DENVER – Nevada outfielder Brooks Klein and Sacramento State pitcher Dallas Chadwick have been named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for April 16-22.
Klein, a junior from Blue Diamond, Nev. (Western Nevada College), hit .353 (6-for-17) with five runs scored, nine RBI, two doubles, a triple and two home runs starting all four games in right field. His on-base percentage was .333 with a slugging percentage of .941. In Tuesday’s game with San Francisco, he was 1-for-5 with the lone hit being a grand slam. After going hitless in game one at Sacramento State, he had multi hits in the final two games. Saturday, Klein was 2-for-3 with two runs scored, two RBI and both hits were doubles. Sunday, he went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBI. His second hit of the day was a two-run homer and the third hit was an RBI triple, helping the Pack to a win in the series finale.
Chadwick, a sophomore from Redding, Calif. (Shasta HS), combined with two other Hornet pitchers to tally the Hornets’ fourth shutout of the year in a 2-0 victory over Nevada Friday afternoon. Making only his second start since missing a month due to injury, Chadwick was in command all game as he tallied eight strikeouts without giving up a walk. He did not allow a runner past second base in seven innings of work, his longest outing of the season.
The other hitter of the week nominations: Fresno State sophomore left fielder Aaron Judge … Hawai‘i freshman second baseman Stephen Ventimilia … Louisiana Tech senior infielder Alex Williams … New Mexico State junior third baseman Robert Lecount … Sacramento State junior infielder Andrew Ayers … San Jose State junior outfielder Michael Gerlach …
The other pitcher of the week nominations: Fresno State senior Taylor Garrison … Hawai‘i sophomore Jarrett Arakawa … Louisiana Tech freshman Phil Maton … Nevada junior Tom Jameson … New Mexico State junior Michael Ormseth … San Jose State junior Zack Jones.