Nike #HLBASE Players of the Week (May 23)
INDIANAPOLIS – UIC’s Ryan Nagelbach picks up Nike
® #HLBASE Batter of the Week honors after slugging 1.125 with three home runs and nine RBI over the weekend, while Riley Frey of Milwaukee is named Nike
® #HLBASE Pitcher of the Week after his complete-game shutout performance on the bump as the Horizon League announced its weekly baseball awards on Monday.
#HLBASE Batter of the Week
Ryan Nagelbach | UIC | Sophomore | Infield | Deerfield, Ill.
Sophomore Ryan Nagelbach had a monster week at the plate, leading the team in batting average (.438) and slugging percentage (1.125) while getting on base at a .471 clip. Nagelbach also led the team in hits (7), doubles (2), home runs (3) and RBI (9). In the Flames’ regular season finale against Youngstown State, Nagelbach launched a pair of home runs, including a grand slam, in UIC’s 18-6 victory. Nagelbach added a two-run blast to finish with a game-high 6 RBI. Nagelbach, who had at least one hit in all three games, added a solo home run and a trio of RBI in Game 1 of the series.
#HLBASE Pitcher of the Week
Riley Frey | Milwaukee | Sophomore | LHP | Oshkosh, Wis.
Riley Frey was incredible on Thursday, throwing a complete-game, five-hit shutout to lead the Panthers to a 7-0 win over Wright State. The sophomore struck out seven in the nine shutout frames to mark Milwaukee’s first complete game shutout since Austin Schulfer in 2018. Frey faced just one over the minimum through six innings and allowed just three total hits across the first eight innings. Wright State got two hits in the ninth, but on his 130th pitch of the night, got the final out on a foul out to right field.
2022 Nike® #HLBASE Batters of the Week
February 22 – Mitchell Buban, Milwaukee
March 1 – Manny Vorhees, Northern Kentucky
March 9 – Ian Cleary, Oakland
March 15 – Alec Sayre, Wright State
March 22 – Seth Lucero, Youngstown State
March 29 – Julian Greenwell, Wright State
April 5 – Brad Goulet, Oakland
April 12 – Liam McFadden-Ackman, Northern Kentucky
April 19 – Ben Higgins, Purdue Fort Wayne
April 26 – Cole Conn, UIC
May 3 – Brenton Phillips, Oakland
May 10 – Breck Nowik, UIC
May 17 – Dylan Swarmer, Youngstown State
May 23 – Ryan Nagelbach, UIC
2022 Nike® #HLBASE Pitchers of the Week
February 22 – Nate Peterson, UIC
March 1 – Nate Peterson, UIC
March 9 – Nick Gilhaus, Milwaukee
March 15 – Riley Frey, Milwaukee
March 22 – Bryce Konitzer, Oakland & Jon Snyder, Youngstown State
March 29 – Brett Hagen, Oakland
April 5 – Travis Densmore, Oakland
April 12 – Jacob Myer, Purdue Fort Wayne
April 19 – Tanner Shears, UIC
April 26 – Jake Shirk, Wright State
May 3 – Sebastian Gongora, Wright State
May 10 – Ben Gerl, Northern Kentucky
May 17 – Jack Mahoney, Milwaukee
May 23 – Riley Frey, Milwaukee