Week #11 in NCAA Division 1 College Baseball: Top Tier Alumni Roundup:
Player of the Week:
Cam Minacci, RHP, Wake Forest
Minacci continues to be a dominant force out of the bullpen for the #2 ranked Demon Deacons. This week he didn't get a save opportunity cause they have been blowing teams out but he threw 2 scoreless innings of relief giving up only 1 hit and striking out 3. Wake Forest beat High Point, Wofford and 5th ranked Coastal Carolina this past week to improve to 37-6 overall and 16-4 in the ACC. Minacci has a 2.37 ERA on the year with 10 saves in 19 innings with 27 strikeouts.
Here are the best of the rest Highlights of Top Tier Alums in D1 College Baseball:
Gavin Doyle, INF, Western Michigan
Doyle swung a very hot stick this past weekend for the Broncos as he went 8 for 14, hitting .571 with 2 homers, 2 doubles and 6 RBI's. Western Michigan swept Toledo to improve to 16-24 overall and 13-7 in the MAC.
Colin Summerhill, C, Northern Illinois
Summerhill went 7 for 21, hitting .333 this past week with 2 homers, 3 doubles, a triple and 5 RBI's. The Huskies however dropped all 5 games this past week to fall to 7-35 overall and 4-16 in the MAC.
Cam Redding, C/1B, Saint Louis
Redding went 5 for 16, hitting .313 this past week with a homer and 2 RBI's. SLU beat Western Illinois in the midweek game but lost 2 of 3 to VCU to fall to 25-16 overall and 10-5 in the A-10.
Tony Livermore, INF, Northwestern
Livermore went 5 for 16, hitting .313 with a double this past week as the Wildcats beat UW-Milwaukee in the midweek game but got swept by Michigan State to fall to 7-31 overall and 3-12 in the Big Ten.
Antonio Brown, INF/OF, Mercer
Brown went 5 for 13, hitting .384 with 2 RBI's this past week for the Bears. Mercer lost to Georgia Tech in the midweek game before winning 2 of 3 vs. UNC-Greensboro to move to 28-17 overall and 10-5 in the SoCon.
Daniel Pacella, OF, Illinois State
Pacella went 7 for 23, hitting .304 this past week with 2 more homers and 6 RBI's. ISU beat Lindenwood and NIU in the midweek games and won 2 of 3 vs. Southern Illinois to improve to 17-23 overall and 6-12 in the MVC.
Chase Centala, RHP, UCF
Centala got the win in relief vs. Houston this past week going 3.2 innings giving up only 1 run off 1 hit and 2 walks while striking out 6. UCF lost 2 of 3 to Houston and are now 24-19 overall and 6-9 in the AAC.
Scott Youngbrandt, RHP, Missouri State
Youngbrandt made two relief appearances this past week. He went 0.2 innings giving up 0 earned runs off 1 hit with 1 strikeout vs. 7th ranked Arkansas. Then got 1 inning vs. Valpo over the weekend giving up 1 run on 1 hit and 1 walk. Missouri State beat Arkansas in the midweek game and swept Valpo over the weekend to improve to 26-16 overall and 14-4 in the MVC.
Noah Edders, RHP, Bradley
Edders earned his 5th win of the year in his start vs. UIC this weekend. Edders went 3 innings giving up 3 runs off 6 hits and 3 walks with 3 strikeouts. Bradley beat Illinois in the midweek game and lost 2 of 3 vs. UIC over the weekend to move to 14-25 overall and 5-13 in the MVC.
Will Parkinson, LHP, Columbia
Parkinson made one relief appearance vs. Harvard this weekend where he tossed 3 innings giving up only 1 run off 2 hits and 2 walks while striking out 2. Columbia beat Army in the midweek game but got swept by Harvard over the weekend to fall to 23-16 overall and 11-7 in the Ivy League.
Ryan Thiesse, OF, Fordham
Thiesse collected 4 hits this past week with a homer and 4 RBI's. Fordham lost to Marist in the midweek game and got swept by St. Joseph's over the weekend to fall to 16-28 overall and 3-9 in the A-10.
Brady Miller, RHP, Western Michigan
Miller earned a win vs. Toledo this weekend in his start. Miller went 6 innings giving up 7 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks while striking out 10. Miller is 5-3 on the year. The Broncos swept Toledo and improved to 16-24 overall and 13-7 in the MAC.
Shane Curtin, LHP, Creighton
Curtin threw one inning this past weekend vs. Butler giving up 0 runs off 1 hit with 1 strikeout. Creighton split with UNLV in the midweek games and swept Butler over the weekend and improved to 22-15 overall and 9-3 in the Big East.
Blake Wright, INF, Clemson
Wright had two homeruns this past week with 5 RBI's as the Tigers beat Kennesaw State in the midweek game and took 2 of 3 from 11th ranked Boston College over the weekend. Clemson is now 28-17 overall and 11-10 in the ACC.
Week 11 in NCAA Division 1 College Baseball: Top Tier Alumni Roundup
May 2, 2023