Missouri S&T junior outfielder Matt Knickerbocker and University of Indianapolis senior pitcher Jake Sprinkle have been respectively named the season’s final Great Lakes Valley Conference Player and Pitcher of the Week in the sport of baseball, it was announced by the league office Tuesday. 

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Matt Knickerbocker, Missouri S&T
Jr., OF, Bayfield, Colorado
Major: Petroleum Engineering
Team Result: W 12-4, W 9-0 (5/3), W 13-5 (5/4) vs. Rockhurst
 

• Went 6-for-8 (.750) at the plate with nine runs batted in and five runs scored
• Opened series with a 2-for-2 outing with two sacrifice flies, three RBI and two runs scored
• Reached on his lone plate appearance in the second game, which was a pinch-hit two-run single
• Finished the series 3-for-5 with four RBI and a pair of runs scored
• Earns his first career Player of the Week award
• Last Missouri S&T Player of the Week:  Adam Richter (5/2/17)