03/07/2023* - Jim's (SECLMW) unofficial baseball awards, polls, rankings

03/07/2023 - Jim's (SECLMW) unofficial baseball awards, polls, rankings

Unofficial, Uneditted and replete with errors of commission and omission

also posted at: http://baseballlmw.blogspot.com/

and http://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/ (American Legion baseball emphasis)

 

added 03/08/23 -

D3Baseball “Team of the Week” awards

Big 10 “Players of the Week”

Horizon League “Players of the Week”

Order -

NJCAA (NJCAA, MCCAA, OCCAC)

NAIA (NAIA, Crossroads, WHAC, River States)

D3Baseball (Team of the Week, Top 25)

NCAA/III (HCAC, MIAA, NCAC, OAC, WIAC)

NCAA/II (GLIAC, GMAC)

NCAA/I (B10, Horizon, MAC) - all are from last week as of 03/06/23

Collegiate Baseball (Players of the Week, DI poll, DII poll, DIII poll (not listed))

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NJCAA / National Junior College Athletic Association rankings & awards -

#NJCAA/DI rankings (1-20 - I'm only listing some!) 03/06/23 - https://www.njcaa.org/sports/bsb/rankings/DI/index (I'm only listing some!)

1 - Central Florida

5 - Iowa Western

8 - Wabash Valley

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#NJCAA/DII rankings (I'm only listing some!)

#NJCAA/DIII rankings (I'm only listing some!)

#NJCAA/DI Players of the Week -

#NJCAA/DII Players of the Week -

#NJCAA/DIII Players of the Week -

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MCCAA / Michigan Community College Athletic Association awards (NJCAA) -

OCCAC / Ohio Community College Athletic Conference awards (NJCAA - 03/06/23) - https://www.occac.org/POTW3-6-23

Pitcher of the Week - Andrew Yeary, Edison State CC (Fairborn HS/OH);

Player of the Week - Cullen McFarland, Owens CC (Watkins memorial HS/OH);

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NAIA / National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics awards -

#NAIA Statistic “Leader Board” - 03/07/23 (updated daily!!) - this from 03/06/23 - https://naiastats.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/leaders (also links to team stats)

*Hitting (Batting Average, RBI / Runs Batted In, Home Runs, Stolen Bases)

*Pitching (ERA / Earned Run Average, Wins, Strikeouts, Saves)

Timothy Pomaville (Concordia/WHAC - Warren Woods Tower HS/MI) - 5th ERA 0.60;

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Crossroads League “Athletes of the Week” awards (NAIA - 03/05/2023) - https://www.crossroadsleague.com/article/5310 (only baseball listed below) -

Player of the Week - Hunter Billman, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Utica HS/OH);

Pitcher of the Week - Drue Young, Indiana Wesleyan (Center Grove HS/IN);

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WHAC / Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference awards (NAIA - 03/06/23) - https://www.whac.net/article/6691

Player of the Week - Parker Bates, Indiana Tech (Adams Central HS/IN);

Pitcher of the Week - Nate Raniszewski, Cleary (Dearborn Divine Child HS/MI - Schoolcraft College);

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River States Conference (RSC) awards (NAIA - 03/06/23) -

Player of the Week - Isaac Santana, Point Park (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) https://www.riverstatesconference.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/releases/20230306wosaq2;

Pitcher of the Week - Lucas Letsinger, Indiana Kokomo (Hamilton Heights HS/IN) https://www.riverstatesconference.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/releases/20230306wji6fy;

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D3Baseball Team of the Week (NCAA/III - 03/09/23) - https://www.d3baseball.com/awards/team-of-the-week/2023/week03 (Games of February 27-March 5, 2023)

C Jack Anderson, Sr., Case Western Reserve - Clarkston HS/MI

C John Mulready, Jr., Endicott

1B Avery Carnicom, Sr., Alma - Woodhaven HS/MI

2B Josh Bohn, Sr., Denison - Concord-Carlisle HS/MA

SS Ben Hopper, Sr., Bethany Lutheran

3B Jacob Evangelista, Jr., East Texas Baptist

OF Josh Hernandez, Sr., New Jersey City

OF Logan McCoy, Jr., Central (Iowa)

OF Andrew Parker, Sr., Baldwin Wallace - Toledo Catholic Central HS/OH

OF Eric Recchia, So., Rutgers-Newark

DH Vincent Eramo, Sr., Fitchburg St.

SP Jacob Bell, Sr., Shenandoah

SP Matt Josselyn, Gr., Bridgewater St.

