April 2, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Levi Curry of Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) University has been selected as the NAIA Baseball Pitcher of the Week while Brett Hunt of Brescia (Ky.) University was awarded the NAIA Baseball Player of the Week for March 24-30.

Curry, a 6-0, senior lefty from Mount Vernon, Ohio, retired the minimum 21 batters en route to the school's second perfect game. In the 7-0 win over Cedarville (Ohio), Curry recorded a career-tying 10 strikeouts as he used 90 pitches. The effort was his second shut-out of the year and fourth of his career.

Hunt, a 6-3 senior from Lexington, Ky., went 12-for-19 (.632) during a 5-1 week. He posted four multi-hit games including two 3-for-4 efforts. In the 22-9 win over Mid-Continent (Ky.), he collected seven RBI while blasting two homers and scoring three runs. Overall, he totaled 11 runs, four doubles, four homers, 18 RBI and five walks during the week.

The next Players of the Week will be announced on April 9.

Other Pitcher of the Week Nominees:
Blaine Hardy, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Jarlin Gomez, Fisher (Mass.); Matt Dillon, Williams Baptist (Ark.);
Tyler Kelsey, Oklahoma City; Derek Decker, Indiana-Southeast; Daniel Gandia, Shorter (Ga.); Chris
Maloney, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); David Morgan, Dakota State (S.D.); Josh Baas, Biola (Calif.); Brian Phillips,
Purdue-North Central (Ind.); Javier Gomez, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.); Bo Prather, Park (Mo.)

Other Player of the Week Nominees:
Richey Burgos, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio); Reg Ott, Belhaven, (Miss.); Thomas Englehardt, Fisher (Mass.); Gary Hall, Peru State (Neb.); Jason Beale, Campbellsville (Ky.); Dan Boudreau, Dickinson State (N.D.); Brandon Mathes, Kansas Wesleyan; Ryan Burke, Lubbock Christian (Texas); Daniel Speerin, Northwood (Fla.); Samuel Felman, Graceland (Iowa); Jose Nunez, Iowa Wesleyan; Chris Foreman, Biola (Calif.); Brad Carlsen, College of Idaho

2007-08 Composite Award Winners:
March 19:
Pitcher - Brian Albert, Biola (Calif.)
Player - Stevie Lewis, Southern Nazarene (Okla.)

March 26:
Pitcher - Josh Hake, Park (Mo.)
Player - Landon Camp, Oklahoma City

April 2:
Pitcher - Levi Curry, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio)
Player - Brett Hunt, Brescia (Ky.)

April 9:
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April 16:
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April 23:
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April 30:
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