INDIANAPOLIS – Upper Iowa senior infielder Gabe Bombardier and Illinois Springfield junior pitcher Isaac Graf been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC)/Athletic Solutions weekly award winners in baseball, it was announced by the league office Tuesday.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Gabe Bombardier, Upper Iowa
Sr. | IF | Farmington, Minn.
Major: Exercise Science
Team Results: 7-6 W, 8-7 W at Newman (2/13) | 15-3 W, 6-2 L at Newman (2/15)
- Batted .412 (7-for-17) and slugged .882 with two home runs in four games.
- Added 13 RBIs, seven hits, two doubles, and two walks for a .474 on-base-percentage.
- Best performance came in game three where he went 3-for-5 with a grand slam, a double, and seven RBIs.
- Earns first career Player of the Week Award
- Earns first Peacocks’ Player of the Week Award
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Isaac Graf, Illinois Springfield
Jr. | RHP | East Moline, Ill.
Major: Computer Science
Team Results: 3-2 W at Florida Southern (2/13) | 5-4 L at Florida Southern (2/15)
- Tossed 3.1 innings in relief, allowing no runs and no hits.
- Struck out six batters, only allowing two walks
- Best performance came in game one where he went 2.1 innings, striking out five of the seven batters faced and recording the save.
- Earns first career Pitcher of the Week Award
- Last Prairie Stars’ Pitcher of the Week: Ben Benoit (4/21/25)