NAPERVILLE – The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) announced its Baseball Student-Athletes of the Week for games played between Monday, April 14 and Sunday, April 20.
 
Hitter: Carson Gnade, Elmhurst, Sophomore (St. Louis, Mo.)
Gnade contributed a 4-for-4 performance with four runs batted in in the Bluejays’ 10-9 win at North Park on Saturday. He homered twice, doubled and walked to reach base five times overall.
 
Gnade also delivered a pinch-hit solo home run for EU in the opener of Saturday’s twin bill in Chicago.
 
Pitcher: Jackson Nuese, North Park, Junior (Kihei, Hawaii)
Nuese set new personal bests with 7.2 innings and eight strikeouts on Saturday, earning the victory in the Vikings’ 3-2 win over Elmhurst. He threw 106 pitches and allowed only one hit before giving way to the bullpen in the eighth inning.
 
2025 CCIW Baseball Student-Athletes of the Week
Hitter
April 21: Carson Gnade, Elmhurst
April 14: Zander Tubbs, Carthage
April 7: John Philip Ferraro, Illinois Wesleyan
March 31: Nate Sommerfeld, North Park
March 24: Rock Smith, Elmhurst
March 17: Joey Appino, Carroll
March 10: Kaileb Hackman, Augustana
March 3: Noah Yi, Wheaton
Feb. 25: Thomas Ward, Carroll
 
Pitcher
April 21: Jackson Nuese, North Park
April 14: Nate Burden, Wheaton
April 7: Zach DeMarlie, Augustana
March 31: Bryce Schaum, Carthage
March 24: Zach DeMarlie, Augustana
March 17: Bryce Schaum, Carthage
March 10: Nate Burden, Wheaton
March 3: Nathan Melby, Augustana
Feb. 25: Zach O’Donnell, Millikin