KANSAS — Matthew Vigil of McPherson College and Bernie Socarras of Friends University have earned the KCAC Baseball Pitcher and Player of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Monday. The two student-athletes were selected for their performances from March 9-15 by a vote of conference sports information directors. All KCAC Player of the Week honors are presented by
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Pitcher of the Week
Matthew Vigil - McPherson College
Sr. | LHP | Lubbock, Texas
In two victories over the weekend, Vigil allowed no hits and no runs. In three total innings pitched, he delivered eight strikeouts and issued just one walk.
| Pitching |
app |
gs |
w |
l |
sv |
cg |
ip |
h |
r |
er |
bb |
k |
k/9 |
hr |
era |
whip |
| Mar 13 vs. Saint Mary W, 11-6 * |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
27.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
| Mar 14 vs. Saint Mary W, 7-6 * |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
22.50 |
0 |
0.00 |
.00 |
| Conference |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
24.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
.33 |
| Overall |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
24.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
.33 |
Player of the Week
Bernie Socarras - Friends University
Sr. | IF | Hobbs, N.M.
Socarras was nearly an impossible out at the plate this past week for the Friends University Falcons, batting .786 and getting on base at a .789 clip while slugging 1.286 over 14 at-bats. Socarras was 3-of-3 in the first two games of the week and then drove in six runs in the second game at (RV) Oklahoma Wesleyan University, highlighted by a go-ahead grand slam in the ninth that temporarily put the Falcons on top 16-14. He drove in 12 runs for the week and five of his 11 hits went for extra bases. Socarras is now leading the Falcons this season in batting average (.385), RBIs (26), slugging percentage (.560) and on base percentage (.508).
| Hitting |
g |
ab |
r |
h |
2b |
3b |
hr |
rbi |
bb |
k |
sb |
cs |
avg |
obp |
slg |
| Mar 11 vs. Southwestern W, 8-6 * |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
.800 |
1.000 |
| Mar 13 at Oklahoma Wesleyan L, 5-2 * |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
1.000 |
1.333 |
| Mar 14 at Oklahoma Wesleyan L, 17-16 * |
1 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.800 |
.833 |
1.800 |
| Mar 14 at Oklahoma Wesleyan W, 9-5 * |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.333 |
.500 |
.667 |
| Conference |
4 |
14 |
5 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.786 |
.789 |
1.286 |
| Overall |
4 |
14 |
5 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.786 |
.789 |
1.286 |
| Extended Hitting |
g |
hbp |
sf |
sh |
tb |
xbh |
hdp |
go |
fo |
go/fo |
pa |
| Mar 11 vs. Southwestern W, 8-6 * |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.00 |
5 |
| Mar 13 at Oklahoma Wesleyan L, 5-2 * |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
4 |
| Mar 14 at Oklahoma Wesleyan L, 17-16 * |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
6 |
| Mar 14 at Oklahoma Wesleyan W, 9-5 * |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
4 |
| Conference |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.50 |
19 |
| Overall |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.50 |
19 |
| Fielding |
g |
tc |
po |
a |
e |
fpct |
dp |
sba |
rcs |
rcs% |
pb |
ci |
| Mar 11 vs. Southwestern W, 8-6 * |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
| Mar 13 at Oklahoma Wesleyan L, 5-2 * |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
| Mar 14 at Oklahoma Wesleyan L, 17-16 * |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
| Mar 14 at Oklahoma Wesleyan W, 9-5 * |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
| Conference |
4 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
| Overall |
4 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
PREVIOUS 2026 KCAC BASEBALL WEEKLY HONORS
- Week 1 (Feb. 2): Ashton Luera, Oklahoma Wesleyan (Pitcher) | Luis Antigua, Oklahoma Wesleyan (Player)
- Week 2 (Feb. 9): Ashton Luera, Oklahoma Wesleyan (Pitcher) | Fernando Ruvalcaba, Kansas Wesleyan (Player)
- Week 3 (Feb. 16): Ashton Luera, Oklahoma Wesleyan (Pitcher) | Logan Arndt, Kansas Wesleyan (Player)
- Week 4 (Feb. 23): Raleigh Clark, Friends (Pitcher) | Easton Norris, Tabor (Player)
- Week 5 (March 2): Thalen Wright, Kansas Wesleyan (Pitcher) | Evan Jno-Baptiste, Evangel (Player)
- Week 6 (March 9): Adrian Quintana, Ottawa (Pitcher) | Isaac Gomez, York (Player)
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