Player of the Week
Pat Winkel, UConn, So., C (Orange, Conn.)
Connecticut sophomore Pat Winkel led the league in the final week of play with a 1.385 slugging percentage as the Huskies claimed the regular season title helped by a 4-0 weekend against Seton Hall. The Huskies finished the regular season on a six-game winning streak. Winkel batted .538 (7-for-13), scored seven runs and plated nine. The Huskies outscored Seton Hall 48-11. Winkel’s RBI count was second in the BIG EAST last week behind teammate Reggie Crawford. He was also second in on-base percentage with .667. He hit three home runs over the weekend, walked four times and hit two doubles. Behind the plate, he was credited with 25 outs and assisted on one with no errors.
Pitcher of the Week
Jack Myers, Butler, Jr., RHP (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Butler righty Jack Myers earned a 2-0 complete game victory against Georgetown in the final weekend for the Bulldogs as he struck out eight over the course of seven innings. He allowed four hits, scattered over the course of separate innings. All four hits were singles. The win event the series at 1-1. Butler finished with two more wins on Saturday and Sunday for a series victory.
Honor Roll
Alan Roden, Creighton
Roden closed the week hitting .538 (7-for-13), scoring three runs in a 2-2 weekend against Xavier. He went 4-for-4 in the opener, connecting on a double and scoring a run. Roden closed the series with going 2-for-3 in the finale. He drew a walk in each contest, earning the intentional pass three times.
Tyler Roche, St. John’s
Picked up his first collegiate win by allowing no earned runs and three hits in six innings of work against Villanova on Sunday. Scattered five walks, but struck out a season-high eight batters.
Cameron Hassert, Villanova
Hassert helped Villanova a 2-1 series victory at St. John’s by batting .412 (5-for-12). He scored twice and plated two runs. He also hit a double and stole a base in the series.
Jared Cushing, Xavier
Cushing batted .529 (9-for-17) over the weekend in a 2-2 series against Creighton. He had three multi-hit games. He had a career-best four hits in a 4-for-5 game in game two of the Friday doubleheader. He finished with three RBI, a home run and scored four times.
Nick Zwack, Xavier
Zwack made the start in the first game against CU going 5.1 innings and allowed just five hits with one earned run. He walked three while striking out a career-high 11. The Musketeers won 10-5, Zwack left the game with a 2-1 lead for XU.