Under Armour #HLBASE Players of the Week (February 23)
Sa'Mone Winters
INDIANAPOLIS (February 23, 2026) – Northern Kentucky’s Jake Paulick and Youngstown State’s Braden Gebhardt have been selected for this week’s Under Armour #HLBASE awards.
BATTER OF THE WEEK | JAKE PAULICK | NORTHERN KENTUCKY | R-JUNIOR | CATCHER | CENTERVILLE, OHIO
- Posted a weekly slash of .250/.526/.833 with eight runs driven in as the Norse went 2-2 on the week
- Went 3-12 with a pair of home runs and a double, scoring three runs and drawing four walks
- Hit a pair of three-run homers in a loss to Eastern Kentucky
PITCHER OF THE WEEK | BRADEN GEBHARDT | YOUNGSTOWN STATE | SENIOR | HOWLAND, OHIO
- Did not allow an earned run while limiting Oregon to two hits
- Struck out five batters over seven innings in YSU’s 3-0 lost to the Ducks
- Matched the longest outing of his career and did not allow Oregon to score at all during those six innings
2026 Under Armour #HLBASE Batters of the Week
February 16 – JP Peltier, Wright State
February 23 – Jake Paulick, Northern Kentucky
2026 Under Armour #HLBASE Pitchers of the Week
February 16 – Braden Gebhardt, Youngstown State
February 23 – Braden Gebhardt, Youngstown State