NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Illinois Wesleyan’s Jacob Cyrus and North Central’s Ryan Behling were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Baseball Players of the Week on Tuesday.
 
Cyrus, a freshman infielder from Glen Ellyn, Illinois and Glenbard South High School, batted .750 (6-for-8) with a double, home run, 10 RBI and a 1.250 slugging percentage in a double-header sweep of Wartburg in March 13. He was 3-for-4 with two runs, a double, home run and seven RBI in a 13-10 Game 1 victory. In Game 2, Cyrus was 3-for-4 three RBI in a 6-5 win. His seven RBI in Game 1 are the most by a Titan since 2019 and the most by an Illinois Wesleyan freshman since 2007. Cyrus was also 2-for-2 in stolen bases.
 
Behling, a junior pitcher from Itasca, Illinois and Lake Park High School, pitched a nine-inning no hitter in a 4-0 shutout of Spalding on March 14. He allowed only two walks and two hit-by-pitches and tallied six strikeouts. Only one out was recorded out of the infield, which was an eighth-inning fly out to center field.

2021 CCIW Baseball Players of the Week

Hitters
Jacob Cyrus - Illinois Wesleyan (3/16/21)
Rob Marinec - North Central (3/9/21)

Pitchers
Ryan Behling - North Central (3/16/21)
Luke Lamm - North Central (3/9/21)
The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), 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).