May 1, 2013
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Players of the Week
National
Player
Tom Healy (Harrisburg, Pa.)
Mount St. Mary’s senior outfielder
Healy hit a blistering .813, going 13 for 16 with eight runs and
eight RBI in four games against Fairleigh Dickinson. Healy had three doubles,
one triple and two home runs for a slugging percentage of 1.500. He posted an
on-base percentage of .842. Healy capped the weekend by going 4 for 5 with two
homers on Sunday.
National
Pitcher
Matt Florer (Mission Viejo, Calif.)
Loyola Marymount senior left-hander
Florer pitched the second no-hitter in
program history on April 23, a 5-0 decision against Cal State Northridge. Florer
walked five, hit one batter and struck out a career-best five. Florer, who threw
134 pitches, had not worked more than five innings in any previous outing. He
was helped by a pair of double plays.
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Regional Players of the Week
Northeast Player
Trey Mancini (Winter Haven, Fla.)
Notre Dame junior first baseman
Mancini went 15 for 20 (.750) in five games with five runs and
five RBI. He belted three doubles and posted a slugging percentage of .900.
Mancini was hitless in his first two at-bats of the week before garnering hits
in his next 10 plate appearances. He raised his batting average 55 points to
.374.
Northeast
Pitcher
Jason Inghram (Chesapeake, Va.)
William and Mary sophomore left-hander
Inghram carried a no-hitter into the ninth
before finishing with a complete-game one-hitter against George Mason. He
surrendered a one-out single to right in the ninth for the lone hit for the
Patriots. Inghram got the final two outs to finish the 7-1 contest. Inghram
struck out a career-high 15 with no walks.
Southeast
Player
Alex Close (Hoover, Ala.)
Liberty sophomore first baseman
Close batted .435 (10 for 23) with 14 RBI in five games. He had
two doubles and two home runs for a slugging percentage of .783. At Old Dominion
on Wednesday, Close had three hits, including a grand slam, and drove in a
career-best six in a 17-10 win. Close helped the Flames go 4-1, including a Big
South sweep of VMI.
Southeast
Pitcher
Chance Cleveland (Pine Bluff, Ark.)
UALR senior right-hander
Cleveland hurled a 5-0 shutout on Friday to kick off the Sun Belt
series with Western Kentucky. Cleveland struck out 10, one away from his season
high, and fanned five straight at one point. He allowed three hits and his one
walk came in the top of the first in notching his fourth complete game of the
season.
Central
Player
Ben Hammer (Wayne, Ohio)
Toledo senior outfielder
Hammer went 11 for 18 (.611) in four games while driving in 12.
He had two home runs and a double for a slugging percentage of 1.000. Hammer
scored six and had an on-base percentage of .650 as thee Rockets went 3-1.
Hammer had a hit in each of the four contests and had three multi-hit games.
Central Pitcher
Harrison Musgrave (Bridgeport, W.Va.)
West Virginia sophomore left-hander
Musgrave painted a 1-0 masterpiece on Friday against Kansas in
Big 12 action in Beckley. He allowed four hits, including three infield single,
and one walk while strikeout out five. Musgrave threw 111 pitches in his nine
innings. It was his second straight shutout, extending his scoreless streak to
25 innings.
West Player
Will Soto (Elk Grove, Calif.)
Sacramento State junior third baseman
Soto went 7 for 17 (.412) and knocked in 13 in five games. He had
one double, one triple and one home run for a slugging percentage of .765. Soto
walked once, scored twice, posted an on-base percentage of .444 and extended his
hit streak to eight. The Hornets went 4-1 including a WAC series win over
Louisiana Tech.
West Pitcher
Sutter McLoughlin (Sacramento, Calif.)
Sacramento State freshman right-hander
McLoughlin earned three saves, allowing one
hit in four innings. He struck out eight of the 13 batters he faced. McLoughlin
fanned all three batters he faced on Sunday against Louisiana Tech for his 12th
save, setting a program record for saves in a season. McLoughlin is tied for
ninth in Division I in saves, tops for freshmen.
Note -
regional players of the week are chosen based on their conference affiliation.
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