(Story courtesy of D3baseball.com)
NEWBERG, Ore. - A torrid week in Arizona by Michael
Pascarella of Pitt-Bradford and a no-hit effort by Lee Schurlknight
of Sewanee have earned them the second NCAA Division III National
Hitter and Pitcher of the Week honors for 2011, covering games of
March 7-13, as voted on by a panel of D-III members of the National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Pascarella, a freshman second baseman from Bradford, Pa., batted
.741 (20-27) in the final seven games of the Panthers' 5-4 spring
break trip to Arizona. He collected 11 RBIs and scored 15 runs
on six extra base hits (two doubles, three triples, and one home
run) with a 1.148 slugging pct. He also drew two walks, got
hit twice, and stole a base. In a doubleheader sweep of Southern
Vermont, he went 9-for-10 with seven runs scored and five RBIs, and
had three more three-hit games and a pair of two-hit
games. Pascarella was named the AMCC Player of the Week.
Schurlknight, a freshman left-hander from Darlington, S.C., threw
a no-hitter in a 19-0 win against Rust in the first game of a
doubleheader on Thursday. He pitched a complete seven-inning
game, struck out 12, and walked just two to earn his first win in a
Tiger uniform. Schurlknight was named the SCAC
Co-Pitcher of the Week.
Honorable Mention Hitters: Kyle Just
(Spalding) - .900 (9-10), 1 double, 2 triples, 1 home run, 1 RBI, 6
runs, 1.700 slugging pct.; Erik Bergstrom (Keene State) - .700
(7-10), 2 doubles, 1 triple, 9 RBI, 1.100 slugging pct.; Kenny
Durling (Misericordia) - .591 (13-22), 5 doubles, 1 home run, 9
RBI, 8 runs, .955 slugging pct.; John Schiotis (Salisbury) - .538
(7-13), 2 doubles, 2 home runs, 12 RBI, 7 runs, 1.153 slugging
pct.; Austin Groves (SUNY-Purchase) - .538 (7-13), 5 doubles, 5
runs, .923 slugging pct.
Honorable Mention Pitchers: Andrew Kirk
(Alvernia) - 2-0, 0.69 ERA, 13.0 ip, 1 cg, 8 hits, 19 strikeouts;
Luke Probasco (Buena Vista) - 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 7.0 ip, 1 cg, 1 hit, 8
strikeouts; Connor Henderson (College of New Jersey) - 1-0, 0.60
ERA, 15.0 ip, 1 cg, 9 hits, 9 strikeouts; Noah Solomon (Trinity
Texas) - 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 9.0 ip, 1 cg, 4 hits, 12 strikeouts; Cody
Colly (Mt. Union) - 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 6.0 ip, 2 hits, 12 strikeouts;
Justin Prejsnar (Westminster PA) - 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 9.0 ip, 1 cg, 5
hits, 10 strikeouts.
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| 2011 Winners: | ||
| Feb. 28-Mar. 6 | Hitter of the Week: | Kevin Brashears (Shenandoah) |
| Pitcher of the Week: | Matt McAllister (Penn State-Abington) | |
| Mar. 7-13 | Hitter of the Week: | Michael Pascarella (Pittsburgh-Bradford) |
| Pitcher of the Week: | Lee Schurlknight (Sewanee) |
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