SXU's Martz, TCC's Hesse Land Baseball Weekly Honors

CHICAGO --- A near no-hitter from Saint Xavier University's Cole Martz (Huntington, Ind.) and 10 runs batted in over just five days by Trinity Christian College's Zach Hesse (Tinley Park, Ill.) have earned the pair Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball weekly honors for the seven-day period ending April 19, the league office announced on Tuesday morning.

Martz, the CCAC Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season, was one out away from a seven-inning no-hitter on Friday.  In the end, the junior hurler had to settle for yielding just the one hit and one walk opposite ten strikeouts in a 3-0 victory over Calumet College of St. Joseph.  His WHIP on the day was 0.29.

Saint Xavier went 4-0 on the week to up its records to 28-14 overall and 19-9 in CCAC play.

Hesse hit for power en route to his CCAC Player of the Week distinction.  He authored his 1.188 slugging percentage via one triple and three home runs, which helped him drive in the ten runs over five games.  His other four hits resulted in a .500 batting average (8-for-16) all told. 

The junior infielder/outfielder opened the week with four straight multi-RBI games, including three runs batted in in each of his first two games.  He also produced three hits in the first game of both doubleheaders against Judson University on Friday and Saturday.

Trinity Christian went 1-4 on the week and is now 18-23 overall and 12-16 against league foes.  

Other Player Nominees: Trevor Corbett (Saint Xavier), Xavier Gilmore (Viterbo), Landon Holt (Olivet Nazarene), Nick Mangano (Calumet St. Joseph), Jake Merda (St. Francis), Josiah Nelson (Indiana South Bend), Blake Stempowski (Judson).

Other Pitcher Nominees: Daniel Alworth (Judson), Dominic Guzman (St. Ambrose), Eddie Kicho (Calumet St. Joseph), Braxton Myers (Indiana South Bend), Jack Otis (St. Francis), Brandon Shepherd (Viterbo), Tyler Snoreck (Olivet Nazarene).