DENVER - NM State's Daniel Johnson and Northern Colorado's Nick Tanner have been named Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for April 25 - May 1.
Johnson, a junior outfielder from Vallejo, Calif. (Northeast Oklahoma A&M), was the driving force behind the Aggies' sweep of Sacramento State. For the week, he went 12-for-20 with two doubles, four home runs, eight runs scored and 14 RBIs. His best game came in the series finale against Sacramento State, driving home six RBIs on a pair of home runs. In the two earlier games against the Hornets, he was 4-for-5 in each, totaling seven RBIs.
Tanner, a junior lefthander from Foothill Ranch, Calif. (Trabuco Hills HS), earned the win in the series finale at North Dakota to secure the sweep. He allowed seven hits over seven and a third innings, allowing just one walk and striking out eight. He was also 4-for-13 from the plate during the series with one extra base hit and an RBI.
Other Hitter of the Week nominees: Grand Canyon outfielder Garrison Schwartz hit .385 on the week as the Lopes took two of three from Chicago State … North Dakota outfielder Miles Lewis collected six hits and was on base 11 times as the Fighting Hawks played four at home … Northern Colorado infielder Brett Minnick was 4-for-13 with five RBIs as the Bears earned the sweep at North Dakota … Seattle U utilityman Curtis Perrin went 3-for-7 in four games on the week as SU went 3-1 … UT Rio Grande Valley outfielder Cole Loncar recorded his first four-hit game of the season on Saturday at Seattle U … Utah Valley shortstop Greyson Bogden led the Wolverines to their first WAC series sweep of the season, hitting .545 against CSU Bakersfield.
Other Pitcher of the Week nominees: Grand Canyon's Tyler Wyatt earned his second straight win, allowing just four hits over five innings against Chicago State … NM State's Kyle Bradish earned his team-leading sixth win of the season in a 6-2 decision over Sacramento State … Sacramento State's Tanner Olson allowed no runs on four hits and no walks over six innings in the Hornets' win over Fresno State … Utah Valley's Jake Mayer earned the win with five and one-third shutout innings of relief in Friday's series opener against CSU Bakersfield.