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Untitled Document 2002 Players of the Week 2002 Conference Players of the Week North Division South Division Week #1: April 2 Roy Stockton Joe Larkins Beloit Monmouth A junior catcher from Vacaville, Calif., A senior pitcher/DH from Galesburg, Ill., (Vacaville HS) Stockton is hitting .524 with 22 (Galesburg HS) Larkins got off to a great start on the hits in 42 at bats in Beloit's first 15 games. He mound and at the plate for Monmouth. Larkins has a has six doubles, three home runs and 18 RBI, all 2-2 record with one save and a team-leading 2.51 team highs, in those first 15 games. His slugging ERA. He has worked 28.2 innings and allowed 17 percentage is a whopping .881 and his on-base hits while striking out 31 and walking 11. Larkins, percentage is .600. He has walked four times and who beat Eureka College 4-0 in his last outing, is has been hit by pitches four times. He also has scored 12 runs, tied allowing opponents to hit only .170 against him. At the plate, Larkins is for the second highest total on the team. He has split time behind batting .340 (17-for-50) with a home run and nine RBIs. His home run was the plate and as the Bucs designated hitter. a grand slam, and it brought him to within one homer of the career record at Monmouth. Week #2: April 9 Nick Thoen Brian Short Ripon Illinois C. Thoen, a junior from Prescott, Wis., Short, a first-year catcher from Eldred, Ill., (Prescott HS), led Ripon in a four-game (Carrollton HS), lifted Illinois C. to a split against two series, catching every inning of the series. non-conference opponents this past week. Short went The junior had 11 at bats, collecting five 5-for-8 (.625) with three runs batted in as the hits, scoring six runs, and eight RBIs. Blueboys defeated MacMurray and fell to Blackburn. Thoen also hit three homeruns. As a In the win over MacMurray, Short's line-drive single catcher, not a single runner stole a base. drove home the winning run in a 7-6, 11-inning victory. Week #3: April 16 Brad Mott Scott Rans Ripon Knox Mott, a junior shortstop from Neenah, Rans, a senior catcher from Waukegan, Ill., led an offensive explosion that Wis., (Neenah HS) led Ripon to a four- produced three wins in five games during the past week. At the plate, Rans game sweep of Carroll. Mott was 14 for went 10-for-19 (.526), including three home runs. The senior drove in 11 20, scoring 13 runs and 16 RBI. The runs and scored seven for the Prairie Fire. Behind the plate, Rans was solid junior hit six home runs in the four game as he threw out four baserunners attempting to steal in the five games. series along with two doubles and one triple. Mott hit four home runs in one game to tie an NCAA III record. Week #4: April 22 Mario Bilotti Ryan Johnson St. Norbert Monmouth Bilotti, a sophomore catcher from De Pere, Wis., (De Pere HS) hit Johnson, a senior pitcher from Ottumwa, Iowa .533 as he led St. Norbert to a 4-1 week. Bilotti was 8-for-15 last (Ottumwa HS) picked up a pair of wins as the Scots week with two runs scored and three RBIs from the No. 9 spot in improved their mark to 5-1 in the South Division. the batting order. The catcher also aided the pitching staff to a solid For the week, the senior pitched 8.2 innings, week, calling five games where the staff allowed just 32 hits in 41 allowed two hits, no earned runs, two walks and innings. eight strikeouts. Johnson improved his record to 6-2 and has a 5-0 record and a 1.01 earned run average in his last 26.2 innings. Jake Green file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/weibelc/Desktop/2002%20BB%20POW.htm[8/23/2012 11:02:54 AM] Untitled Document Illinois C. Green, a junior infielder from Rochester, Ill., (Rochester HS) went 7-for-9 at the plate in two games against Knox with five home runs, 10 RBIs, seven runs scored, and two walks. With the new totals of 9 home runs and 25 RBI, the junior now has the third-highest single-season home run total in school history and entered the top 10 in RBIs. Week #5: May 1 Jason Shanda Lawrence Shanda, a senior catcher from Madison, Wis., (East HS) was the force behind the Lawrence offense this past week. Shanda batted .571 in four games with a double, a triple, three runs scored, and three runs batted in. He also was solid behind the plate, throwing out 4 of 8 runners attempting to steal. During the week, Shanda broke Lawrence’s career hits record with 125. Joe Larkins and Ryan Johnson Monmouth Joe Larkins and Ryan Johnson both threw shutouts against Knox, as Monmouth clinched the South Division title and the right to host the MWC Tournament. Both pitchers also earned their 20th career victory. Larkins, a senior pitcher from Galesburg, Ill. (Galesburg HS), fired a four-hitter in the opener, striking out three and walking none in the 4-0 victory. Johnson, a senior pitcher from Ottumwa, Iowa (Ottumwa HS), fired a three-hitter in the nightcap, as he struck out nine and walked one in a 5-0 win. Larkins is now 5-2 on the season with a 1.59 earned run average. Johnson, who is 7-2, is 6- 0 with a 0.80 ERA in his last six appearances. Week #6: May 7 Eric Roecker Taylor Thiel Ripon Monmouth Roecker, a senior 2nd baseman from Thiel, a senior catcher from Galesburg, Ill. (Galesburg Hartford, Wis., led the Red Hawks to a HS) had a record-breaking doubleheader against 4-game sweep of Lawrence and the Grinnell. Thiel’s three home runs against Carroll broke North Division Championship. Roecker Monmouth’s single-season record. The senior finished was 8-for-15 in the series with 2 the day going 4-for-6 (.667) at the plate with three doubles, 2 home runs and 10 RBI’s. In homers, five runs batted in, four walks, seven runs the 2-game sweep over Edgewood, the scored, and a slugging percentage of 2.167. Thiel now senior was 7-for-9 with 5 total runs, 6 RBI’s, and one homerun. has ten home runs on the season, which is just one shy of Monmouth’s career record. Click here for 2001 Players of the Week file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/weibelc/Desktop/2002%20BB%20POW.htm[8/23/2012 11:02:54 AM].
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