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The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has released its baseball weekly awards for the week of March 18-24.

Asahi Sato, a right-handed pitcher for Riverland Community College, has been named this week's MCAC South Division Baseball Pitcher of the Week. Sato threw six innings of shutout ball in his one start this week to pick up his first win of the season. He struck out six batters and gave up only four hits while walking three.  Seth Tierney, 1B/DH for Century College, hit .625, going five for eight from the plate, with three doubles and a home run.  Tierney also had nine RBI and scored a run, and earned this week's MCAC South Division Baseball Position Player of the Week honor.

There were no nominations for this week's MCAC Central Division Baseball Pitcher of the Week honor. Cayden Hansen, second baseman for St. Cloud Technical & Community College, earned the week's MCAC Central Division Baseball Position Player of the Week award.  Hansen was two for five from the plate, hitting .400, with two home runs. He drove in five and scored five runs while walking four times and stealing two bases.  

Gage Lund, a right-handed pitcher for Minnesota North College—Itasca, has earned this week's MCAC North Division Baseball Pitcher of the Week award. In his one appearance during the week, Lund threw four innings of one-hit ball and struck out two batters. He gave up only one run and walked three. No nominations were submitted for this 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/2023-24/leaders 

MCAC Baseball Standings:  https://mcacsports.org/sports/bsb/2023-24/standings

	MCAC Baseball South Division Athletes of the Week
Asahi Sato Riverland Community College SO / RHP Chiba, Japan	Pitcher of the Week Win-Loss Record: 1-0 Starts:  1 Appearances: 1 Innings Pitched:  6.0 Earned Runs:  0 Runs Given Up:  0 Hits Given Up:  4 Strikeouts:  6 Walks:  3 Noteworthy Information: Asahi is averaging 10.59 strikeouts per game and has a season ERA of 1.59. Next Contest: March 27 vs. Minnesota North College - Itasca Team Record: 10-3 overall, 0-0 in the MCAC South
Seth Tierney Century College FR / 1B-DH Eden Prairie, MN	Position Player of the Week Hits/At Bats:  5/8 Batting Avg.:  .625 Doubles:  3 Triples:  0 Home Runs:  1 Runs Batted In:  9 Runs:  1 Walks:  0 Stolen Bases:  0 Noteworthy Information: Seth has eight home runs on the season and has a batting average of .359. Next Contest: March 28 at Gustavus Adolphus College Team Record: 12-5 overall, 0-0 in the MCAC South

	MCAC Baseball Central Division Athletes of the Week
	Pitcher of the Week   No nominations were submitted this week.
Cayden Hansen St. Cloud Technical & Community College SO / RHP Willmar, MN	Position Player of the Week Hits/At Bats:  2/5 Batting Avg.:  .400 Doubles:  0 Triples:  0 Home Runs:  2 Runs Batted In:  5 Runs:  5 Walks:  4 Stolen Bases:  2 Noteworthy Information: Cayden is hitting .474 on the season and now has eight stolen bases. Next Contest: March 29 vs. Minnesota North College - Hibbing Team Record: 9-5 overall, 0-0 in the MCAC Central

	MCAC Baseball North Division Athletes of the Week
Gage Lund MNC - Itasca SO / RHP Forest Lake, MN	Pitcher of the Week Win-Loss Record: 0-0 Starts:  0 Appearances: 1 Innings Pitched:  4 Earned Runs:  1 Runs Given Up:  1 Hits Given Up:  1 Strikeouts:  2 Walks:  3 Noteworthy Information: Gage also hit .250 with a run and a walk. Next Contest: March 27 at Riverland Community College Team Record: 4-8 overall, 0-0 in the MCAC North
	Position Player of the Week   No nominations were submitted this week.

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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.