INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis redshirt senior outfielder Austin Bode and Missouri-St. Louis senior pitcher Eli Cartwright have been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference/Athletic Solutions weekly award winners in baseball, it was announced by the league office Monday.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Austin Bode, Indianapolis
Rs-Sr. | OF | Columbus, Ind.
Major: Sport Management
Team Results: 8-4 W at Lewis (4/30) | 10-6 W at Lewis, 10-3 W at Lewis (5/1) | 16-4 W at Lewis (5/2)
- Batted .533 (8-for-15) and recorded five walks, posting a .667 on-base percentage
- Ripped three homers for a 1.133 slugging percentage
- Drove in 10 runs and scored eight himself
- Added one stolen base
- Highlighted by 3-for-4 performance in the closing game, smashing two homers with two walks, scoring four runs and driving in eight.
- The eight RBI’s are the most by a Greyhound in a game since 2009
- Earns second career Player of the Week Award (4/28/25)
- Last Greyhounds’ Player of the Week: Austin Bode (4/28/25)
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Eli Cartwright, Missouri-St. Louis
Sr. | LHP | Oklahoma City, Okla.
Major: Sport Management
Team Results: 14-0 W at Maryville (4/30) | 4-0 W at Maryville, 17-0 L at Maryville (5/1) | 4-3 W at Maryville (5/2)
- Tossed seven shutout innings in first game against Maryville
- Gave up two hits and two walks
- Posted 12.9 K/9 IP average with 10 punchouts
- Earns second career Pitcher of the Week Award (3/30/26)
- Last Tritons’ Pitcher of the Week: Brandon Johnson (4/27/26)