NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Wheaton's
Joe Klein and Augustana's
Josh Wintroub were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Baseball Student-Athletes of the Week on Tuesday.
Klein, a junior infielder from Wheaton, Illinois and Wheaton North High School, batted .545 (6-for-11) with six runs, one double, two home runs, eight RBI and a 1.182 slugging percentage last week. He also finished with a .615 on-base percentage. Klein was 3-for-3 with four runs, a walk, two home runs and six RBI in Wheaton's 15-4 win at Illinois Wesleyan on Monday. He also hit an RBI-double, scored a run and drew a walk last Tuesday in a 5-4 Thunder win at Millikin. Klein was 2-for-4 on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader at North Central, with a run and an RBI.
Wintroub, a senior pitcher from Littleton, Colorado and Heritage High School, pitched a seven-inning no-hitter during a 10-0 shutout of Cornell on Sunday. He also struck out 14 batters and gave up just four walks. With Sunday's victory, Wintroub improved to 5-0 on the season.
2022 CCIW Baseball Student-Athletes of the Week
Hitter
Joe Klein - Wheaton (4/12/22)
Jalen Ping - Illinois Wesleyan (4/5/22)
Jacob Barker - Augustana (3/29/22)
Freddie March - Elmhurst (3/22/22)
Jalen Ping - Illinois Wesleyan (3/15/22)
Rob Marinec - North Central (3/8/22)
Alec McGinnis - Augustana (3/1/22)
Rob Marinec - North Central (2/22/22)
Pitcher
Josh Wintroub - Augustana (4/12/22)
Charlie Klemm - North Central (4/5/22)
Harrison Boushele - Augustana (3/29/22)
Scott Monocchio - Illinois Wesleyan (3/22/22)
Ethan Sund - North Park (3/15/22)
Caleb Buehrle - Millikin (3/8/22)
Caleb Buehrle - Millikin (3/1/22)
Luke Lamm - North Central (2/22/22)
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 University (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).