Baseball | 4/9/2026 4:15:00 PM
LISLE, Ill. (pacathletics.org) – Washington & Jefferson College senior Josh Dezenzo (Alliance, Ohio/Marlington) has been named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) NCAA Division III National Hitter of the Week, announced by the organization Wednesday night (April 8).
This is the third honor of the week for Dezenzo. He was also chosen as the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Hitter of the Week Monday and tabbed for D3baseball.com's Team of the Week Wednesday morning.
This marks the first time a PAC player earned a weekly award from the NCBWA since Grove City's Nick Guidas was the Association's Pitcher of the Week for March 15, 2023. The last time a PAC player garnered national Hitter of the Week was on April 3rd, 2016 when Ben Kenning from Thomas More was honored.
Dezenzo is the first W&J baseball player to earn recognition from the organization during a season since Tyler Horvat '23 in 2020 when he received a NCBWA Rookie of the Week selection. The closest the Presidents have been to receiving a NCBWA Hitter of the Week award occurred in March of 2012 when Josh Staniscia received NCBWA Honorable Mention laurels.
Dezenzo finished 9-for-12 at the plate (.750) with three homers and two doubles among the nine hits over three games last week. Dezenzo drove home nine runs in the three games. During the finale of a doubleheader with Allegheny, the designated hitter was 4-for-4 with two homers, seven RBIs and a walk.