SP Nathan Mankoski, Fr., Pitt.-Greensburg

RP James LaBruno, So., Cortland

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D3Baseball Top 25 teams (NCAA/III - 03/06/23) - https://www.d3baseball.com/top25/2023/2023Top25-week-2

(I'm only listing top 10 + selected others!) - Through games of Sunday, March 5, 2023:

Rank School W-L Record

1 Birmingham-Southern 13-1

2 Salisbury 8-1

3 Eastern Connecticut 3-0

4 UW-Stevens Point 3-0 - WIAC

5 Rowan 3-0

6 Baldwin Wallace 8-2 - OAC

7 UW-Whitewater 0-0 - WIAC

8 LaGrange 8-4

9 Shenandoah 10-1

10 Endicott 1-0

11 Denison 5-0 - NCAC

20 Marietta 5-4 - OAC

other - UW-Oshkosh - WIAC

other - Wooster - NCAC

other - Mount Union - OAC

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Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Baseball Notebook (NCAA/III - 03/06/23) - https://heartlandconf.org/news/2023/3/6/hcac-2023-baseball-notebook-week-2.aspx

Hitting Athlete of the Week - Tyler Smitherman (Westfield HS/IN) Anderson University;

Pitching Athlete of the Week - Matthew Johnson (Andrean HS/IN) Franklin College

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Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) awards (NCAA/III - 03/06/23) - https://www.miaa.org/potw/2022-23/AOTW_2023March6

Pitcher of the Week - Connor Comiskey, Calvin University (Lutheran North HS/MI);

Player of the Week - Avery Carnicom, Alma College (Woodhaven HS/MI);

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North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) newsletter (NCAA/III - 03/06/23) - https://northcoast.org/news/2023/3/6/general-ncac-weekly-newsletter-athletes-of-the-week-3-6.aspx

Player of the Week - Danny Glimco, DePauw (Benet Academy/IL);

Pitcher of the Week - Charlie Fleming, Denison (Upper Arlington HS/OH);

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OhioAthletic Conference (OAC) athletes of the weeks (NCAA/III - 03/06/23) - https://www.oac.org/sports/Players_of_the_Week/2022-23/3.6.23

Pitcher of the Week - Kail Hill, Marietta (Marietta HS/OH - Marietta Post 64);

Player of the Week - Dakota Durick, Ohio Northern (New Castle HS/IN);

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Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) awards (NCAA/III - 03/06/23) - https://wiacsports.com/news/2023/3/7/uw-plattevilles-breen-and-uw-oshkoshs-waco-named-wiac-kwik-trip-baseball-athletes-of-the-week.aspx (February 27 - March 5) -

Player of the Week - Charlie Breen, University of Wisconsin-Platteville (Lyons Township HS/IL);

Pitcher of the Week - LJ Waco, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Cary-Grove HS/IL);

*Also nominated for position player (UW-Oshkosh, Zach Taylor (Stevenson HS/IL); UW-Stevens Point, Anthony Tomczak (Muskego HS/WI));

*Also nominated for pitcher (UW-Stevens Point, Tyler Beyer (Lincoln HS/WI));

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WIAC 02/28/23 - https://wiacsports.com/news/2023/2/28/uw-oshkoshs-scherrman-and-brinkman-named-wiac-kwik-trip-baseball-athletes-of-the-week.aspx

Player of the Week - Matt Scherrman, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Wheaton Warrenville South HS/IL);

Pitcher of the Week - Connor Brinkman, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (New London HS/WI - New London Post 263);

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Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) awards (NCAA/II - 03/06/23) - https://www.gliac.org/sports/bsb/2022-23/Releases/BSB_POTW/Week_3

Player of the Week - Colin Cornwell, Saginaw Valley State (Sterling Hts Henry Ford II HS/MI);

Pitcher of the Week - Logan Bursick-Harrington, Davenport (South Lyon East HS/MI - South Carolina Sumter);

*Nominated players (Hunter DeLanoy (Wayne State - Hartland HS/MI), Daniel Llanas (Wisconsin Parkside - West Allis Central HS/WI), Carter Troncin (Davenport - Urbandale HS/IA - Des Moines Area CC));

*Nominated pitchers (Ryan Korolden (Wayne State - Yale HS/MI - St. Clair County CC)), Tyler McLaren (Saginaw Valley - Freeland HS/MI), Kaleb Schulist (Wisconsin Parkside - Stevens Point HS/WI / Stevens Point Post 6));

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Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) awards (NCAA/II - 03/06/23) - https://greatmidwestsports.com/news/2023/3/6/athletes-of-the-week.aspx

North Pitcher - Brendan Beaver, Ashland University (Bay City John Glenn HS/MI / Midland Berryhill Post 165 - Lansing CC);

North Player - Anthony Ryan, Malone University (Shenango HS/PA);

South Pitcher - Blaine Wynk, University of Findlay (Miamisburg HS/OH);

South Player - Ty Hatfield, Tiffin University (Fredericktown HS/OH);

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Big 10 Confeerence Baseball awards (NCAA/I - 03/07/23) - https://bigten.org/news/2023/3/7/baseball-weekly-awards-march-7.aspx

Player of the Week - Paul Toetz, Purdue (Greendale, WI / Greendale HS/WI - Indiana);

Pitcher of the Week - Kyle Iwinski, Purdue (Griffith, IN / Griffith HS/IN - Kankakee JC);

