INDIANAPOLIS -- Wright State senior second baseman Michael Timm (Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg) has been named the Horizon League Batter of the Week, while Valparaiso left-hander Dalton Lundeen (Streamwood, Ill./Streamwood) is the League’s Pitcher of the Week, for the week of April 27-May 3. The accolade is the first of the season for both players.
Wright State (32-13, 16-7 Horizon) moved back atop the Horizon League standings by a half-game after taking two games from UIC in its weekend series. Valparaiso (18-24, 13-10 Horizon) sits in third place in the League after going 2-3 last week.
Batting cleanup, Timm posted a RBI in all three games of the series versus UIC, going 6-for-12 on the weekend with a 1.205 OPS.
The senior started the series with a 1-for-3 effort before going 3-for-5 with 2 RBIs, a run and a double in Saturday’s series-leveling win. In Sunday’s rubber game, Timm was 2-for-4 with a RBI.
Timm is one of five Raiders hitting over .300, posting a .309 mark to go along with a homer and 29 RBIs.
Lundeen, the 2014 Horizon League Pitcher of the Year, dominated in his Friday start versus Milwaukee. The left-hander tossed his first career 9-inning shutout, striking out five and scattering just three hits to a potent Panther offense.
Lundeen increased his League-leading strikeout total to 76 in 70.1 innings pitched while improving to 4-1 at home this season.
Wright State will head to Milwaukee for its League series this weekend, running May 8-10 at Henry Aaron Field, while Valparaiso will play four games at Emory Bauer Field, beginning with a non-conference matchup with Western Michigan on Tuesday, May 5. The Crusaders will host Youngstown State in their League series this weekend.
2015 Baseball Weekly Awards
Batter of the Week
Feb. 16: Jeff Boehm, UIC (Sr., 1B)
Feb. 23: Gabe Snyder, Wright State (Fr., OF)
March 2: Ryan Fucci, Wright State (Jr., OF)
March 9: Nate Palace, Valparaiso (So., 1B)
March 16: Sam Koenig, Milwaukee (Sr., OF)
March 23: Cody Bohanek, UIC (So., SS)
March 30: Sam Koenig, Milwaukee (Sr., OF)
April 6: Sam Koenig, Milwaukee (Sr., OF)
April 13: Luke Meeteer, Milwaukee (Jr., OF)
April 20: Sean Murphy, Wright State (So., C)
April 27: Frank Califano, Youngstown State (Sr., OF)
May 4: Michael Timm, Wright State (Sr., 2B)
Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 16: Brian Keller, Milwaukee (Jr., RHP)
Feb. 23: Jesse Scholtens, Wright State (Jr., RHP)
March 2: Justin Langley, Milwaukee (So., LHP)
March 9: Joe Pavlovich, Milwaukee (Sr., RHP)
March 16: Jake Dahlberg, UIC (So., LHP)
March 23: Jesse Scholtens, Wright State (Jr., RHP)
March 30: Jake Dahlberg, UIC (So., LHP)
April 6: Jason Hager, Oakland (Sr., LHP)
April 13: Alex McIntosh, Milwaukee (Fr., LHP)
April 20: Trevor Lane, UIC (Jr., LHP)
April 27: Josh North, Youngstown State (Sr., RHP)
May 4: Dalton Lundeen, Valparaiso (Jr., LHP)
Horizon League top performers (April 27-May 3)
Frank Califano, Youngstown State (Jr., OF) - Across YSU’s four games last week, Califano had at least one hit, one run and one stolen base in each game.
Alex Lee, UIC (Sr., INF) - Went 5-for-13 on the week, driving in three.
Spencer Mahoney, Valparaiso (Sr., SS) - Became the 11th player in program history to reach 200 career hits, going 8-for-16 in Valpo’s series with Milwaukee.
Tyler Pagano, Oakland (So., OF) - Across Oakland’s six games, Pagano was 13-for-25, driving in a team-best six.
Nick Unes, Milwaukee (Jr., 1B/3B) - Posted a career-best six RBIs in Milwaukee’s win over Edgewood. On the week, Unes drove in 10, slugging at an .800 clip.
Jake Dahlberg, UIC (So., LHP) - Lifted UIC to a Friday night win at Wright State, going 8.1 innings and scattering six hits.
Aaron Dehn, Oakland (So., RHP) - Tossed his first career complete game on Saturday, scattering seven hits and allowing on unearned run to lead the Golden Grizzlies past Youngstown State.
Andrew Elliott, Wright State (Sr., RHP) - Worked both of Wright State’s wins over the weekend, striking out five batters across four scoreless innings of work.
Justin Langley, Milwaukee (So., LHP) - Helped Milwaukee collect the series win at Valparaiso, tossing five innings and striking out seven.
Austin Lujano, Youngstown State (Sr., RHP) - Lujano went 6.2 innings over two appearances, not allowing an earned run and striking out seven.
Joe Pavlovich, Milwaukee (Sr., RHP) - Threw six innings at Valparaiso, allowing four hits to help the Panthers even the series.
