2004 CCIW BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE sent 05/10/04

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois - Matt Mele of Wheaton and Brad Groth of Elmhurst shared the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin "Batter of the Week" and Rob Daggett of Elmhurst was selected as the "Pitcher of the Week" for the week ending May 10.

Mele closed his career in storybook fashion, collecting base hits in his final seven at-bats. He was eight for 14 last week for a .643 batting average with a pair of stolen bases. In the final three games of his career he went eight for 11 in the series with Millikin.

Groth tied the CCIW single season record for hits with his 43rd of the year in conference play. He also became Elmhurst's all-time hits leader, breaking the old mark of 205. For the week he hit .548 (17-31) while scoring 13 runs and driving in nine. In a 13-4 win against Augustana Groth was four for five with three runs scored and five RBI. He has a hitting streak of 21 games intact heading into the conference tournament.

Daggett won a pair of games and compiled a 3.21 earned run average during the week. He tossed a nine inning complete game in a 7-3 victory over Illinois Wesleyan on Monday and then worked five innings while allowing six hits and striking out four in a 12-9 win over Augustana on Saturday.

BATTER OF THE WEEK
May 10 - Brad Groth, Elmhurst and Matt Mele, Wheaton
May 3 - Johnny Meier, Carthage and Rick Ochenkowski, North Central
April 26 - Brad Groth, Elmhurst
April 19 - Mick Curran, Illinois Wesleyan and Eric Stechmesser, Millikin
April 12 - Rob Daggett, Elmhurst and Justin Hallock, Carthage
April 5 - Matt Mele, Wheaton
March 28 - Rob Daggett, Elmhurst
March 21 - Cory Lapinski, Illinois Wesleyan
March 14 - Brad Groth, Elmhurst

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
May 10 - Rob Daggett, Elmhurst
May 3 - Toby Johnson, Millikin and Bill Leahy, North Central
April 26 - Brad Shelton, Elmhurst
April 19 - Scott Evosevich, Carthage
April 12 - Bill Leah, North Central
April 5 - Joel Barickman, North Central
March 28 - Brandon Townsend, North Central and Tim Myhren, Wheaton
March 21 - No Selection
March 14 - Scott Evosevich, Carthage