TLU's Bohrmann, Trinity's Speer Named SCAC Baseball Players of the Week

TLU's Bohrmann, Trinity's Speer Named SCAC Baseball Players of the Week

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Sophomore third baseman Keaton Bohmann of Texas Lutheran University and junior pitcher Zack Speer of Trinity University have been named SCAC Baseball Players of the Week for their outstanding performances last weekend.

 

 

 

 

 

SCAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK
Games of  February 24th – March 2nd

KEATON BOHRMANN OF TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, a sophomore third baseman from San Antonio, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Baseball Offensive Player-of-the-Week for games played from Saturday, February 24th through Sunday, March 2nd.

Bohrmann drove in a run in each game of three-game series with Schreiner in Kerrville to lead the Bulldogs to a 2-1 series victory. 

Bohrmann drove in a total of five runs and collected six hits in 12 at-bats (.500). He belted a two-run homer in the series opener, and he went 4-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in the series-ending victory.

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Junior infielder Josh Coughennower of Austin College batted .400 in a three game series for Austin College, driving in a run with four hits in 10 plate appearances. Sophomore infielder Colton Shea of Southwestern had an impressive weekend at the plate for Southwestern hitting at a .556 clip. Shea and the Pirates finished 1-2 as the shortstop went 5-for-9 with two runs scored and three RBIs with five total bases. Sophomore catcher/first baseman Drew Butler of Trinity hit .571 (4-7) for the week, starting two of the three games.  He had two runs and four RBI over the weekend, picking up a double and a home run.  Butler posted a .667 on-base percentage and a 1.143 slugging percentage. Centenary, Dallas, and Schreiner did not nominate anyone.


SCAC PITCHER-OF-THE-WEEK
Games of  February 24th – March 2nd

ZACK SPEER OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a junior right handed pitcher from Bellaire, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Baseball Pitcher-of-the-Week for games played from  Saturday, February 24th through Sunday, March 2nd.

Speer threw six shutout innings in game one of Saturday’s doubleheader, leading the Tigers to a weekend sweep against Centenary.  

Speer gave up just three hits and struck out seven batters in the game, pitching Trinity to a 10-0 shutout victory in his only appearance of the weekend.

For the season, Speer is 4-0 with an ERA of 0.74 in four games, allowing just two runs in 24.2 innings of work, and striking out 18 batters.  Opponents are hitting just .220 against him this season.

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Freshman pitcher Josh Lewis of Austin College had an outstanding performance in a loss for Austin College, throwing 7.0 strong innings and allowing three runs, only one earned, with just one walk against a strikeout versus Dallas Christian. Freshman pitcher Evan Eubanks of Dallas pitched 6.0 innings while only no runs on four hits and struck out two in a victory over Southwestern. Freshman pitcher Brett Marcom of Southwestern pitched six innings and scattered six hits while just one of the two runs was charged to the right-hander. He also struck out five and only walked one in the non-conference win. Senior pitcher Kellen McGriff of Texas Lutheran tossed a complete-game, seven-hit shutout in the series-ending 6-0 win over Schreiner. Centenary and Schreiner did not nominate anyone.

To view the entire SCAC Around the Horn, for week four, click here.