Week 8 PAC Honors (for games played April 8-14)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 8 of the 2024 season.
 

PAC Hitter of the Week

Scout Zaas • Washington & Jefferson • Junior outfielder • Powell, Ohio/Wellington School Zaas put together a stellar week at the plate to help W&J stay unbeaten in conference play ... Zaas compiled a .556 average (10-for-18), a .579 on-base percentage and a 1.056 Slugging Percentage during a 4-0 week ... He finished the week with 10 RBI, nine runs scored and five extra base hits, including two doubles and a home run in a 17-7 game-two win over Franciscan Tuesday ... Zaas totaled seven RBI and six runs scored during Sunday's doubleheader sweep versus Waynesburg, who entered the matchup winners of seven straight and ranked second in the PAC standings.

PAC Hitter Honor Roll

Allegheny junior shortstop JD Robinson (Round Hill, Va./Woodgrove); Franciscan graduate student first baseman Dylan Robb (Holtville, Calif./Holtville); Geneva junior first baseman Kirk Bearjar (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park); Grove City sophomore third baseman Kenny Lavrich (Franklin, Pa./Cranberry); Saint Vincent junior catcher Derek Hald (Apollo, Pa./Kiski Area); Thiel junior catcher/DH Nathan Prunty (Elyria, Ohio/Keystone); Waynesburg senior outfielder Lane Ours (Moorefield, W.Va./Moorefield); Westminster senior second baseman Logan Murgenovich (Aliquippa, Pa./Central Valley)

   

PAC Pitcher of the Week

Walker Cunningham • Allegheny • Junior • Cambridge Springs, Pa./Cambridge Springs Cunningham earned the win with the best pitching performance of his career in an 11-1 win over Bethany … He earned his second career win in his first-ever complete game … Cunningham finished with career-highs in innings pitched with seven and strikeouts with nine, while allowing one unearned run on three hits and two walks.

PAC Pitcher Honor Roll

Grove City freshman Michael Earman (Grove City, Pa./Grove City); Saint Vincent graduate student Michael Klingensmith (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional); Thiel junior Nate Lucas (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice); W&J sophomore Anthony Pass (Clinton, Pa./West Allegheny); Waynesburg freshman Ryan Opfer (Houston, Pa./Chartiers-Houston); Westminster junior Jake Vitale (New Castle, Pa./Union)

 

PAC Newcomer of the Week

Sam Bevin • Grove City • Freshman pitcher/infielder • Louisville, Ky./Wake County Bevin struck out nine in a complete game 5-3 win Tuesday over Geneva in game one of a doubleheader ...He allowed just one hit through the first five innings and didn't allow a hit in the final two innings ... In game two, he homered, doubled, walked twice and scored two runs in Grove City's 12-2 win ... He started the game with a leadoff double and scored the game's first run and then belted a two-run homer to help cap a six-run seventh inning.

PAC Newcomer Honor Roll

Allegheny freshman pitcher Dawson Thomas (Conneaut, Pa./Conneaut Area); Geneva freshman shortstop Bradley McGuire (Castle Rock, Colo./Ponderosa); Thiel freshman pitcher Brady Rzodkiewicz (Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek); W&J freshman outfielder Zach Stern (Coraopolis, Pa./Montour); Waynesburg freshman infielder Trent Giraffa (Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic); Westminster freshman shortstop Parker Lyons (Rochester, Pa./Rochester)

 

PAC Records & Milestones

Grove City freshman pitcher Michael Earman earned his first collegiate save Tuesday against Geneva by striking out five men in three hitless and scoreless innings ... Thiel freshman pitcher Brady Rzodkiewicz earned his first collegiate win against Franciscan on Saturday, giving up two runs and fanning three over six innings ... Waynesburg freshman first baseman Trent Giraffa extended his on-base streak to a team season-high 14 games ... Waynesburg freshman Ryan Opfer recorded his first collegiate win in a nine-inning complete game in an 11-3 victory over Westminster.