The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) has announced that Fresno State’s Alan Ahmady has been named the Pro-Line Athletic National Player of the Week for the period ending March 30. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference each week and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season.
Ahmady, a sophomore from Fresno, Calif., hit .583 with 14 hits, eight runs scored, six doubles, three home runs, and 14 RBI as Fresno State went 5-1 last week. In four conference games against Nevada, he hit .600 in 15 at bats with three homers and 10 RBI. He also scored seven runs and had a slugging percentage of 1.467 during the four games against the Pack.
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For more information, contact NCBWA Assistant Executive Director Mike Montoro (304-293-2821, mike.montoro@mail.wvu.edu).
2008 WINNERS:
Pro-Line Athletic Hitter of the Week - Feb. 25 - Dustin Ackley, North Carolina; March 4 - Sawyer Carroll, Kentucky; March 11 - Aaron Murphree, Arkansas; March 18 - Tyler Kuhn, West Virginia; March 25 - Mike McKenna, Florida Atlantic; April 1 - Alan Ahmady, Fresno State
Pro-Line Athletic Pitcher of the Week - Feb. 25 - Lance Lynn, Ole Miss; March 4 - Joey Seal, Norfolk State, Barry Bowden, Southern Miss; March 11 - David Coulon, Arizona; March 18 - Ricky Bowen, Mississippi State; March 25 - Aaron Crow, Missouri; April 1 - Brandon McClurg, Lipscomb and Josh Romanski, San Diego
Transactions - NCBWA named Fresno State sophomore outfielder Alan Ahmady, Lipscomb's junior RHP Brandon McClurg and San Diego junior LHP as the Pro-Line Athletic National Players of the Week.