Week #8 in NCAA Division 1 College Baseball: Top Tier Alumni Roundup:
Player of the Week:
Hunter Mink, RHP, South Florida
Mink had electric stuff on the mound this past weekend as he picked up the win in his start vs. Tulane, which moved him to 6-2 on the year. Mink went 6 innings giving up only 1 run off 4 hits and 2 walks while striking out 8. The Bulls took 2 out of 3 from Tulane over the weekend to improve to 14-19 overall and 4-2 in the AAC.
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Nick Ficarrotta, RHP, Florida
Ficarrotta made two relief appearances this past week for the 3rd ranked Gators and definitely was lights out. Ficarrotta threw a total of 3.1 scoreless innings giving up only 2 hits and 2 walks while striking out 2. Florida beat Bethune-Cookman in the midweek game and and won 2 of 3 vs. 8th ranked Tennessee over the weekend to improve to 27-6 overall and 9-3 in the SEC.
Will Parkinson, LHP, Columbia
Parkinson earned his 3rd save of the year vs. Yale this past weekend where he tossed a scoreless 2.2 innings giving up only 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 2. Columbia had a great week beating 19th ranked UConn in the midweek game and swept Yale over the weekend to improve to 16-11 overall and 7-2 in the Ivy League.
Cam Minacci, RHP, Wake Forest
Minacci earned his 8th save of the year this past weekend vs. NC State for the 2nd ranked Demon Deacons. Minacci went 1 scoreless inning giving up 2 hits. Wake Forest lost to Elon in the midweek game but won both games vs. NC State over the weekend to improve to 28-4 overall and 12-2 in the ACC.
Brady Miller, RHP, Western Michigan
Miller earned another win this past weekend vs. Akron helping move him to 3-3 on the year. Miller tossed 6 innings his start giving up only 2 runs off 5 hits and 1 walk while striking out 10. The Broncos lost to Michigan in the midweek game and but won 2 of 3 vs. Akron to improve to 9-20 overall and 6-6 in the MAC.
Dawson Place, RHP, Florida Gulf Coast
Place earned his 1st save of the year tossing 3 innings vs. Queens giving up 1 run off 1 hit and 1 walk. FGCU lost to FAU in the midweek game but swept Queens over the weekend to improve to 26-6 overall and 10-2 in the A-SUN.
Cade Kurland, INF, Florida
Kurland went 3 for 10, hitting .300 this past weekend with a homer, a double and an RBI to help the 3rd ranked Gators take 2 of 3 from 8th ranked, Tennessee, The Gators are now 27-6 overall and 9-3 in the SEC.
Joe Shapiro, LHP, Western Michigan
Shapiro was really good out of the bullpen for the Broncos this past week as he made two relief appearances, throwing a total of 4.1 innings giving up 0 earned runs off only 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 4. The Broncos won 2 of 3 from Akron over the weekend to improve to 9-20 overall and 6-6 in the MAC.
Jack Mahoney, RHP, South Carolina
Mahoney was really good for 6th ranked Gamecocks as the took on the 1st ranked LSU Tigers this past weekend. Mahoney went 4 innings in his start giving up 3 runs off 4 hits and 2 walks while striking out 7. South Carolina beat 13th ranked North Carolina in the midweek game and split with LSU over the weekend to move to 28-4 overall and 9-2 in the SEC.
Tanner Mink, RHP, South Florida
Mink made one relief appearance this past week going 2.2 scoreless innings giving up 0 hits and 0 walks while striking out 3. USF won 2 of 3 vs. Tulane to move to 14-19 overall and 4-2 in the AAC
Danny Doligale, OF, Illinois
Doligale went 5 for 16, hitting .313 this past week with a double and 2 RBI's. Illinois however lost to Illinois State in the midweek game and lost 2 of 3 to Northwestern over the weekend to fall to 13-15 overall and 3-6 in the Big Ten.
Gavin Doyle, INF, Western Michigan
Doyle went 5 for 15, hitting .333 with a homer and 4 RBI's. Western Michigan won 2 of 3 vs. Akron over the weekend to improve to 9-20 overall and 6-6 in the MAC.
Daniel Pacella, OF, Illinois State
Pacella went 4 for 12, hitting .333 this past week as the Redbirds go swept by Indiana State to fall to 10-16 overall and 2-7 in the MVC.
Ryan Thiesse, OF, Fordham
Thiesse collected 5 hits this past week with a a homer, a double and 2 RBI's. The Rams lost to Siena in the midweek game and lost 2 of 3 to Rhode Island over the weekend to fall to 13-19 overall and 2-4 in the A-10.
Blake Wright, INF, Clemson
Wright collected 4 hits this past week with a double and 5 RBI's as the Tigers beat Coastal Carolina in the midweek game and took 2 of 3 vs. Florida State over the weekend. The Tigers are now 19-14 overall and 4-8 in the ACC.
Jackson Kent, LHP, Arizona
Kent made one relief appearance this past weekend vs. Washington where he went 4.1 innings giving up 2 runs off 4 hits and 0 walks while striking out 5. Arizona won 2 of 3 vs. Washington and improved to 16-13 overall and 5-10 in the PAC-12.
Colin Summerhill, Utility, Northern Illinois
Summerhill went 4 for 13, hitting .307 with a double and 3 RBI's for the Huskies this past week. NIU lost to UIC in the midweek game and lost 2 of 3 to Central Michigan to fall to 6-24 overall and 3-9 in the MAC.
Cam Redding, C, Saint Louis
Redding collected 4 hits this past week with a homer, a double and 6 RBI's. SLU beat SIUE in the midweek game and won 2 of 3 vs. St. Bonaventure to improve to 18-11 overall and 5-1 in the A-10.
Scott Youngbrandt, RHP, Missouri State
Youngbrandt made two relief appearances this past week, throwing a total of 5.2 innings giving up 3 runs off 6 hits and 1 walk while striking out 2. The Bears lost to Kansas in the midweek game but swept Bradley over the weekend to improve to 16-14 overall and 5-4 in the MVC.
Renzo Gonzalez, OF, Miami
Gonzalez went 1 for 3 with a homerun and an RBI for the 20th ranked Hurricanes as they beat UCF in the midweek game but got swept by 7th ranked Virginia to fall to 20-12 overall and 8-7 in the ACC.
Kyhle Radcliffe, OF, Southern
Southern only got one game in this past week, as they lost to South Alabama but Radcliffe went 2 for 3. Southern is now 9-18 overall.
Antonio Brown, INF, Mercer
Brown went 1 for 5 this past week for the Bears with a homer and an RBI. Mercer beat Florida A&M in the midweek game and won 2 of 3 vs. Cal State Northridge over the weekend to improve 21-12 overall and 3-3 in the SoCon.
Week 8 in NCAA Division 1 College Baseball: Top Tier Alumni Roundup
April 11, 2023