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BAY CITY, Mich. - Saginaw Valley State University senior catcher Chet LaFave (Charlotte, Mich./Charlotte) and senior pitcher Carson Beauchaine (Fraser, Mich. /Fraser) have been chosen as the GLIAC Baseball "Player of the Week" and "Pitcher of the Week", respectively.
GLIAC Baseball Player of the Week:
Chet LaFave
Saginaw Valley State University
6-2, Senior, C
Charlotte, Mich./Charlotte
Saginaw Valley State University senior catcher Chet LaFave recorded a pair of three-run home runs in the sweep-clinching victory over Lake Erie on Sunday. LaFave crushed a home run in the top of the first inning, while adding another three-run blast in the fifth, his third homer of the year and fourth career. LaFave finished the contest with six RBIs, which is the most by a Cardinal in two years. On the week, LaFave posted 12 RBIs with a .455 batting average, while slugging .955. LaFave is batting .329 on the season with a team-high 20 RBIs.
Baseball Player Weekly
Honor Roll: John Broll - AU, Blake Schmenk - UF,
Kevin Zak - GV, Mike Vanchieri - HC, Cody Blood - LE, Michael Chack
- MU, Anthony Dipaolo- NU, Collin Parcher - OD, Colin Sallee - TU,
Trevor Smith - WU, Chris Gebara - WS.
2013 "Players of the Week": (3/12) G. Brugnoni -
GV, (3/19) C. Rudenga - GV, (3/25) A. Erb - AU, (4/1) A. Sortwell -
AU, (4/8) C. LaFave - SV.
GLIAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week:
Carson Beauchaine
Saginaw Valley State University
6-3, Senior, RHP
Fraser, Mich. /Fraser
Saginaw Valley State University senior pitcher Carson Beauchaine allowed just one earned run in 13 innings of work as the Cardinals went 5-1 to leap back into the thick of the GLIAC standings. Beauchaine went 2-0 on the week with 10 strikeouts while giving up just seven hits as opponents hit just .149 against him last week. The only earned run Beauchaine gave up was a solo home run in a 16-6 contest at Lake Erie. Opponents managed just two extra-base hits on the week as Beauchaine compiled a 0.69 ERA on the week.
Baseball Pitcher Weekly Honor Roll: Jake Baldwin - AU, Drew Hargrove - UF, Kyle Teague - GV, Kris Morris - HC, Russ Hogue - LE, Jake Winicki - NU, Nick Venditti - OD, Joe Perretta- TU, Joe Tahn - WU, Alex Pierse - WS.
2013 "Pitchers of the Week": (3/12) C. Ward- GV, (3/19) A. Campanella- GV, (3/25) J. Winicki - NU, (4/1) B. Zambron- GV, (4/8) C. Beauchaine - SV.