By Jeda Hays, NAIA Sports Information
2006 NAIA Baseball Players of the Week
April 12, 2006
Zach Cordier of Webber International University (Fla.) has been named the NAIA Baseball Pitcher of the Week and Paul Keck of Lee University (Tenn.) has been named the NAIA Baseball Player of the week for the week ending April 9, 2006.
Cordier, a 6-foot senior right-handed pitcher from Springfield, Ill., helped the Warriors to a series win against then-#6 Warner Southern College (Fla.) with 3-2 on the week. Cordier has not given up a run in the last 21 innings pitched. Since he has been moved up in the starting rotation, Cordier has had three Florida Sun Conference shut-outs in a row. The Warriors are 27-19 overall.
Keck, a 6-foot-4-inch senior catcher from Pleasanton, Calif., had five homeruns and drove in 13 RBI while helping Lee to a 5-1 week. In the Flames 13-11 comeback victory against Faulkner University (Ala.), Keck had two homeruns, one of which was a two-run, game tying homer. The Flames are 33-13 overall.
Other Baseball Pitcher Nominees:
Luis Lara, Fisher College (Mass.); Matt Ehmke, Newman University (Kan.); Tanner Freeman, Marian College (Ind.); Mike Damchuk, Spalding University (Ky.); Tyler Kelsey, Oklahoma City University; Greg Oravetz, Mayville State University (N.D.); Chucky Benach, Loyola University (La.); Shane Graupman, Hannibal-LaGrange College (Mo.); Drew Shetrone, Cumberland University (Tenn.); Clay Brown, Vanguard University (Calif.); Shawn Schaefer, University of British Columbia; Erik Panek, University of St. Francis (Ill.).
Other Baseball Player Nominees:
Willie Keene, Avila University (Mo.); Daniel Hatcher, Campbellsville University (Ky.); Mikel McIntyre, Bellevue University (Neb.); Joel Torres, Bacone College (Okla.); Cole Knippling, Mount Marty College (S.D.); Jered Stanley, Tennessee Wesleyan College; Daniel Difabio, Saint Thomas University (Fla.); Ben Ramsey, Madonna University (Mich.); Matt Voorhies, Vanguard University (Calif.); Brendan Christy, Saint Xavier University (Ill.); Connor Janes, University of British Columbia.
2006 NAIA Softball Players of the Week
April 12, 2006
Danielle Yunto of Jamestown College (N.D.) has been named the NAIA Softball Pitcher of the Week and Brittany Shlee of Oregon Institute of Technology has been named the NAIA Softball Player of the Week for the week ending April 9, 2006.
Yunto, a 5-foot-6-inch junior right-handed pitcher from Menomonee Falls, Wis., led the Jimmies to 4-2 on the week. She had 11 strikeouts in an 8-1 win against Northern State University (S.D.). Yunto then set a school record for the longest no hitter (8 innings) in a 1-0 victory against Valley City State University (N.D.). Yunto's ERA is 0.32. The Jimmies are 16-8 overall.
Shlee, a 5-foot-5-inch junior third baseman from Phoenix, Ariz., helped Oregon Tech to four victories on the week. She had a homerun and six RBI in an 11-2 victory against Northwest Christian College (Ore.). In four at-bats Shlee had two hits and scored two runs in a 13-5 win against Southern Oregon University. Shlee batted .636 and drove in eight RBI for the Huslin' Owls. Oregon Tech is 22-2 overall.
Other Softball Pitcher Nominees:
Cheryl Lavarnway, Faulkner University (Ala.); Heather Robey, Columbia College (Mo.); Monica Valdez, Union College (Ky.); Dasha Shembereva, Oklahoma City University; Tabitha Foster, Peru State College (Neb.); Melissa Pike, College of St. Joseph (Vt.); Kelly Vooris, Campbellsville University (Ky.); Jenni Bittle, Oregon Institute of Technology; Erin Brocker, Madonna University (Mich.); Kc Robertson, Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.); Shannon Michelson, Grand View College (Iowa); Kristen Curette, Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.).
Other Softball Player Nominees:
Colleen Kilduff, Saint Xavier University (Ill.); Tj Quick, William Woods University (Mo.); Meghan McCary, Martin Methodist College (Tenn.); Krissie Conner, Houston Baptist University (Texas); Celeste Bolduc, Fisher College (Mass.); Nicole Marcoux, Jamestown College (N.D.); Angie Thetford, Ottawa University (Kan.); Jill Nichols, Reinhardt College (Ga.); Candice Horner, Bethel College (Tenn.); Britny Beneker, Bethel College (Ind.); Allie Boeckelman, Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.); Kayla Tom, Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.).
