Keele, Schoonover Sweep Weekly Summit League Honor
May 6, 2013 | Baseball, General
OMAHA, Neb. -- Senior outfielder Ryan Keele and junior pitcher Steven Schoonover swept the Summit League's Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week awards for their performances April 29 to May 5, the conference office announced Monday.
Keele earns his second Player of the Week honor this season after leading Omaha to a series split at Fort Wayne. After recording a hit in each of the first two games, the senior outfield went 5-for-5 at the place with a double and three RBI in game three's win. He followed that with a 3-for-4 performance in game four, driving-in three runs with a double and walk. For the week, Keele batted .625 (10-for-16) with a .647 on-base percentage and .812 slugging percentage. He had seven RBI, three doubles and a walk in the series.
Schoonover snagged his first career Pitcher of the Week award after tossing a complete game shutout in Omaha's game three win at Fort Wayne Saturday. The junior southpaw threw nine innings and scattered six hits, all singles, while striking out a career-high four batters and issuing no walks. The performance marked the first complete game of his career.
Omaha, which leads the Summit League standings, has had a total of six weekly conference award winners this season. Keele was previously named Summit League Player of the Week on March 18, junior Brett Bass earned the honor on April 8, and senior Tyler Splichal garnered the same recognition on April 29. Senior Matt Tew was honored as Summit League Pitcher of the Week on April 8.
2013 Summit League Players of the Week
Feb. 18 – Markus Kalber, Fort Wayne
Feb. 25 – Andrew Melton, South Dakota State
March 4 - Andrew Melton, South Dakota State
March 11 - Nolan Jacoby, Oakland
March 18 - Ryan Keele, Omaha
March 25 - Caleb Fenimore, Fort Wayne
April 1 - Daniel Telford
April 8 - Brett Bass, Omaha
April 15 - Daniel Telford, South Dakota State
April 22 - Clay Hathaway, Fort Wayne
April 29 - Tyler Splichal, Omaha
May 6 - Ryan Keele, Omaha
2013 Summit League Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 18 - John Straka, North Dakota State; Mason Pingel, Western Illinois
Feb. 25 - John Straka, North Dakota State
March 4 - David Ernst, North Dakota State
March 11 - Tim Koons, Oakland
March 18 - Layne Somsen, South Dakota State
March 25 - Brian Loconsole, Western Illinois
April 1 - John Straka, North Dakota State
April 8 - Matt Tew, Omaha
April 15 - Jason Kalber, Fort Wayne; Stephen Bougher, South Dakota State
April 22 - Tim Koons, Oakland
April 29 - Stephen Bougher, South Dakota State; Aaron Michel, Western Illinois
May 6 - Steven Schoonover, Omaha
