NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Carthage’s Will Hodges and North Central’s Nate Arenson were named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Baseball Players of the Week Tuesday.

Hodges, a senior centerfielder from Oak Park, Ill., and Naperville North High School (Business Administration major), went 11-for-18 (.611) in five games last week with six runs scored, four doubles, one home run, 14 RBI, two stolen bases and a 1.000 slugging percentage. In the Red Men’s doubleheader sweep of Millikin on April 30, Hodges went 7-for-9 with four runs scored, two doubles, a home run and nine RBI.

Arenson, a senior pitcher from Naperville, Ill., and Naperville North High School (Physical Education major), pitched a nine-inning complete game in North Central's 5-1 win over Augustana on Saturday, allowing no earned runs and scattering just three hits while striking out three and walking one. He allowed just one hit after the fourth inning. It was Arenson's third complete game of the season and improved his record to 4-1 this season.

2011 CCIW Baseball Players of the Week

Hitter of the Week
Will Hodges – Carthage (5/3/11)
Trey Martin – Wheaton (4/25/11)
Kevin Callahan – Illinois Wesleyan (4/19/11)
Kevin Callahan – Illinois Wesleyan (4/12/11)
Will Hodges – Carthage (4/5/11)
Andy Athans – North Park (3/29/11)
Justin Zeller – Wheaton (3/22/11)
Dave Wolak – Elmhurst (3/15/11)
Trey Martin – Wheaton (3/8/11)

Pitcher of the Week
Nate Arenson – North Central (5/3/11)
Jason Pankau – Illinois Wesleyan (4/25/11)
Jason Pankau – Illinois Wesleyan (4/19/11)
Steve Kuligowski – North Park (4/12/11)
Josiah Martin – Augustana (4/5/11)
Merrick McGrady – North Park (3/29/11)
Steve Kuligowski – North Park (3/22/11)
Jon Rashid – North Central (3/15/11)
Drew Golz – Wheaton (3/8/11)