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WIAC Baseball Athletes of the Week -- May 2 - May 8

05/11/2011, 11:00am CDT
By Travis Wilson

WIAC Athletes of the Week
(Week of May 2 - 8)

BASEBALL

Position

Brooks Braga, Sophomore (Middleton, Wis.), Outfield of UW-La Crosse

Braga hit .464 (13-of-28) in six starts during the week. He had four multi-hit games, including going six-of-10 in UW-La Crosse's sweep at St. Olaf College (Minn.) May 4.  Braga went five-of-eight at No. 11-ranked UW-Whitewater May 6.  He had two home runs and five RBI in the nightcap against the Warhawks.  For the week, Braga had nine RBI, four doubles, three home runs, three stolen bases and one triple.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Doug Beattie, Sophomore, Outfield, Escanaba, Mich.
UW-Platteville, Brad Milka, Junior, Outfield, Londonderry, N.H.
UW-Stevens Point, Sean Gerber, Sophomore, Firstbase/Catcher, Stoughton, Wis.
UW-Stout, Jesse Brockman, Sophomore, Shortstop, Eau Claire, Wis. (Wrightstown)
UW-Superior, Mitch Loegering, Senior, Leftfield, Big Lake, Minn.

Pitcher

Garrett Scray, Junior (De Pere, Wis./West), Righthanded Pitcher of UW-La Crosse

Scray pitched 13.0 innings in three appearances, allowing no runs.  He earned a save at St. Olaf College (Minn.) May 4, going 1.0 inning with a strikeout and tossed another hitless inning in the second game against the Oles.  Scray had a no-decision at No. 11-ranked UW-Whitewater May 7, pitching 11.0 innings, allowing seven hits while striking out five.  For the week, he allowed seven hits and one walk with seven strikeouts in 13.0 innings.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Sean Grabig, Sophomore, Lefthanded Pitcher, Howard, Wis. (Bay Port)
UW-Platteville, Grant Oldenburg, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, Clinton, Wis.
UW-Stevens Point, Joel Delorit, Senior, Lefthanded Pitcher, Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (Southern Door)
UW-Stout, Tyler Hamann, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, Marathon, Wis.
UW-Superior, Dan Lindsey, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Rice Lake, Wis.

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