Week 7: GPAC Baseball Players of the Week
(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following baseball player and pitcher-of-the-week for contests played April 1-7, 2024. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2023-2024 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program.
Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Baseball Weekly Honors
Pitcher – Cade Nelson, Briar Cliff University
Cade Nelson of Briar Cliff University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports pitcher-of-the-week. Nelson, a junior from Castle Pines, Colorado, pitched the final game of the Morningside series and tossed eight innings while allowing just one run on eight hits. He didn't issue a walk and recorded eight strikeouts. Nelson's performance secured the Chargers the series win.
Player – Caleb Meyers, Dakota Wesleyan University (Utility)
Caleb Meyers of Dakota Wesleyan University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports player-of-the-week. Meyers, a sophomore from Farmington, Minnesota, had a big week going 14-for-25 (.560) in the Tigers seven games over the week. Meyers had nine extra base hits during that stretch that included five doubles, two triples, and two home runs. He drove in 10 runs and scored 12 while extending his hitting streak to 12 games. In addition, he he has scored or driven in at least one run in nine straight games.