April 9, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Brent Ebinger of Lambuth (Tenn.) University has been selected as the NAIA Baseball Pitcher of the Week while Kyle Greene of Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) College was awarded the NAIA Baseball Player of the Week for March 31-April 6.

Ebinger, a 5-10 sophomore left-hander from Hendersonville, Tenn., faced the minimum in tossing his first career no-hitter, blanking Mid-Continent (Ky.) 6-0 last Saturday (April 5). He pitched his sixth complete game (7.00 innings) this year posting six strikeouts and no walks in 64 total pitches. He now stands 8-1 on the year with a 1.80 ERA and ranks fifth in the NAIA in total wins. Mid-Continent entered the game averaging 4.3 runs/game.

Greene, a 6-0 senior 1B from Lewiston, Idaho, made NAIA history by belting two grand slams in one game. In the 10-9 loss to NCAA Division I Dixie State (Utah), he went 3-for-4 with a double, two homers, two runs scored and eight RBI. He stands as the ninth player in NAIA history to record two grand slams in a single game and the first since Robb McClemans of Mount Marty College (S.D.) on April 3, 2006.

For the week, he batted .667 (10-of-15) with six runs scored, two doubles, three homers, 12 RBI and a 1.400 slugging percentage. He is mentioned five times in national Top 10 statistical categories including third in RBI/game (1.6) and fifth in slugging percentage (.981).

The next Players of the Week will be announced on April 16.

Other Pitcher of the Week Nominees:
Brandon Wolters, Corban (Ore.); Dexter Spitsnogle, Doane (Neb.); Michael Giddings, Aquinas (Mich.); Jonathan Kountis, Ohio Dominican; Aaron Varnum, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Chris Holguin, Lubbock Christian (Texas); Ulysses Roque, Bellevue (Neb.); Nick Clapper, Spring Hill (Ala.); Anthony Clark, Lindenwood (Mo.); Joey Barnette, Brescia (Ky.); Chris Schwinden, Fresno Pacific (Calif.); Joe Koehler, St. Francis (Ill.)

Other Player of the Week Nominees:

Brice Cutspec, Azusa Pacific (Calif.); Juan Santana, St. Thomas (Fla.); Blake Kelley, Rogers State (Okla.); Ramon Cabral, William Penn (Iowa); Anthony Perry, Fisher (Mass.); Jonathan Keck, Bethel (Tenn.); Alex Hoover, Concordia (Mich.); Ben Wyatt, Indiana-Southeast; Eian Banks, Ohio Dominican; Chris Rinaudo, Culver-Stockton (Mo.); John Rust, Nebraska Wesleyan; Langston Frison, York (Neb.); Shane Moye, Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.)

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:

Pitcher - Brent Ebinger, Lambuth (Tenn.)

Player - Kyle Greene, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)

April 16:

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April 23:

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April 30:

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