ASSOCIATION OF DIVISION III INDEPENDENTS
WEEKLY PLAYER AWARDS
Monday, March 14, 2005
BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JIM GOETHALS
Menlo College
Senior | Catcher/Designated Hitter | San Mateo, CA/ St. Ignatius Prep HS
Jim Goethals of Menlo College is the first Association of Division III Independents Baseball Player of the Week, after leading The Oaks to a perfect 4-0 week in which it outscored its opponents, 48-7. He is the first Menlo player to receive a weekly independent award in any sport. Goethals batted .375 (6-16), but was most valuable in run production, driving in 13 RBIs and scoring five times in just four games. He blasted two home runs and added three doubles. In a 15-1 rout of UMass-Dartmouth, he collected seven RBIs, with two homeruns, and two runs, in a 2-for-3 outing. In a 12-0 blanking of Occidental, he had three RBIs and a double, going 2-for-5. He added two RBIs in a 12-4 win over Claremont-Mudd. He had a .938 slugging percentage for the week. The catcher did not make an error in 25 chances.
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SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
LAURA SEEWALD
Colorado College
Freshman | Catcher/Centerfield | Denver, CO/ Denver East HS
Laura Seewald is the first Association of Division III Independents Softball Player of the Week this season after hitting .571, and leading the Tigers (2-4) to their first two victories of the young campaign. In a doubleheader sweep of Pomona-Pitzer College on March 12, 4-3 and 11-2, she went a combined 4-for-7 with two doubles and two runs scored. She single-handedly won the opener of the twinbill, as she drove in all four RBIs for CC. Her slugging percentage for the week was .857, and she did not make an error in 13 chances.
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EMMY GROTE
Colorado College
Junior | Pitcher | Wellesley, MA/ Phillips Academy Andover HS
Emmy Grote is the first Association of Division III Independents Softball Pitcher of the Week this year, as she earned the victory for Colorado College in a 4-3 decision against Pomona-Pitzer College on March 12. In a complete game, seven-inning effort, she fanned nine, walked just two, and allowed only five hits. Although she allowed three runs, none were earned, as she finished with a 0.00 ERA.
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The Association of Division III Independents Player of the Week awards program begins on September 13, 2004 and runs through May 16, 2005, and is based on nominations from the organization's member schools. For more information, please contact Ira Thor , the Director of Sports Information at New Jersey City University , at 201/200-3301 or e-mail via ithor@njcu.edu. |
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