Nike® #HLBASE Players of the Week (May 9)
INDIANAPOLIS – Youngstown State’s Braeden O’Shaughnessy and Wright State’s Joey Valentine received this week’s Nike® #HLBASE Players of the Week awards as the Horizon League announced them on Tuesday. O’Shaughnessy helped lead the Penguins to a series sweep this weekend as Youngstown State has now won seven in a row. Valentine contributed in three of the four wins for Wright State this week, and the freshman picked up his first collegiate victory over Ohio State.
#HLBASE Batter of the Week
Braeden O’Shaughnessy | Youngstown State | Senior | Infielder | Poland, Ohio
Braeden O’Shaughnessy batted .462 and slugged 1.000 with six hits including four doubles and a home run in 13 at bats while leading Youngstown State to the three-game series sweep of Purdue Fort Wayne this past weekend. The senior third baseman also recorded nine RBIs, four runs scored, two walks, 13 total bases and a .533 on-base percentage. The Poland, Ohio, native started the week by going 3-for-5 with two doubles, three RBIs and a run scored in YSU’s 9-4 series-opening win on Friday. O’Shaughnessy went 1-for-5 with a walk and a three-run double in a 12-3 series-clinching victory on Saturday. He closed the weekend by going 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, a walk, three RBIs and three runs scored in YSU’s 14-10 win in the series finale on Sunday.
#HLBASE Pitcher of the Week
Joey Valentine | Wright State | Freshman | Left-Handed Pitcher | Medina, Ohio
Joey Valentine went 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and eight strikeouts in 5.0 innings over three appearances for the Wright State baseball program. The left-hander held opponents scoreless on just three hits and one walk in the span. He earned his first collegiate win against Ohio State after striking out a career-high four batters in two shutout innings. In Wright State's 5-4 victory over Northern Kentucky, the freshman blanked the Norse over two innings in extras, allowing just one hit and no walks. Valentine returned to the mound the next day, firing a scoreless ninth inning with three strikeouts to seal the Raider win and series sweep.
2023 Nike® #HLBASE Batters of the Week
February 21 – Noah Fisher, Northern Kentucky
February 28 – Trey Law, Youngstown State & Liam McFadden-Ackman, Northern Kentucky
March 8 – Braedon Blackford, Purdue Fort Wayne
March 14 – Gehrig Anglin, Wright State
March 21 – Noah Fisher, Northern Kentucky
March 28 – Andrew Patrick, Wright State
April 4 – Ben Higgins, Purdue Fort Wayne
April 11 – Noah Fisher, Northern Kentucky
April 18 – Julian Greenwell, Wright State
April 25 – Luke Seidel, Milwaukee
May 2 – Noah Fisher, Northern Kentucky
May 9 - Braeden O’Shaughnessy, Youngstown State
2023 Nike® #HLBASE Pitchers of the Week
February 21 – Jake Shirk, Wright State
February 28 – Travis Perry, Youngstown State
March 8 – Nick Gilhaus, Milwaukee
March 14 -- Bryce Konitzer, Oakland
March 21 – Ben Gerl, Northern Kentucky
March 28 – Sebastian Gongora, Wright State
April 4 – Riley Frey, Milwaukee
April 11 – Ben Gerl, Northern Kentucky
April 18 – Kaden Echeman, Northern Kentucky
April 25 – Brandon Decker, Oakland
May 2 – Jake Shirk, Wright State
May 9 – Joey Valentine, Wright State