Baseball Newsletter (3/11/15)
NAPERVILLE, Ill. – North Central’s
Chris Hill and North Park’s
Alex Vannucci were named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Baseball Players of the Week on Tuesday.
Hill, a sophomore catcher from Bristol, Illinois and Yorkville High School (Athletic Training major), batted .667 (6-for-9) with six runs, three doubles, one home run, seven RBI, four walks and a 1.333 slugging percentage in three games for the Cardinals last week. He finished 4-for-4, including a grand slam, two doubles and five RBI in a 30-0 rout of Lawrence on March 7. Hill followed up with a 2-for-3 performance, along with a double and two RBI in a 4-3 win over Carleton. He had a run and two walks in a 5-4 win over Lawrence later in the day. Hill finished the weekend with a .769 on-base percentage.
Vannucci, a sophomore pitcher from La Grange, Illinois and Lyons Township High School (Sports Management major), picked up a 4-0 shutout victory over Haverford on March 8. He went all nine innings with nine strikeouts, no walks and he gave up just three hits as Haverford batted .100 against him.
2015 CCIW Baseball Players of the Week
Hitter
Chris Hill – North Central (3/10/15)
Brandon Jasper – Augustana (3/3/15)
Peter Newman – Wheaton (2/24/15)
Pitcher
Alex Vannucci – North Park (3/10/15)
Seth Davis – Augustana (3/3/15)
Seth Davis – Augustana (2/24/15)
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services eight member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2013-14 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,400 academic all-conference recipients, 14 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 33 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients and 87 all-Americans.