ZANE WILLIAMS-NAIA PLAYER OF THE WEEK

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NAIA Baseball Weekly Awards Announced - #2

Williams and Westcott earn national honors

Houston-Victoria's Zane Williams

March 24, 2009

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Zane Williams of Houston-Victoria (Texas) has been selected as the NAIA Baseball Player of the Week while Craig Westcott of Belhaven (Miss.) was awarded the NAIA Baseball Pitcher of the Week, for the week of March 16-22.

Williams, a senior rightfielder from Devil’s Pocket, Texas, batted .560 in six games last week and hit his second grand slam of the season for UH-Victoria. The highlight of his week came in the 12-2 win over Fisher (Mass.) when he went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, one double, one grand slam and five RBI. He also had a four-hit performance followed by a three-hit, three-RBI effort. For the week, he bashed out 14 hits, including six doubles, one triple and two homers, hit at a 1.120 slugging clip, scored 12 runs and compiled 20 RBI.

He ranks 11th in the country with 1.5 RBI per game. The Jaguars went 6-0 during the week and are 20-10 on the season.

Westcott, a senior from Chalmette, La., pitched his second straight no-hitter blanking Loyola (La.) 10-0 in five innings last Saturday (March 21). He faced 15 batters, walked one of them and whiffed seven. This effort came one week after six shut-out innings against Spring Hill (Ala.). On the year, he stands 6-2 overall with a 3.54 ERA.

The next Players of the Week will be announced on March 31.

Other Player of the Week Nominees:

Adam Shupe, Park (Mo.); Brian Chase, Campbellsville (Ky.); Deandre Walker, Patten (Calif.); Chad Johnson, Sterling (Kan.); Armando Arzate, Bacone (Okla.); Andrew Brouillette, LSU-Shreveport; Ryan Stovall, Thomas (Ga.); David Schwabe, St. Francis (Ill.); Chris Rinaudo, Culver-Stockton (Mo.); Wesley Jones, Milligan (Tenn.); Brad Carlsen, College of Idaho; Taylor Maddox, Westmont (Calif.); Ryan Morrow, Madonna (Mich.); Cory Johnson, Warner (Fla.); Blake Reynolds, Berry (Ga.); Cory Hilgenkamp, Nebraska Wesleyan; Roderick Barcelo, Iowa Wesleyan; Chance Holland, Dickinson State (N.D.); Zach Hamby, Rogers State (Okla.); Leo Alvarez, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.); Riley Gavello, Missouri Baptist; Jon Troutman, Brescia (Ky.); Duston Walter, Walsh (Ohio); Mike Davis, Lambuth (Tenn.); Travis Potchka, Saint Francis (Ind.)

Other Pitcher of the Week Nominees:

Matt Lackner, Park (Mo.); Jacob Venegas, Texas at Brownsville; Graig Whelan, Patten (Calif.); Dexter Spitsnogle, Doane (Neb.); Marc Wilson, Campbellsville (Ky.); Ray Maldonado, Houston-Victoria (Texas); Derek Chaffins, Siena Heights (Mich.); Joaquin Lopez, Missouri Valley; Ben Johnson, Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.); Josh Estep, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio); A.J. Holbeck, Warner (Fla.); Greg Bowling, Asbury (Ky.); Jim Niemczyk, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.); Eric Cordell, Ottawa (Kan.); Joey Grant, William Penn (Iowa); Jamil Acosta, Dickinson State (N.D.); Chris Henegar, Covenant (Ga.); Chris Rearick, Berry (Ga.); Kevin Scott, Purdue-North Central (Ind.); Peter Gehle, Azusa Pacific (Calif.); Jason Braun, Corban (Ore.); Ricky Parrish, Marian (Ind.); Brent Ebinger, Lambuth (Tenn.); Tyler Duran, Oklahoma Baptist

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Deweyville standout Williams shines at UH-Victoria

Van Wade

The Orange Leader

Former Deweyville High School standout Zane Williams of Houston-Victoria (Texas) has been selected as the NAIA Baseball Player of the Week while Craig Westcott of Belhaven (Miss.) was awarded the NAIA Baseball Pitcher of the Week, for the week of March 16-22.

Williams was The Orange Leader’s Male Athlete of the Year in 2004 after he shined in football, basketball and baseball in Pirate COuntry.

Williams, a senior rightfielder, batted .560 in six games last week and hit his second grand slam of the season for UH-Victoria. The highlight of his week came in the 12-2 win over Fisher (Mass.) when he went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, one double, one grand slam and five RBI. He also had a four-hit performance followed by a three-hit, three-RBI effort. For the week, he bashed out 14 hits, including six doubles, one triple and two homers, hit at a 1.120 slugging clip, scored 12 runs and compiled 20 RBI.

He ranks 11th in the country with 1.5 RBI per game. The Jaguars went 6-0 during the week and are 20-10 on the season.

For the season Williams is hitting at a .380 clip. He’s tied for first on the team in home runs (10), first in runs batted in (45) and second in doubles (13).

Westcott, a senior from Chalmette, La., pitched his second straight no-hitter blanking Loyola (La.) 10-0 in five innings last Saturday (March 21). He faced 15 batters, walked one of them and whiffed seven. This effort came one week after six shut-out innings against Spring Hill (Ala.). On the year, he stands 6-2 overall with a 3.54 ERA.

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zanes a good kid glad to see him continue to do well

congrats zane

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Congrats Zane. Glad to see you are representing us well. Keep up the good work!!!!