DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association released its NCAA Division II National Players of the Week awards for the week ending on March 22. Georgia College and State University senior infielder Dylan Cook is the National Hitter of the Week, while Fairmont State senior pitcher Logan Johnson is the National Pitcher of the Week.
Johnson (Charles Town, W.Va.) threw a complete game, no-hitter in a 5-0 win over Caldwell going nine innings, walking one and fanning three in the shutout win as he faced 27 batters. Johnson then pitched 0.2 innings of relief in a 7-5 win at West Virginia Wesleyan allowing one hit in three at bats.Cook (Portola Valley, Calif.) had a monster week hitting .579 with four home runs and a 1.316 slugging percentage in four games for the Bobcats. In a three-game series at Montevallo, the senior hit .538 with a 1.308 slugging percentage. He cranked four home runs in his four games, three of those against Montevallo with 10 total RBIs. He opened up with a 4-for-6 effort against Clark Atlanta, then collected hits in all three games against the Falcons. In the series finale, he went 4-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI, he also had two RBI in the first game of the series. Cook also excelled in the field with no errors in 19 chances at second base with one double play turned.
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