Illinois senior outfielder

 

Sivertsen went 9 for 16 (.563) with four home runs and 12 RBI in four games. Of his nine hits, six were for extra bases, helping post a slugging percentage of 1.438. Sivertsen homered twice and drove in six in a 13-10 win at Murray State. He had a career-high four hits in the MVC series opener against Evansville.

 

Central Pitcher

Sam Moll (Lakeland, Tenn.)

Memphis sophomore left-hander

 

Moll tossed a complete game one-hitter in a 7-0 victory at Marshall. He took a no-hitter into the seventh before giving up an infield single. Moll struck out nine, one away from his career high. It was the program’s first complete game one-hitter since 1994 and first road shutout since 2003.

 

 

West Player

Brett Thomas (Poway, Calif.)

Oregon sophomore outfielder

 

Thomas went 7 for 11 (.636) in three games with two doubles, three runs, two RBI and two stolen bases as the Ducks took two of three at nationally-ranked UCLA in Pac-12 play. Thomas was hit by a pitch once and drew one walk, posting an on-base percentage of .692 and slugging percentage of .818.

 

 

West Pitcher

Jon Moscot (Pacific Palisades, Calif.)

Pepperdine junior right-hander

 

Moscot was one batter from a no-hitter, surrendering a single with two away in the bottom of the ninth at Saint Mary’s. Moscot finished with a one-hitter in a 7-1 win over the Gaels. He was perfect through five and the run by Saint Mary’s was unearned. Moscot struck out 10, a career high.

 

 

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

 

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