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The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has released its baseball weekly awards for the week of April 10-16.
Century College right-handed pitcher, Ty Valiton, has been named this week's MCAC South Division Baseball Pitcher of the Week. Valiton went 1-0 in his one start during the week, throwing 7-innings, and giving up only one earned run. He struck out 12 and gave up 5 hits with no walks. Rees Campanale, Rochester Community & Technical College RF/DH, went 7 for 10 from the plate (.700 batting average) with 2 home runs, a triple, and a double. Campanale scored 5 runs and had 9 RBI on the week to earn this week's MCAC South Division Baseball Position Player of the Week honor.
Alexandria Technical & Community College left-handed pitcher, Jalen Vorpahl, earned the MCAC Central Division Baseball Pitcher of the Week honor. Vorpahl was 1-0 throwing a 5-inning complete game 2-hit shutout. He struck out 8 and didn't give up a run or walk. Chuck Hackett, third baseman for Alexandria Technical & Community College, earned the week's MCAC Central Division Baseball Position Player of the Week award. Hackett went 5 for 8 from the plate, a .625 batting average, with one home run, a double, 4 RBI, and 3 runs scored.
Marcus Kriek, right-handed pitcher for Minnesota North College - Rainy River, has earned this week's MCAC North Division Baseball Pitcher of the Week. In his one appearance, Kriek threw 3 innings of shutout relief. He gave up no hits and struck out 2 with no walks. Minnesota North College - Itasca first baseman, Avery Liestman, went 5 for 7 from the plate, hitting .715 with a double and a home run. Liestman had 5 RBI and scored 5 runs to earn the week's MCAC North Division Baseball Position Player of the Week award.
As MCAC teams compile games and statistics, keep tabs on Conference leaders at the following links:
MCAC Baseball Statistical Leaders: https://mcacsports.org/sports/bsb/2022-23/leaders
MCAC Baseball Standings: https://mcacsports.org/sports/bsb/2022-23/standings
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MCAC BaseballSouth Division Athletes of the Week |
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Ty Valiton Century College SO / RHP Eden Prairie, MN |
Pitcher of the WeekWin-Loss Record: 1-0 Starts: 1 Appearances: 1 Innings Pitched: 7 Earned Runs: 1 Runs Given Up: 5 Hits Given Up: 5 Strikeouts: 12 Walks: 0 Noteworthy Information: Ty pitched a complete game 5-hitter and compiled an impressive 1.28 ERA on the week. Next Contest: April 18 vs. Hamline University JV Team Record: 17-10 overall, 4-0 in the MCAC South
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Rees Campanale Rochester Community & Technical College FR / RF-DH Orlando, FL |
Position Player of the WeekHits/At Bats: 7/10 Batting Avg.: .700 Doubles: 1 Triples: 1 Home Runs: 2 Runs Batted In: 9 Runs: 5 Walks: 1 Stolen Bases: 0 Noteworthy Information: Rees had a .727 on-base percentage during the week. Next Contest: April 18 vs. Riverland Community College Team Record: 11-11 overall, 3-3 in the MCAC South
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MCAC BaseballCentral Division Athletes of the Week |
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Jalen Vorpahl Alexandria Technical & Community College FR / LHP Sartell, MN |
Pitcher of the WeekWin-Loss Record: 1-0 Starts: 1 Appearances: 1 Innings Pitched: 5 Earned Runs: 0 Runs Given Up: 0 Hits Given Up: 2 Strikeouts: 8 Walks: 0 Noteworthy Information: Jalen had a weekly ERA of 0.00 and is 2-1 in his three starts this season. Next Contest: April 19 vs. Ridgewater College Team Record: 11-2 overall, 2-0 in the MCAC Central
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Chuck Hackett Alexandria Technical & Community College FR / 3B Foley, MN |
Position Player of the WeekHits/At Bats: 5/8 Batting Avg.: .625 Doubles: 1 Triples: 0 Home Runs: 1 Runs Batted In: 4 Runs: 3 Walks: 0 Stolen Bases: 0 Noteworthy Information: Chuck is hitting .286 on the season and has a .405 on-base percentage. Next Contest: April 19 vs. Ridgewater College Team Record: 11-2 overall, 2-0 in the MCAC Central
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MCAC BaseballNorth Division Athletes of the Week |
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Marcus Kriek MNC - Rainy River FR / RHP Boksburg, South Africa |
Pitcher of the WeekWin-Loss Record: 0-0 Starts: 0 Appearances: 1 Innings Pitched: 3 Earned Runs: 0 Runs Given Up: 0 Hits Given Up: 0 Strikeouts: 2 Walks: 0 Noteworthy Information: Marcus had a 0.00 ERA in 3-innings of relief work to get the save. Next Contest: April 21 vs. MNC - Hibbing Team Record: 15-11 overall, 1-1 in the MCAC North
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Avery Liestman MNC - Itasca SO / 1B Litchfield, MN |
Position Player of the WeekHits/At Bats: 5/7 Batting Avg.: .715 Doubles: 1 Triples: 0 Home Runs: 1 Runs Batted In: 5 Runs: 5 Walks: 0 Stolen Bases: 0 Noteworthy Information: Avery hit a 2-run homer in the 4th inning of Game 1 vs. Mesabi Range to give the Vikings the lead. Next Contest: April 18 vs. MNC - Mesabi Range Team Record: 12-12 overall, 2-0 in the MCAC North
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About the Minnesota College Athletic Conference
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system, as well as select colleges in North Dakota and Wisconsin. The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions. The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.