Baseball Weekly Honors to Walkowiak and Abenth
The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) announced Jackson Walkowiak of Lawrence Tech and Ryan Abenth of Concordia as the season's final weekly award winners for baseball. Walkowiak was named Player of the Week after he hit .500 including a clutch home run in a 9-8 victory. Abenth earned Pitcher of the Week after he threw a one-hit complete game shut-out.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jackson Walkowiak, Lawrence Tech
(Sr., LHP/1B - Grosse Pointe, MI, 25)
Clutch HR in 9-8 victory against UMD, 9 hits in four games helped extend his hitting streak to ten games.
| Hitting | g | ab | r | h | 2b | 3b | hr | rbi | bb | k | sb | cs | avg | obp | slg |
| Apr 27 vs. Grace Christian College W, 11-4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 2.000 |
| Apr 30 at Michigan-Dearborn W, 5-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 |
| Apr 30 at Michigan-Dearborn W, 9-8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| May 1 at Siena Heights W, 10-5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .600 |
| Overall | 4 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.056 |
Previous Players of the Week
Feb. 28, 2022 - Aaron West, Concordia
March 7, 2022 - Austin Hurt, Cornerstone
March 14, 2022 - Jace Matkin, Madonna
March 21, 2022 - Braden Nawrocki, Aquinas
March 28, 2022 - Brad Ammons, Lourdes
April 4, 2022 - Steve Haugh, Lourdes
April 11, 2022 - Bryant Diel, UNOH
April 18, 2022 - Nick Olsen, Lawrence Tech
April 25, 2022 - Ashtin Moxey, Indiana Tech
May 2, 2022 - Jackson Walkowiak, Lawrence Tech
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Ryan Abenth, Concordia
(Sr, LHP - Saginaw, Mich.)
Abenth threw a one-hit complete game shut out against Grace Christian on Friday. He tallied eight strikeouts and only allowed two baserunners on the game.
| Pitching | app | gs | w | l | sv | cg | ip | h | r | er | bb | k | k/9 | hr | era |
| Apr 29 vs. Grace Christian W, 18-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10.29 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Overall | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10.29 | 0 | 0.00 |
Previous Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 28, 2022 - Timothy Pomaville, Concordia
March 7, 2022 - Grant Young, Cornerstone
March 14, 2022 - Travis Klocek, Cleary
March 21, 2022 - Conor Gausselin, Aquinas
March 28, 2022 - Grant Young, Cornerstone
April 4, 2022 - Alek Wietryzkowski, Lawrence Tech
April 11, 2022 - Hayes Sturtsman, Indiana Tech
April 18, 2022 - Tyson Kleinfelter, Concordia
April 25, 2022 - Tyler Stacy, Indiana Tech
May 2, 2022 - Ryan Abenth, Concordia