Week #4 in NCAA Division 1 College Baseball: Top Tier Alumni Roundup:
Player of the Week:
Jacob Rosenkranz, RHP, Valpo
Rosenkranz was lights out in his start vs. 22nd ranked Southern Miss this past weekend. Rosenkranz earned the win tossing 6 innings giving up only 1 run on 2 hits and 1 walk while striking out 3. Rosenkranz earned Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week for his excellent performance. Valpo lost the next two games over the weekend vs. Southern Miss and are 7-6 overall on the year.
Here are the best of the rest Highlights of Top Tier Alums in D1 College Baseball:
Cam Minacci, RHP, Wake Forest
Minacci had a great weekend out of the bullpen for the Demon Deacons as he earned 2 saves vs. in-state rival Duke. In total in his two saves he threw 2 innings giving up only 1 run off 4 hits while striking out 2. Minacci has 4 saves on the year for the 5th ranked Demon Deacons who took 2 of 3 vs. Duke over the weekend to improve to 15-2 overall and 2-1 in the ACC.
Cade Kurland, MIF, Florida
Kurland continues to just have an unbelievable freshman campaign for the Gators, who are ranked 6th in the nation right now. Kurland went 7 for 16, hitting.438 this past week with two more doubles and 4 RBI's. Florida beat FAU twice in the midweek games and swept Siena over the weekend to improve to 15-3 overall. Kurland is leading the team with a .446 batting average with 6 doubles, 5 homers and 23 RBI's on the year so far.
Noah Edders, RHP, Bradley
Edders picked up his first collegiate win this past weekend in relief vs. Jacksonsville. Edders went 4 innings giving up only 1 run off only 1 hit, with 5 walks and 4 strikeouts. Bradley lost 2 of 3 to Jacksonsville and are now 5-6 overall on the year. Edders has a team best 2.13 ERA on the year for the Braves with 12 strikeouts in 12.2 innings of work.
Collin Wilma, RHP, SEMO
Wilma earned a win in his start this past weekend vs. Butler. Wilma threw 4 innings giving up only 1 run off 1 hit and 5 walks while striking out 4. SEMO lost twice in the midweek games to Indiana State before turning it around and sweeping Butler on the weekend to improve to 7-10 overall on the year.
Jack Mahoney, RHP, South Carolina
Mahoney continues to be a dominate as a starter for the Gamecocks in the Sunday finale game. Mahoney earned his 2nd win of the year in his start vs. Bethune-Cookman this past weekend. He threw 6 innings giving up 2 runs off 7 hits and 0 walks while striking out 9. South Carolina beat the Citadel and USC-Upstate in the midweek games and swept Bethune-Cookman to improve to 16-1 overall and being ranked 16th in the nation. Mahoney currently is 2-0 in four starts with a 3.00 ERA with 26 strikeouts in 21 innings of work.
Scott Youngbrandt, RHP, Missouri State
Youngbrandt earned a win in relief this past weekend in the series finale vs. SIUE. He went 3 innings giving up 0 runs off only 2 hits while striking out 3. Missouri State took 2 of 3 from SIUE and improved to 9-5 overall on the year.
Nick Ficarrotta, RHP, Florida
Ficarrotta was very good out of the bullpen for the 6th ranked Gators this past week. Ficarrotta made two relief appearances throwing a total of 3.2 innings giving up 0 runs off 3 hits and 0 walks while striking out 4. The Gators were perfect this past week going 5-0 and improving to 15-3 overall.
Paul Bergstrom, LHP, Creighton
Bergstrom earned a save in his 0.2 innings this past weekend vs. BYU with 2 strikeouts. Creighton beat BYU twice and improved to 6-5 overall on the year.
Tanner Mink, RHP, USF
Mink made one relief appearance this past week against Pittsburgh in the midweek game where he went two scoreless innings giving up 0 hits and striking out 3. USF beat Pittsburgh but lost 2 of 3 to Long Beach State over the weekend and are 5-11 overall on the year.
Ryan Thiesse, OF, Fordham
Thiesse had a really good offensive weekend for the Rams as he went 6 for 19, hitting .316 with a double, an RBI and 3 stolen bases. Fordham beat St. Peter's and lost to Stony Brook in the midweek games and then won 2 of 3 vs. Quinnipiac over the weekend to improve to 3-12 overall on the year.
Andrew Wilhite, OF, Ball State
Wilhite went 3 for 7, with a homer and collected 3 RBI's as Ball State beat Florida A&M in the midweek game and won 2 of 3 vs. Western Michigan to improve to 10-6 overall and 2-1 in the MAC.
Colin Summerhill, C/OF, NIU
Summerhill went 5 for 15, hitting .333 with two doubles and 2 RBI's this past week as NIU lost to Minnesota in the midweek game and got swept by Kent State over the weekend to fall to 3-12 overall.
Renzo Gonzalez, OF, Miami
Gonzalez went 3 for 8 this past week with an RBI for the Hurricanes. Miami lost to Jacksonville in the midweek game and won 2 of 3 vs. 19th ranked NC State over the weekend to improve to 10-6 overall and 2-1 in the ACC.
Gavin Doyle, INF, Western Michigan
Doyle continues to swing it well for the Broncos as he collected 4 more hits this past week with two doubles and 4 RBI's. Western Michigan however lost to Presbyterian in the midweek game and lost 2 of 3 to Ball State over the weekend to fall to 4-10 overall and 1-2 in the MAC.
Matt Rose, INF/OF, USF
Rose got his 1st two collegiate hits this past weekend vs. Long Beach State as he went 2 for 4. USF lost 2 of 3 to the Dirtbags and are now 5-11 overall on the year.
Brendan Summerhill, OF, Arizona
Summerhill got one start this past weekend and made the most of it going 1 for 3 with an RBI in the finale vs. California. Arizona beat Grand Canyon in the midweek game and swept California over the weekend to improve to 12-3 overall and 3-0 in the PAC-12. Summerhill is hitting .412 on the year in 17 at bats for the Wildcats as a true freshman.
Ray Sass, INF, Brown
Sass collected 3 hits this past weekend with an RBI. Brown lost 2 of 3 vs. Penn State this past weekend and are 1-9 overall to start the year.
Will Parkinson, LHP, Columbia
Parkinson got to throw in relief vs. 18th ranked Alabama this past weekend, where he went 2 innings giving up 3 runs off 4 hits and 1 walk while striking out 3. Columbia went on to win 2 of 3 vs. Alabama and improved to 4-6 overall on the year.
Peyton Olejnik, RHP, Oklahoma
Olejnik made his 1st outing of the year this past weekend vs. Houston where he tossed a scoreless inning giving up 0 hits and only 1 walk. Oklahoma beat UNLV twice in the midweek games and swept Houston over the weekend to improve to 11-5 overall on the year.
Week 4 in NCAA Division 1 College Baseball: Top Tier Alumni Roundup
March 14, 2023