McMurry and HSU Players Earn Player Of The Week Honors
By: ASC Press Release
Updated: April 9, 2012
HITTER OF THE WEEK
Matt Thompson, 1B, Sr., McMurry
McMurry senior first baseman Matt Thompson (Southlake,
TX / Carroll HS)
went 8-for-12 with two home runs, one triple, three doubles and eight
RBIs over three games against cross-town
rival Hardin-Simmons. Thompson, who takes the division's top weekly
hitting award for the third time, also scored six runs, walked twice and
played errorless defense. He went 5-for-5 with a homer - in his first
at-bat - and three doubles in the War Hawks' opening
game win.
CO-PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
James Simmons, RHP, Jr., Hardin-Simmons
Hardin-Simmons junior right-hander James Simmons (Abilene,
TX / AHS)
went 2-0 in two appearances out of the bullpen, including a victory
over No. 1-ranked Trinity, after tossing 6 2/3 scoreless
innings. Simmons scattered four hits, struck out three batters and
walked just one. In the 3-2 win over Trinity, he tossed two hitless
innings to help halt the Tigers' eight-game winning streak. His other
victory came against cross-town division rival McMurry
in the deciding game of series.
Jeff Spillane, RHP, Jr., Texas Lutheran
Texas Lutheran junior right-hander Jeff Spillane (Houston,
TX / Houston Christian)
tossed a complete-game, three-hit shutout with nine strikeouts in a 5-0
ASC West Division road game against
Howard Payne. Spillane, who has won his last three starts, did not walk a
batter. The only extra-base hit he allowed was a two-out,
seventh-inning double.
EAST DIVISION
HITTER OF THE WEEK
Chase Brown, OF, Sr., Texas-Dallas
Texas-Dallas senior outfielder Chase Brown (Arlington,
TX / Martin HS)
went 7-for-10 with two doubles, five RBIs and two runs scored to fuel
an ASC East Division three-game series sweep of Mississippi College.
Brown, who never struck out, also walked
once and stole a base as the Comets extended their winning streak to
eight games. He reached base safely in his first nine plate appearances
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Chance Cotton, RHP, Jr., East Texas Baptist
East Texas Baptist junior right-hander Chance Cotton (Van,
TX / VHS)
tossed a complete-game, two-hitter with seven strikeouts to earn the
win in a 1-0 ASC East Division game against Louisiana College. Cotton,
who was perfect through four innings, did not
walk a single batter over the seven frames. Both of LC's hits were
singles. It was Cotton's second straight complete-game victory.
OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES:
HITTERS: Texas-Tyler C Hayden Chick
went 10-for-18 with two doubles over a 3-1 week. . . . LeTourneau 3B Nate Tomaszewski
went 6-for-12 with a home run and three doubles over a 2-1 weekend. . . . Ozarks 2B Nick Brill hit .461 with three RBIs over four
games. . . . Mississippi College 1B Brett Hightower went 5-for-10 with a homer and two doubles over three losses. . . . Louisiana
College SS Jordan Marks had two doubles and drove in three runs over four games. . . . Mary Hardin-Baylor C/DH Chris
Joshlin went 5-for-12 with a homer and two doubles over a 2-1 weekend. . . . Concordia Texas C Collin Janssen
went 6-for-10 with a homer over a sweep of Schreiner. . . . Hardin-Simmons DH Troy Nicholson went 7-for-15 with two doubles and five
RBIs over a 3-2 week. . . . Texas Lutheran 1B Matt Petterson went 4-for-12 with a homer and six RBIS over a sweep of Howard Payne.
PITCHERS: Texas-Dallas RHP Derek
Dallas allowed just three hits and struck out seven without allowing an earned run to get the win over MC. . . . Texas-Tyler RHP Jack
Barkley allowed just one earned run ands truck out four against Centenary to improve to 9-0. . . . LeTourneau RHP Travis Norris earned
the win over Ozarks by allowing just three earned runs over eight innings. . . . Ozarks RHP Tyler Erickson tossed a complete-game
in a 4-3 win over LETU. . . . Mississippi College RHP Andy Roberts allowed only one run over three relief innings against UTD. . .
. Louisiana College RHP Kory Kottenbrook struck out seven and allowed only two earned runs over seven innings of work, including a
tough-luck 1-0 loss to ETBU. . . . Concordia Texas LFP Scott Hays tossed 7 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win over Schreiner. .
. . Mary Hardin-Baylor RHP Cameron Arnett tossed a complete-game in a 4-2 win over Sul Ross State. . . . McMurry RHP Spencer
Smith hurled a complete-game with six strikeouts in a 15-4 win over HSU.
