NAIA BALL PlAYER, PITCHER & TEAM OF THE WEEK
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Player of the Week
Week 4- NAIA Ball Player of the Week
NAIA Ball Player of the Week #4 NAIA Ball Hitter of the Week: Colt Sussex-Uphold (McPherson, KS) Colt Sussex-Uphold - McPherson (KS) - Junior slugger would have himself a week in the batter’s box. Sussex-Uphold ended his week 6-12 with four home runs and 7 runs batted in. Sussex-Uphold’s performance would lead his team to a 2-1 series win over KCAC opponent Tabor (KS). Sussex-Uphold would also have two multi-homer games against Tabor (KS) this week. In the series opener, Sussex-Uphold would go 2-5 with two home runs and four runs batted in. McPherson (KS) would go on and defeat Tabor (KS) 14-12. In the series finale McPherson (KS) would fall 18-8, but Sussex-Uphold still had himself a game. He would finish the game 4-5 with two home runs and three runs batted in. Sussex-Uphold’s dominant performance in the box would win him this week’s NAIA Ball Pitcher of the Week.
Pitcher of the Week
Week 4- NAIA Ball Pitcher of the Week
NAIA Ball Pitcher of the Week - Week 4 NAIA Ball Pitcher of the Week: Frank Wierman (Arizona Christian) Frank Wierman - Arizona Christian - Senior southpaw was electric on the mound and led ACU to a 2-0 victory over Saint Xavier (IL). Wierman threw 5 shutout innings while also giving up two walks and one hit. Wierman would finish the game with 12 strikeouts and give himself his first win of his 2025 campaign. Wierman’s performance would win him this week’s NAIA Ball Pitcher of the Week.
Team of the Week
Week 4- NAIA Ball Team of the Week
NAIA Ball Team of the Week - Week 4 NAIA Ball Team of the Week (Reinhardt, GA) Reinhardt University (GA) finished their week by ending every game with a score in the double digits. Reinhardt would start the week at Brewton-Parker (GA) and finish the week home with Truett-McConnell (GA), Overall Reinhardt would outscore their opponents 45-10, and would outscore Truett-McConnel 31-1 in their three game series. To start the week Reinhardt would go 13 innings with Brewton-Parker (GA). Ultimately they would win the game with a five run inning in the top of the 13th. Reinhardt would walk away with a 14-9 victory to open up their week. Reinhardt would defeat Truett-McConnell (GA) 11-1 in their series opener. Right-hand pitcher Andrew Herbert would pick up the win. Herbert would throw five shutout innings allowing five hits and two walks while collecting 6 strikeouts. Third baseman Dryden Howse would help out with this win as well by having himself a 4 RBI game and hitting a solo homerun. In the second game of the series Reinhardt would shut out Truett-McConnell (GA) in a 10-0 victory. Right-hand pitcher Tate Dearing would get himself the win on the bump with a five shutout inning performance. Designated hitter Jacob Mantooth would have himself a game as well. He finished the day 3-4 and collected two runs batted in. The series finale would result in another 10-0 victory for Reinhardt. Shortstop Robert Phelps would be a big part in this victory. Phelps finished the day with four runs batted in while launching a three-run home run. The winning pitcher for the game is right-handed pitcher Timothy Pate. Pate would toss five shutout innings and rack up five strikeouts. This would also be Pate’s first win of the 2025 season. Reinhardt will play next at home against Ottawa University (AZ) on February 20, 2025 at 12pm EST.
