Andrew Swart, Wabash
(Crawfordsville, IN/Crawfordsville)

W-L: 1-0
ERA: 0.00
IP: 8.2
BB: 4
K: 8

Wabash sophomore Andrew Swart shut out Wittenberg for the second time this season. In his fourth win of the year, he went seven innings, allowed five hits with five strikeouts. Swart also threw 1-2/3 innings against Purdue and held the Boilermakers to a hit, a walk and struck out three.

Matthew Johnson, Wooster
(Orrville, OH/Orrville)

GP : 6
H: 15 (4 doubles, 2 triples, 2 HR)
AB: 23
Avg: .652
Runs: 13
RBI: 5

Wooster senior second baseman Matthew Johnson batted .652 with 13 runs, four doubles, two triples, two home runs and five RBI in the Fighting Scots’ 6-0 week. He has not been retired over his last 13 plate appearances with 10 consecutive hits, plus a walk adn two hit by pitches. Johnson was also perfect in 31 chances in the field.

Ted Skalla, Wittenberg
(Winnetka, IL/New Trier)

W-L: 1-0
Saves: 1
ERA: 0.00
IP: 3.2
BB: 0
K: 1

Wittenberg sophomore righthander Ted Skalla pitched two perfect innings in relief, with six-up and six-down to get the win against Otterbein. Then against Ohio Wesleyan, Skalla threw 1.2 innings with one strikeout and one hit allowed to get the save. For the week, he threw 3.2 innings, retired 11 of 12 batters faced, and did not allow a run.

Justin Street, Hiram
(Warren, OH/Howland)

GP : 6
H: 13 (4 doubles, 2 triples 1 HR)
AB: 21
AVG: .619
Runs: 6
RBI: 8

Hiram senior catcher Justin Street hit .629 on 13-for-21 batting with six runs scored and eight RBI last week. He led the Terriers to doubleheader splits with D’Youville and Pitt-Greensburg before they were swept by Case.

Tyler Fugate, Wooster
(Lebanon, OH/Lebanon)

W-L: 1-0
Saves: 1
ERA: 0.00
IP: 8.0
BB: 2
K: 16

Wooster junior righthander Tyler Fugate saved the Fighting Scots’ 4-3 decision over eighth-ranked Marietta, then earned teh win in a 2-1, 10-inning decision over Allegheny. In eight innings, he allowed one unearned run, scattered four hits and struck outo 16 of a possible 24 batters. He notched a career-best nine K’s against the Pioneers.

James Wendt , Kenyon
(Brooklyn, NY/Stuyvesant)

GP : 6
H: 13 (2 doubles, 1 HR)
AB: 21
AVG: .619
Runs: 9
RBI: 5

Kenyon senior James Wendt led the Lords to a 4-2 week, including a 3-1 mark in conference play. He hit 13-of-21 (.619) with two doubles, a home run, five RBI and nine runs scored.

Matthew Struble, Ohio Wesleyan
(Defiance, OH/Edon)

W-L: 1-0
ERA: 0.00
IP: 8.0
BB: 1
K: 5

Senior Matthew Struble pitched one scoreless inning against Wilmington, then fired a one-hit shutout of Earlham. For the week, he totaled five strikeouts, one walk and no earned runs in eight innings pitched.

Ben Puterbaugh, Oberlin
(Canton, OH/Jackson)

GP : 11
H: 24
Extra-base: 7 (5 doubles, 2 HR)
AB: 39
AVG: .615
RBI: 24

Junior Ben Puterbaugh batted 24-for-39 (.615) in Oberlin’s 8-3 week, including a 3-1 record against Kenyon. He has an active, 14-game hitting streak and has set the school record for hits in a season (44) in just 20 games. Against the Lords, Puterbaugh hit 9-for-11 (.818) and was perfect in 14 chances at third base.

Matt Dishong, Allegheny
(Venetia, PA/Ringgold)

W-L: 2-0
ERA: 2.12
IP: 17.0
BB: 2
K: 21
Opp. BA: .206

Allegheny senior Matt Dishong went 2-0 with 21 strikeouts and two walks while hitters batted only .206. He has now pitched 11 straight innings without allowing an earned run

John Holm, Wabash
(Naperville, IL/Naperville Central)

GP : 3
H: 6 (2 doubles, 1 HR)
AB: 12
AVG.: .500
TB: 11
R: 4
RBI: 5

Sophomore John Holm hit .500, going 6-for-12 with two doubles, home run and five RBI. Wabash went 2-1 on the week with a doubleheader sweep of Wittenberg, 7-1 and 8-0, and fell to Anderson, 17-11.

Zach Clark, Wittenberg
(Sidney, OH/Anna)

W-L: 1-0
IP: 8.0
R/ER: 0/0
H: 8
BB: 3
K: 6

Lefthander Zach Clark of Wittenberg scattered seven hits in seven innings, walked two and fanned six in a 5-0 win over Earlham. In his second career start and third career appearance, he threw a complete-game shutout. He also threw an inning of scoreless relief in a victory over Urbana.

Ben Puterbaugh, Oberlin
(Canton, OH/Jackson)

GP : 5
H: 12
AB: 20
AVG.: .600
R: 7
RBI: 8

Junior infielder Ben Puterbaugh led Oberlin to a 4-1 start to the season as he hit 12-for-20 (.600). He scored seven times, and batted in another eight. In a 10-9 decision over Hiram, he hit 3-for-4 with four RBI.

Adam Painter, Earlham
(Ft. Wayne, IN/Snider)

Earlham junior Adam Painter (Ft. Wayne, IN/Snider) went the distance to pick up a victory over Delaware Valley, 4-1. He gave up one run on on seven hits with seven strikeouts and no walks.

Peter Krieger, Denison
(New Canaan, CT/New Canaan)

Junior Peter Krieger (New Canaan, CT/New Canaan) belted a grand slam in the victory over Oglethorpe. He hit 6-for-8 (.750) with two home runs, eight runs batted in and four runs scored in the Big Red’s 1-1 week. He has a four-game hitting streak and has reached base in all six of Denison’s games in 2010.