RINGOR™ NJCAA Baseball Players of the Week (Games March 24th - 30th)

NJCAA News Service
April 2, 2008

DIVISION I CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Jesse Wierzbicki and Kyle Koeneman
Catcher & First Base, Walters State Community College (Tenn.)

No. 2 Walters State won four of five scheduled games last week thanks in part to the explosive hitting by the freshman duo of Wierzbicki and Koeneman. The two combined to hit eight home runs and 15 RBI over the five game stretch. Wierzbicki, a freshman catcher from Newnan, Ga., was 10-13 at the dish, including two doubles, three walks, four homers, seven RBI and two stolen bases. He hit two dingers in an 11-0 triumph over Tusculum College on March 24 and then again belted two homers on March 28 in a 16-3 victory over Region 7 rival Volunteer State. Koeneman, a freshman first baseman from Seymour, Tenn., was 10-17 for the week with two doubles, two walks, four home runs and eight RBI. He belted his four home runs over the first Senator victories last week, including two Ruthian blasts in a 11-0 win over King College on March 26. Koeneman also had four RBI and three runs scored in the victory. The freshmen duo are a big reason why the Senators are in the midst of a 30-6 campaign as they combined for 60 RBI and 19 home runs this season.