Players of the Week � Apr. 29

Baseball - Position Player

Matt Peetz (Spring Green, WI/River Valley) � The sophomore designated hitter hit .462 (six for 13) with two doubles and two RBI's as the Pointers went 3-1 last week. Peetz also had two walks and a hit-by-pitch to finish with a .562 on-base percentage in the four games. He went 3-for-3 in the second game against UW-Stout on Sunday. Peetz has 15 hits in his last 30 at-bats.

Baseball - Pitcher

Bill Verbrick (Appleton, WI/Xavier) � The senior right-handed pitcher recorded a win and a save on Sunday against UW-Stout. In the first game, he pitched a six-hitter, allowing one run and striking out 11. Verbrick then entered the second game with two on and none out in the ninth innning, but forced a double play and strikeout to earn the save. He set UWSP's career strikeout record, recording the 223rd strikeout of his career.

Softball - Position Player

Amanda Sparks (Elcho, WI/Elcho) � The junior first baseman went four-for-seven with a double and three RBI's in two victories over St. Norbert. She had a two-run single in the 8-5 first game and scored the go-ahead run, finishing three-for-four in the 6-4 game two win. Sparks has hits in 14 of her last 30 at-bats.

Softball � Pitcher

Katie Knoedler (Mosinee, WI/Mosinee) � The sophomore pitcher allowed one run and four hits over three innings of relief to pick up the win in the second game against St. Norbert. She had one strikeout and one walk.

Men�s Track Events

Jesse LaLonde (Park Falls, WI) � The senior runner placed third at the Loras Open Invitational in Dubuque, Iowa. LaLonde narrowly missed the four-minute mark, finishing in 4:00.51.

Men�s Field Events

Tom Rutowski (Greenfield, WI) � The senior provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in the pole vault. Rutowski cleared 4.63 meters (15� 2.25��) to finish third at the Loras Open Invitational in Dubuque, Iowa.

Women�s Track Events

Becky Lebak (Burlington, WI/Burlington) � The senior runner placed 12th overall in the 5,000 meters at the prestigious Drake Relays. Lebak�s time of 17:27.65 was the second best among NCAA Division III competitors and automatically qualified her for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Women�s Field Events

Amanda Nechuta (Mosinee, WI/Mosinee) � The freshman eclipsed the NCAA III provisional qualifying mark in the shot put at the La Crosse Classic. Nechuta�s toss of 13.26 meters (43� 6��) placed her fourth overall. She also threw the hammer a personal record of 34.12 meters (111� 11��) to finish eighth.