KJCCC West Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, Week 4
KJCCC West Co-Player of the Week: Will Edmunson – Hutchinson Community College
Sophomore outfielder Will Edmunson extended his season-opening hitting streak to 12 games with hits in five games over the week for the Blue Dragons. Edmunson hit .500 (8 of 16) and had an .812 slugging percentage with three multi-hit games this past week. Edmunson scored seven runs and drove in six runs with two doubles and had his third home run. Edmunson also stole four bases to pace the Blue Dragons.
KJCCC West Co-Player of the Week: Brody Boisvert – Seward County Community College
Brody Boisvert enters his third year with Seward County and has provided great offense and defense from second base for the Saints. Last weekend as the Saints went 1-3 against Vernon, Boisvert had a .562 batting average, with nine hits, three RBIs, and six runs from the plate. He provided a 1.000 fielding percentage in the field, with 15 putouts and zero errors in the four games. Boisvert had his best game in the weekend's final game, going 3-5 from the plate with three RBIs, one home run, and seven putouts. Boisvert continues to provide leadership and has set the standard from the plate and in the field for Seward County.
KJCCC West Pitcher of the Week: Gus McKay – Hutchinson Community College
Making his third start of the season, Blue Dragon starter Gus McKay (2-0) took a no-hitter through 5 2-3 innings and allowed just two hits in seven shutout innings in the Blue Dragons' 5-2 victory over Rose State. McKay allowed just one baserunner though the first five innings, a second-inning error. He retired 13 straight batters before Zac Carroll rolled a single up the middle for a hit with two outs in the sixth inning. McKay allowed a one-out walk and a two-out single in the seventh, but he ended the day with a strikeout of Silas Voegely to end the inning. McKay allowed just two hits over seven innings with four strikeouts and only one walk. McKay threw 95 pitches in the outing.
Other Player of the Week Nominations
Ben Waliczek – Pratt Community College
Brody Boisvert – Seward County Community College
Other Pitcher of the Week Nominations
David Stuart – Barton Community College
Shea Walker – Dodge City Community College
