NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lipscomb’s Austin Kelly and Logan Van Treeck were named the baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association for their efforts in contests from April 3-9.
Kelly batted .500 (9-for-18) with four home runs, 12 RBIs and nine runs scored in four wins for the Bisons. The Leland, Miss., native was 4-for-5 with four RBIs and four runs scored, including a pair of homers, in a 12-7 victory against 18th-ranked Louisville.
He belted a solo homer and added a sacrifice fly while scoring twice in the second of a three-game series at North Alabama and finished the weekend with three hits, six RBIs and three runs scored in the series finale, posting a two-run double, an RBI single and a three-run homer. Kelly is hitting .313 with 13 home runs, 34 RBIs and 24 runs scored in 28 games this season.
Van Treeck tossed seven innings in the series opener at North Alabama, allowing just three hits one unearned run while striking out 12 in a 7-2 victory. The Lincoln, Neb., native retired the side in order in the first, second and fifth innings and worked around one baserunner in the third, fourth and sixth innings.
The junior lefthander allowed a leadoff double and an error setup UNA to plate its only run against Van Treeck in the seventh inning. He improved to 3-3 this season with a 3.00 ERA in nine appearances (two starts) covering 36.0 innings, giving up 28 hits with just three walks and 47 strikeouts. Opponents are batting .209 against him.
2022-23 TSWA BASEBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
February 21 – Jack Roode, University of the South (Player); Jaden Hamm, Middle Tennessee (Pitcher)
February 28 – Jared Dickey, Tennessee (Player); Chase Burns, Tennessee (Pitcher)
March 7 – Blake Burke, Tennessee (Player); Chase Dollander, Tennessee (Pitcher)
March 14 – Cole Turney, Cumberland University (Player); Jaden Hamm, Middle Tennessee (Pitcher)
March 21 – Gabe Jennings, Middle Tennessee (Player); Hunter Owen, Vanderbilt (Pitcher)
March 28 – Parker Noland, Vanderbilt (Player); Noah Thompson, Lipscomb (Pitcher)
April 4 – Eston Snider, Middle Tennessee (Player); Devin Futrell, Vanderbilt (Pitcher)