The Association of Division III Independents - Player of the Week

ASSOCIATION OF DIVISION III INDEPENDENTS

WEEKLY PLAYER AWARDS
Monday, March 21, 2005

JOSH REPLOGLE
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Junior | First Base | Beatrice, NE/ Beatrice HS

Josh Replogle is the Association of Division III Independents Baseball Player of the Week after batting .522 (12-23), with three homeruns, three doubles, 14 RBIs, 24 total bases, and a 1.043 slugging percentage in a 4-2 week for Nebraska Wesleyan University (9-5) in a six game tournament at Dallas, TX. In game two of a doubleheader with Paul Quinn College on March 16, he went 3-for-4 with two homeruns, two runs, and drove in seven of the Prairie Wolves nine runs. In that 9-5 win, he hit a grand slam and drove in the winning run. In the opening game of the twinbill, he was 2-for-4 with three RBIs, two doubles, and two runs, as NWU prevailed 19-10. He finished the two-game tilt with 10 RBIs while going 5-for-8. A day after notching 10 RBIs, he added four more, while going 4-for-4 with a homer and two runs, in an 8-3 victory against the University of Dallas. Replogle was also 3-for-5 in an 8-4 win over Hamline.

PREVIOUS 2005 BASEBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
DATE	AWARD WINNER	SCHOOL
03/14/2005	Jim Goethals	Menlo College
03/21/2005	Josh Replogle	Nebraska Wesleyan University

BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK

GEORGE JESSEN
New Jersey City University
Freshman| Left-handed Pitcher | Rutherford, NJ/ Rutherford HS

Freshman left-handed pitcher George Jessen is the first Association of Division III Independents Baseball Pitcher of the Week this season as NJCU (5-7) went 3-0 overall. He was also selected as the City University of New York Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week. In game one of a doubleheader that was only scheduled for seven innings, Jessen was brilliant on the mound in an 8-1 nine-inning win at Lincoln University on March 19, as he registered his first collegiate victory. In a complete game, nine-inning effort, he allowed one earne d run and scattered three hits, including two singles, while striking out six and walking three. The southpaw is 1-1 overall and has a 4.05 ERA this season in a team-high 20.0 innings.

PREVIOUS 2005 BASEBALL PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
DATE	AWARD WINNER	SCHOOL
03/14/2005	None selected	None selected
03/21/2005	George Jessen	New Jersey City University

SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

JILL JERANKO
Chapman University
Junior | Shortstop | San Clemente, CA/ Capistrano Valley Christian HS

Jill Jeranko is the Association of Division III Independents Softball Player of the Week as the nationally No. 4 ranked Panthers went 9-0, to improve to 25-3 overall, with prominent wins over #1 ranked St. Thomas (MN) and #10 Linfield College. In the perfect week for the 2004 West Region Champions, the shortstop batted .452 (14-31) with 10 RBIs, eight runs, two homeruns, a triple, four doubles, and 26 total bases, with a .839 slugging rate. She also made just one error in 37 chances (.974).

Jeranko hit for the cycle (4-4) and scored three times in a 10-0 win over Rhode Island College on March 14. In a 14-0 shutout of Plattsburgh State on March 15, she drove in four RBIs and scored twice, going 2-for-4 with two doubles. She tallied four RBIs, with her sixth homer of the year, while batting 2-for-5 in a 10-7 decision against George Fox on March 18. She was 2-for-4 in a 1-0, eight-inning win over Linfield on March 20. Chapman is riding a 16-game winning streak.

PREVIOUS 2005 SOFTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
DATE	AWARD WINNER	SCHOOL
03/14/2005	Laura Seewald	Colorado College
03/21/2005	Jill Jeranko	Chapman University

SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK

MAGGIE WILDER
Chapman University
Sophomore | Pitcher | Bakersfield, CA/Stockdale HS

Maggie Wilder is the Association of Division III Independents Softball Pitcher of the Week as the nationally No. 4 ranked Panthers went 9-0, to improve to 25-3 overall, and extended its winning streak to 16 games. She was 3-0 on the mound in four games and added a save, posting a mere 0.30 ERA, with 18 strikeouts and just four walks in 23 innings of work. She threw three completed games and logged two shutouts.

In a 14-0 win over Plattsburgh State on March 15, she fanned six and scattered four hits in five innings. She registered a save while tossing three perfect innings of relief on March 17 in a 6-3 victory over Pacific (OR), striking out two. The next day, she amassed seven strikeouts, walked one, and allowed just two hits and one earned run in a complete-game, 5-1 win over Puget Sound. In her most impressive win of the week, she hurled an extra-inning shutout—her second shutout victory over a Top 10-ranked school this season—as Chapman edged #10 Linfield College, 1-0, in eight innings. In that win, she tossed a complete game one-hitter, with three strikeouts and two walks.

Overall, Wilder has won six straight decisions to improve to 8-1 on the year with a team-best 0.52 ERA.

PREVIOUS 2005 SOFTBALL PITCHERS OF THE WEEK
DATE	AWARD WINNER	SCHOOL
03/14/2005	Emmy Grote	Colorado College
03/21/2005	Maggie Wilder	Chapman University

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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