(VCSU)   – Valley City State baseball swept the final edition of the North Star Athletic Association Baseball Players of the Week. Reed Butz was selected as the Pitcher of the Week and Jorun Hamre was chosen as the Player of the Week.

North Star Athletic Association Baseball Pitcher-of-the-Week
Reed Butz – Valley City State (N.D.) – 6’2″ – Junior – pitcher – Rockford, Ill. – Butz tossed eight shutout innings as Valley City State (N.D.) went 4-1 record for the week.  He pitched two shutout innings with two strikeouts, despite a 5-3 extra-innings setback at NCAA Division I North Dakota State.  He followed up with a victory over Presentation (S.D.) after pitching six scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts.  For the week, Butz limited its opponents to .148 batting average (4 hits allowed) and tallied 13 strikeouts.  He did not allow a run.

North Star Athletic Association Baseball Player-of-the-Week
Jorun Hamre – Valley City State (N.D.) – 6’4″ – Senior – first baseman – Leonard, N.D. – Hamre set a new single-season home record as Valley City State (N.D.) went 4-1 record for the week.  He blasted four home runs for the week, leading the North Star Athletic Association with 15 home runs this season.  Hamre recorded a batting average of .444 (8-of-18 at the plate) and scored eight times.  He slugged 1.167 (four home runs, three singles, and a double) and registered an on-base percentage of .500 for the week.