WAC Players of the Week

DENVER, CO – Louisiana Tech outfielder Devon Dageford and right-handed pitcher Jeb Stefan have been named the Western Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for Apr. 27 – May 3.

Dageford, a junior from Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice HS), helped the Bulldogs to a 5-0 road record last week with four wins at Hawai‘i and another at Sacramento State. Dageford batted .500 (10-for-20) with six runs scored, six RBI, two home runs, three doubles, one triple, two walks and a stolen base. Dageford just missed achieving the cycle at Hawai‘i on Saturday as he went 3-for-5 at the plate with a home run, triple and a double with three RBI. Dageford finished the week with a 1.050 slugging percentage and a perfect fielding percentage.
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WAC Players of the Week

DENVER, CO – New Mexico State outfielder Nate Shaver has been named Western Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter of the Week and Fresno State right-handed pitcher Matt Morse, along with San Jose State right-handed pitcher Ryan Shopshire have been named the WAC’s Co-Pitchers of the Week for Apr. 20-26.
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DENVER, CO – Louisiana Tech outfielder Devon Dageford and left-handed pitcher Mike Jefferson have been named the Western Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for Apr. 13-19.

Dageford, a junior from Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice HS), helped the Bulldogs to a 5-0 record last week, including a 4-0 mark against WAC foe Fresno State. Dageford batted .476 (10-for-21) with nine runs scored, nine RBI, three home runs, a triple, two walks and a stolen base. Dageford just missed achieving the cycle against Northwestern State as he went 3-for-3 at the plate with a triple, home run and a single, in order. He helped Louisiana Tech to an 11-9 victory over Fresno State as he hit a walk-off, two-run homer in game one of the series. Dageford also recorded 13 putouts without recording an error in right field.
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WAC Players of the Week

DENVER, CO – Nevada catcher Travis Simas and Hawai‘i right-handed pitcher Jayson Kramer have been named the Western Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for Mar. 30-Apr. 5.

Simas, a senior from Elk Grove, Calif. (Sheldon HS/San Joaquin Delta College), hit .600 in helping the Wolf Pack to three conference wins over Louisiana Tech last week. Simas went 9-for-15 at the plate with eight runs scored, two doubles, three home runs and seven RBI. He also picked off his WAC-leading ninth and 10th runners of the season and caught two of the four base stealers. In the WAC series at Louisiana Tech, Simas hit .692 (9-for-15). He recorded a 1.538 slugging percentage in WAC games after totaling 20 bases. He collected multiple hits in three of his four games at Louisiana Tech, including a career-high four the series finale.

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DENVER – Fresno State third baseman Tom Mendonca and right-handed pitcher Derek Benny have been named the Western Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for Mar. 23-29.
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NM State shortstop Bryan Marquez

DENVER, CO – New Mexico State shortstop Bryan Marquez and Nevada right-handed pitcher Derek Achelpohl have been named the Western Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for Mar. 9-15.

Marquez, a senior from Bonny Lake, Wash. (The Dalles HS), hit .600 in helping the Aggies to a 4-1 record last week. Marquez had a season-high three hits and tied a career high with five RBI as he hit a solo home run and the game-tying grand slam to lead NMSU to a 10-inning, 11-10 victory over Northern Colorado. Marquez had two grand slams on the weekend, and finished the week going 9-for-15 at the plate with nine hits, 13 RBI, four home runs and six walks.

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DENVER, CO – Louisiana Tech third baseman Chris Kersten and San Jose State left-handed pitcher David Berner have been named the Western Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for Feb. 16-22.

Kersten, a senior from Kiowa, Kansas (Medicine Lodge HS), hit .700 (7-10) in helping the Bulldogs to a three-game sweep over Grambling State last week. In the season-opening 15-3 win, Kersten went 2-for-4 at the plate with a double and a home run with a pair of RBI. In the second game against Grambling State, Kersten went 2-for-2 with a pair of home runs and six RBI. He then went 3-for-4 at the plate with a pair of doubles and a home run, along with five RBI. On the week, Kersten went 7-for-10 with four home runs, three doubles, 13 RBI and two walks. Read the rest of this entry »