INDIANAPOLIS – Maryville University senior catcher Elias Stevens 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
Elias Stevens, Maryville
Sr. | C/1B | Ballwin, Mo.
Major: Business Administration
Team Results: 1-2 L vs. Missouri S&T (5/5) | 4-3 W (7 inn.), 5-2 W (7) vs. Missouri S&T (5/6) | 18-8 W (8) vs. Missouri S&T (5/7)
- Batted .600 (9-for-15) with a .667 on-base percentage in four games
- Crushed three home runs and two doubles for a 1.333 slugging percentage
- Drove in six runs and scored six, as well
- Swiped two bases
- Highlighted by 3-for-4 performance in final game against S&T, contributing one homer, one double, and two RBIs
- Earns first career Player of the Week Award
- Last Saints’ Player of the Week: Michael Gould (3/20/23)
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Jake Karaba, Lewis
Jr. | RHP | Naperville, Ill.
Major: Finance
Team Results: 11-1 W at Indianapolis (5/5) | 1-4 L (7 inn.), 3-5 L (7) at Indianapolis (5/6) | 5-11 L at Indianapolis (5/7)
- Tossed seven innings of shutout baseball in game one against UIndy, allowing just two hits and posting a .091 opponent batting average
- Struck out 10 batters and did not allow a walk
- Improved his season record to 7-1 with the win
- Earns sixth career Pitcher of the Week Award (5/8/23, 5/1/23, 3/20/23, 3/6/23, 3/1/21, 3/9/20)
- Last Flyers’ Pitcher of the Week: Jake Karaba (5/1/23)