INDIANAPOLIS – Quincy University senior shortstop Gino D’Alessio and Lewis University junior hurler Jake Karaba have been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) weekly award winners in baseball, it was announced by the league office Monday.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Gino D’Alessio, #8 Quincy
Sr. | SS | Milwaukee, Wis.
Major: MBA
Team Results: 8-6 W vs. #4 Central Missouri (4/25) | 12-5 W vs. Drury (4/28) | 12-8 W (7 inn.), 17-0 W (7) vs. Drury (4/29) | 16-6 W (8) vs. Drury (4/30)
- Batted .667 (12-for-18) with a .739 on-base percentage in five games
- Crushed five home runs and two doubles for a 1.611 slugging percentage
- Drove in 10 runs and scored 16
- Swiped three bases
- Went 7-for-7 with four long balls, seven RBIs, and 10 runs scored in final two games against the Panthers, while also reaching base in all 10 plate appearances
- Earns second career Player of the Week Award (5/1/23, 3/6/23)
- Last Hawks’ Player of the Week: Luke Napleton (4/17/23)
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Jake Karaba, Lewis
Jr. | RHP | Naperville, Ill.
Major: Finance
Team Results: 10-0 W (7 inn.), 10-2 W (7) vs. Southwest Baptist (4/28) | 13-12 W (7), 15-9 W vs. Southwest Baptist (4/29)
- Tossed seven-inning shutout in game one against SBU, allowing just four hits and posting a .174 opponent batting average
- Struck out 11 batters and walked three
- Improved his season record to 6-1 with the win
- Earns fifth career Pitcher of the Week Award (5/1/23, 3/20/23, 3/6/23, 3/1/21, 3/9/20)
- Last Flyers’ Pitcher of the Week: Jake Karaba (3/20/23)