KANSAS — Adrian Quintana of No. 20 Ottawa University and Eduardo Tarafa of Bethany College 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 16-22 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
Adrian Quintana - #20 Ottawa University
Jr. | P/OF | El Paso, Texas
In his only appearance last week, Quintana pitched a complete-game shutout. In seven innings, he struck out five, only allowed one walk, and Reinhardt had a .200 batting average against him. This marks the second time this season Quintana has been named the KCAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week.
| Pitching |
app |
gs |
w |
l |
sv |
cg |
ip |
h |
r |
er |
bb |
k |
k/9 |
hr |
era |
whip |
| Mar 21 at Reinhardt (GA) W, 11-0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7.0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6.43 |
0 |
0.00 |
.86 |
| Conference |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
.00 |
- |
0.00 |
- |
| Overall |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7.0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6.43 |
0 |
0.00 |
.86 |
| Fielding |
g |
tc |
po |
a |
e |
fpct |
dp |
sba |
rcs |
rcs% |
pb |
ci |
| Mar 21 at Reinhardt (GA) W, 11-0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
| Conference |
- |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Overall |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
Player of the Week
Eduardo Tarafa - Bethany College
Jr. | OF | Ponce, Puerto Rico
Tarafa had a solid week, leading the Swedes to a 3-1 record this week. Tarafa batted home a quarter of Bethany's total runs scored, including a couple of home runs against the Spires. One of those home runs against Saint Mary was a game-winner in the ninth inning of Game 1 against the Spires.
| Hitting |
g |
ab |
r |
h |
2b |
3b |
hr |
rbi |
bb |
k |
sb |
cs |
avg |
obp |
slg |
| Mar 18 at York (NE) L, 12-4 * |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.500 |
.500 |
.750 |
| Mar 20 at Saint Mary W, 6-5 * |
1 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.200 |
.200 |
.800 |
| Mar 21 at Saint Mary W, 17-7 * |
1 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.333 |
.429 |
1.000 |
| Mar 21 at Saint Mary W, 9-2 * |
1 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.800 |
.800 |
1.200 |
| Conference |
4 |
20 |
6 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.450 |
.476 |
.950 |
| Overall |
4 |
20 |
6 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.450 |
.476 |
.950 |
| Extended Hitting |
g |
hbp |
sf |
sh |
tb |
xbh |
hdp |
go |
fo |
go/fo |
pa |
| Mar 18 at York (NE) L, 12-4 * |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.00 |
4 |
| Mar 20 at Saint Mary W, 6-5 * |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0.33 |
5 |
| Mar 21 at Saint Mary W, 17-7 * |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0.33 |
7 |
| Mar 21 at Saint Mary W, 9-2 * |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
- |
5 |
| Conference |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
0.38 |
21 |
| Overall |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
0.38 |
21 |
| Fielding |
g |
tc |
po |
a |
e |
fpct |
dp |
sba |
rcs |
rcs% |
pb |
ci |
| Mar 18 at York (NE) L, 12-4 * |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
| Mar 20 at Saint Mary W, 6-5 * |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
| Mar 21 at Saint Mary W, 17-7 * |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
| Mar 21 at Saint Mary W, 9-2 * |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
| Conference |
4 |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
0 |
| Overall |
4 |
12 |
12 |
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)
- Week 7 (March 16): Matthew Vigil, McPherson (Pitcher) | Bernie Socarras, Friends (Player)
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