Freshman of the Week - Trevor Cohen, Rutgers (Brigantine, NJ - Holy Spirit HS/NJ);

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Big 10 - 02/27/23 - https://bigten.org/news/2023/2/27/baseball-weekly-awards.aspx

Player of the Week - Keaton Anthony, Iowa (Mill Creek HS/GA);

Pitcher of the Week - Jason Savacool, Maryland (Baker HS/NY);

Freshman of the Week - Greg Pace Jr., Michigan (Edison Academy/MI);

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Horizon League Baseball awards (NCAA/I - 03/08/23) - https://horizonleague.org/news/2023/3/8/baseball-nike-hlbase-players-of-the-week-march-8.aspx

Batter of the Week - Braedon Blackford, Purdue Fort Wayne (Peoria, IL / Peoria Notre Dame HS/IL - Illinois State);

Pitcher of the Week - Nick Gilhaus, Milwaukee (Bloomington, IL / Normal Community HS/IL);

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Horizon League - 02/28/23 - https://horizonleague.org/news/2023/2/27/baseball-nike-hlbase-players-of-the-week-february-28.aspx

Co-Batter of the Week - Trey Law, Youngstown State (Cedar Cliff HS/PA);

Co-Batter of the Week - Liam McFadden-Ackman, Northern Kentucky (Mason HS/OH);

Pitcher of the Week - Travis Perry, Youngstown State (Rocky Grove HS/PA);

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MAC / Mid-American Conference Baseball awards (NCAA/I - 02/27/23) - https://getsomemaction.com/news/2023/2/27/ball-state-sweeps-weekly-baseball-honors.aspx

Pitcher of the Week - Ryan Brown, Ball State (L'Anse Creuse HS/MI);

Player of the Week - Ryan Peltier, Ball State (Dayton Chaminade Julienne HS/OH);

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Collegiate Baseball National Players of the Week (03/06/23) - http://baseballnews.com/cb-national-players-of-week-3-6-23/

RHP Paul Skenes, Louisiana St.

3B Colby Shelton, Alabama

1B Hunter Fitz-Gerald, Old Dominion

RHP Sam Hliboki, Vanderbilt

LF Shane Lewis, Troy

RHP Kyle Iwinski, Purdue (Griffith HS/IN - Kankakee JC);

LF Daniel Pacella, Illinois St. (Mundelein HS/IL);

RHP Colin Purcell, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

C Cannon Peebles, N.C. State

LHP Josh Hartle, Wake Forest

2B Jackson Van de Brake, North Carolina

RHP/1B Jackson Finley, Georgia Tech.

1B/OF/C Kiko Romero, Arizona

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D1Baseball Top 25 Rankings (03/06/23) - https://d1baseball.com/top-25/d1baseball-top-25-rankings/

(I'm listing top 10 + selected others)

Rank - School - W-L -

1 LSU - 10-1

2 Stanford - 9-2

3 Tennessee - 11-2

4 Ole Miss - 10-2

5 Wake Forest - 13-0

6 Florida - 10-3

7 Vanderbilt - 8-4

8 Arkansas - 9-2

9 Louisville - 10-1

10 TCU - 7-4

11 Virginia Tech - 9-2

16 UCLA - 9-2

23 Iowa - 9-1

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Collegiate Baseball DI Poll (03/06/23) - http://baseballnews.com/collegiate-baseball-div-1-poll-3-6-23/

30 schools listed - I'm listing the top 10 and selected others

Rank Team (Record)

1. Louisiana St. (10-1) - SEC

2. Wake Forest (13-0) - ACC

3. Tennessee (11-2) - SEC

4. Louisville (10-1) - ACC

5. Stanford (9-2) - Pac 12

6. Virginia (11-0) - ACC

7. Florida (10-3) - SEC

8. Arkansas (9-2) - SEC

9. Vanderbilt (8-4) - SEC

10. UCLA (9-2) - Pac 12

16. Iowa (9-1) - Big10

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Collegiate Baseball DII Poll (03/06/23) - http://baseballnews.com/collegiate-baseball-div-2-poll-3-6-23/

30 schools listed - I'm listing the top 10 and selected others

Rank Team (Record)

1. North Greenville (17-2)

2. Tampa (13-3)

3. Columbus St. (14-3)

4. Angelo St. (17-3)

5. Cal. St. San Bernardino (13-1)

6. West Chester (8-3)

7. Rollins (11-4)

8. Illinois-Springfield (9-3) - GLVC

9. Southern Arkansas (12-5)

10. Montevallo (15-2)

11. Quincy (8-3) - GLVC

14. East Stroudsburg (11-2) - PSAC

30. Wayne State/MI (5-1) - GLIAC

other - Indianapolis (6-0) - GLVC

other - Ashland (6-1) - GMAC

other - Slippery Rock (5-2) - PSAC

other - Shippensburg (12-5) - PSAC

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Collegiate Baseball DIII Poll (no poll yet) - http://baseballnews.com/2023-collegiate-baseball-ncaa-d-3-polls/

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