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May 1, 2006

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ohio Wesleyan junior Kyle Sherman (Plain City, OH/Dublin Scioto) slammed 
two homers and drove in six runs to lead the Bishops to back-to-back wins 
over Kenyon in the NCAC Tournament semifinals. He drove in the tying run 
and scored the go-ahead run in the opener, then belted a three-run homer 
to help OWU break the game open in the nightcap, after putting the 
Bishops ahead to stay with solo homer in first inning.    

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Wooster sophomore lefty Adam Samson (Orrville, OH/Orrville) tossed the 
first nine-inning complete-game shutout of his career, salvaging a split 
for the Scots during the first day of the NCAC Tournament semifinal 
series with Wittenberg. The Tigers managed eight hits off of Samson, but 
he was in command throughout as they were all singles, and of the 10 
runners stranded, only one reached third base. Samson struck out four 
and walked just one. He also was the starter against NCAA Div. I Kent 
State, working the first 2.1 innings.
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April 24, 2006

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ohio Wesleyan senior third baseman Sammy Hall (North Riverside, IL/
Nazareth Academy) led the Bishops to a 3-1 week as he hit .500 (7-14) with
two doubles, three homers, six runs scored and 10 RBI. He had a 1.286 
slugging percentage and also walked twice and was hit by a pitch twice for
a .611 on-base percentage. He smashed a two-run homer in the 20-4 loss to
Wooster and then belted a first-inning grand slam and singled in what
proved to be the winning run in the 10-8 victory over the Scots. He also
blasted a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth against #11 Ohio
Dominican (NAIA) to erase an 8-7 deficit and help OWU to a 10-9 victory.
He was 2-for-4 with three RBI against ODU.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Ohio Wesleyan senior right-hander Adam Dunn (Westerville, OH/Worthington
Christian) went 2-0 last week with one save in three appearances. He
pitched 8.0 innings, allowing seven hits, three runs, three earned runs
and striking out six while walking three. He worked the ninth inning to
pick up the save against Ohio Dominican. He picked up the win against
Muskingum in relief, retiring all nine batters he faced in the final
three innings. He also won in relief against Wooster.
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April 17, 2006

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kenyon freshman Jake Calcei (Manyua, OH/Aurora) hit for the cycle in the 
first of three Kenyon wins against Allegheny. The third baseman was 
4-for-4 in the game one win and went on to drill two more home runs in 
game two. For the weekend, he was 8-for-13 (.615) with a double, two 
triples, three homers, eight runs scored and 10 RBI.    

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Wooster sophomore southpaw Adam Samson (Orrville, OH/Orrville) pitched 
his second-straight complete game and struck out a career-high 10 during 
game two of the Hiram series - a 10-2 Wooster win. He held the Terriers 
to one earned run (two total) on three hits and four walks, while 
improving to 5-1 and lowering his ERA to 1.58.  It was his only action 
of the week.
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April 10, 2006

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ohio Wesleyan junior second baseman Kyle Sherman (Plain City, Dublin 
Scioto) went 10-for-18 (.556) with a double, two triples, seven runs 
scored and 10 RBI in the four games against Denison. He was 8-for-11 
(.727) with four runs scored and eight RBI in games three and four. In 
the Sunday opener, he was 4-for-6 (.667) with six RBI and two triples, 
which tie the OWU single-game record for triples, last accomplished by 
Mark Wherry against Nichols in 2001. In non-conference action, he was 
1-for-3 with two runs scored and a two-run homer in a loss to Heidelberg 
and was 2-for-5 (.400) with a double in a loss to Marietta. For the week, 
he was 13-for-26 (.500) with two doubles, two triples, a homer, 10 runs 
scored and 13 RBI.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Allegheny senior Drew Scibetta (Glenshaw, PA/Shaler Area) who had 13 
strikeoouts in seven innings of work to lead the Gators over Oberlin. 
He pitched a complete game against the Yeomen, allowing two earned runs, 
walking one and scattering four hits  (.167 opponent batting average). 
He has recorded 66 strikeouts over 39.2 innings this season, an average 
of 14.97 strikeouts per nine innings.
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April 3, 2006

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Wabash freshman second baseman Mike Nowak (Munster, IN/Munster) led the 
Little Giants to a perfect 4-0 NCAC record and a 5-1 week overall. He was 
9-for-23 (.391) for the week, scoring six runs with three homers, seven 
RBI and 18 total bases. He also had two walks and a sacrifice bunt with 
no strikeouts. He had only one error in 19 total chances in the field in 
six games at second.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Wittenberg senior Jason Holmberg (Miamisburg, OH/Kettering Alter) tossed 
an 11-inning complete game to lead Wittenberg to a 4-3 win in the OWU 
series opener. He then came in during game four to earn the last two 
outs. He allowed seven hits and three runs, one of which was earned, 
while walking one and striking out six in 11.2 innings of work during 
which he threw 106 pitches.
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March 27, 2006

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Wooster sophomore outfielder/designated hitter Sean Karpen (Venetia, PA/
Peters Township) helped the Scots to a four-game sweep of Oberlin to open 
NCAC play by going 7-for-15 (.467) with eight runs scored, a pair of 
doubles, a home run and five RBI. He also walked once and was hit by four 
pitches (.600 on-base pct.) and stole six bases in seven attempts.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Wooster senior right-hander Jon Oliver (West Chester, OH/Lakota West) 
became the first Wooster pitcher since Brett Beech in 1993 to throw a 
no-hitter. He faced just two batters over the minimum in the first game 
of the Oberlin series, yielding two walks and striking out nine en route 
to a 6-0 win. Oliver is 3-0 in three starts this season with a 0.47 ERA 
and 25 strikeouts in 19.0 innings. 
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March 20, 2006

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Denison senior first baseman Lee Fischer (Gahanna, OH/Lincoln) hit .593 
and was 16-for-27 in eight starts last week to lead the Big Red on their 
spring break trip. Fischer led the team with 14 runs batted in. He scored 
11 runs, had two doubles, one triple and one home run while walking six 
times. He also was 4-of-6 in stolen base opportunities and posted a .686 
on-base percentage.  

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Kenyon senior pitcher Michael Coe (Kensington, MD/Montgomery Blair) was a 
perfect 2-0 during the Lords' second week in Florida. He had two complete 
games and registered a 1.59 earned run average by beating Mount Saint 
Vincent 12-2 and shutting down Westminster 8-3. He gave up just 13 hits 
and had 18 strikeouts in his 17 innings of work.
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