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The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has released its baseball weekly awards for the week of April 14-20.
Max Hudlow, a right-handed pitcher for Century College, has been named this week's MCAC South Division Baseball Pitcher of the Week. Hudlow threw six shutout innings in his one start and gave up only three hits. He struck out four and walked one in the 9-0 win over Rochester.
Caden Besemer, a catcher for Century College, went six for ten from the plate, hitting .600, with three doubles. Besemer drove in three runs and scored six, while walking twice and stealing two bases. Besemer's offensive performance helped the Wood Ducks pick up four more wins and earn him this week's MCAC South Division Baseball Position Player of the Week award.
DaShaun Robinson, a right-handed pitcher for Alexandria Technical and Community College, threw the MCAC's first perfect game of the season and the first perfect game in Alexandria College's history. Robinson struck out 15 batters in his seven innings and did not give up a hit, walk, or run to earn the win and this week's MCAC Central Division Baseball Pitcher of the Week honor.
Connor Davis, utility player for Alexandria Technical and Community College, had a .524 batting average this week, picking up 11 hits in 21 at-bats. He had five doubles and a triple, with 11 RBI and nine runs scored. Davis also walked three times and stole three bases to earn this week's MCAC Central Division Baseball Position Player of the Week award.
Minnesota North College - Hibbing right-handed pitcher, Landon Wood, was named this week's MCAC North Division Baseball Pitcher of the Week honoree. Wood threw seven innings, giving up only two earned runs on four hits. He struck out nine and walked one in the 11-2 win over Minnesota North College - Vermilion.
Northland Community and Technical College first baseman, Justin Amesquita, went 10 for 21 from the plate, hitting .476, and doubling three times during the week. Amesquita drove in nine runs and scored 12. He walked 10 times and stole three bases, helping his team to eight wins and earning 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/2024-25/leaders
MCAC Baseball Standings: https://mcacsports.org/sports/bsb/2024-25/standings
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Max Hudlow Century College SO / RHP Rockford, MN |
Pitcher of the WeekWin-Loss Record: 1-0 Starts: 1 Appearances: 1 Innings Pitched: 6.0 Earned Runs: 0 Runs Given Up: 0 Hits Given Up: 3 Strikeouts: 4 Walks: 1 Noteworthy Information: Hunter had 16.2 K/9 innings with a weekly ERA of 0.00. Team Record: 27-8 overall, 12-0 in the MCAC South
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Caden Besemer Century College SO / C Litchfield, MN |
Position Player of the WeekHits/At Bats: 6/10 Batting Avg.: .600 Doubles: 3 Triples: 0 Home Runs: 0 Runs Batted In: 3 Runs: 6 Walks: 2 Stolen Bases: 2 Noteworthy Information: Caden had an OPS of 1.543 for the week. Team Record: 27-8 overall, 12-0 in the MCAC South
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DaShaun Robinson Alexandria Technical and Community College FR / RHP New York Mills, MN |
Pitcher of the WeekWin-Loss Record: 1-0 Starts: 1 Appearances: 1 Innings Pitched: 7.0 Earned Runs: 0 Runs Given Up: 0 Hits Given Up: 0 Strikeouts: 15 Walks: 0 Noteworthy Information: DaShaun threw a perfect game!! Team Record: 20-8 overall, 7-3 in the MCAC Central
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Connor Davis Alexandria Technical & Community College SO / UTIL Wadena, MN |
Position Player of the WeekHits/At Bats: 11/21 Batting Avg.: .524 Doubles: 5 Triples: 1 Home Runs: 0 Runs Batted In: 11 Runs: 9 Walks: 3 Stolen Bases: 3 Noteworthy Information: Connor went 7 for 8 from the plate on the road on Friday. Team Record: 20-8 overall, 7-3 in the MCAC Central
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Landon Wood Minnesota North College - Hibbing FR / RHP Seffnar, FL |
Pitcher of the WeekWin-Loss Record: 1-0 Starts: 1 Appearances: 1 Innings Pitched: 7.0 Earned Runs: 2 Runs Given Up: 2 Hits Given Up: 4 Strikeouts: 9 Walks: 1 Noteworthy Information: Landon had 13.2 K/9 innings. Team Record: 9-21 overall, 5-7 in the MCAC North
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Justin Amesquita Northland Community and Technical College SO / 1B San Antonio, TX |
Position Player of the WeekHits/At Bats: 10/21 Batting Avg.: .476 Doubles: 3 Triples: 0 Home Runs: 0 Runs Batted In: 9 Runs: 12 Walks: 10 Stolen Bases: 3 Noteworthy Information: In a relief appearance, Justin threw 7 innings, scattering 3 hits and giving up only one earned run to get the win. Team Record: 20-17 overall, 12-0 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.