RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the Baseball Weekly awards for the eighth week of the 2022 season. Oklahoma Baptist’s Dan Pruitt claimed Player of the Week and Arkansas-Monticello’s Mason Philley earned Pitcher of the Week.
GAC BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Dan Pruitt, Oklahoma Baptist, 1B, Jr., Oklahoma Baptist
Pruitt paced the Bison offense in their three-game sweep of Arkansas Tech. He went 5-for-10 with a .615 on-base percentage, a 1.100 slugging percentage and a stolen base in the series. He added a first-inning home run in game one of the weekend. He leads the GAC with 39 runs scored, 11 stolen bases and a .911 slugging percentage.
GAC BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK – Mason Philley, Arkansas-Monticello, SP, Jr., Monticello, Arkansas
Philley registered the first perfect game in GAC history to occur in a conference game as the Weevils defeated East Central, 12-0, on Saturday. Philley retired all 21 batters he faced, including a season-high 10 strikeouts, as he recorded the 11th no-hitter in conference history. He struck out the side in both the fifth and sixth innings.
OTHERS NOMINATED
Cade Burris, C (Ouachita), Brandon Holdren, INF (Northwestern Oklahoma State), Taylan Mullins-Ohm, OF (Southwestern Oklahoma State), Cody Smith, CF (Harding), Chris Sutton, 2B (Southern Arkansas)
Joel Barker, SP (Harding), Bo Dallas, SP (Oklahoma Baptist), Ernesto Hidrogo, RP (Southwestern Oklahoma State), Payne Maga, SP (Southern Nazarene), Cooper Timmons, SP (Ouachita), Jacob Womack, SP (Southern Arkansas)