AAU's Drew Sullivan-Hames, GCU's Trevor Santor earn PacWest awards

PHOENIX, AZ – Grand Canyon freshman OF Trevor Santor (Glendale, AZ/Ironwood) and Academy of Art rookie hurler Drew Sullivan-Hames (Chico, CA/Chico Senior) have been named the Pacific West Conference Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively.

The award was announced by the PacWest Media Office in Phoenix, AZ, on Monday, March 15, for games contested March 8-14.

Santor batted .533 in five starts for the Antelopes, producing a .733 slugging mark and a .588 on base rate.

He went 8 for 15 at the plate with seven runs scored, five runs batted in, one home run and five stolen bases. He also walked once and reached base after being hit by a pitch.

Sullivan-Hames recorded the first save during the first win in Urban Knight history - a 5-4 victory at Grand Canyon on March 12.

Just 24 hours later he set the school record for strikeouts in a game with seven to earn the second victory in the short baseball history of Academy of Art.

AAU, which launched its baseball program in 2009 with a 0-30 record, saw its losing streak extend to 43 games before Sullivan-Hames put an end to the drought with his save.

Over the two contests in Phoenix, Sullivan-Hames posted a 2.45 earned run average during 7.1 innings of work. He allowed just two earned runs and recorded seven strikeouts.

Sullivan-Hames started out the day in the press box filming the game for the Urban Knights. He wound up on the mound in relief.

"Drew was in uniform that day because we are so limited in pitching that we always have all the guys suit up,” Brian Guinn, the head coach of the Urban Knights explained. “He was scheduled to pitch the next day, but since this was for the first win in program history, we wanted to give him a shot. We needed someone to come in and throw strikes and we wanted to see if he could do it. And you know what? He came in and got it done. That was great. We started thinking about it a couple of innings ahead of time so we sent someone up (to the press box) to get him."

Weekly Baseball Report (PDF)

PacWest Baseball Weekly Top 10 Honor Roll

Tyler Bair - Grand Canyon (Jr., 6-0, 195, OF, R/R, Scottsdale, AZ/Coronado)...batted .615 in five starts for the Antelopes during the week...was 8 for 13 with three runs scored, four RBI, two doubles and a home run...walked three times and stole two bases...had a sacrifice bunt and two sacrifice flys...registered a 1.000 slugging rate and a .611 on-base mark.

Danny Bethea - Grand Canyon (Fr.-r., 6-1, 200, C, R/R, San Diego, CA/La Costa Canyon)...hit .400 in five starts during the week for the Antelopes...was 6 for 15 with three runs scored, one RBI, one double and a walk...had a .467 slugging rate and a .438 on-base mark.

Andy Caniezo - Academy of Art (Fr., 6-5, 250, IF, R/R, Rodeo, CA/John Swett)...helped the Urban Knights to a weekend split at Grand Canyon by going 3 for 6 (.500) at the plate in two starts...scored two runs, drove in three, and laced a double...had a .500 on-base average and a .667 slugging mark.

Colin Courtland - Grand Canyon (Sr., 6-3, 245, 1B, R/R, Litchfield Park, AZ/Millennium)...drove in seven runs, scored four others and slammed two homers in five games and four starts for the Antelopes...also doubled once and walked twice...had a 1.000 slugging rate and a .462 on-base mark...hit .364 by going 4 for 11...also earned a victory on the mound during March 12 start vs. Academy of Art...permitted three earned runs, struck out three and allowed just one extra-base hit during 14-5 win...had a 4.50 ERA in the contest.

Michael Greene - Hawai‘i Pacific (Jr., 6-1, 180, P, R/R, Longview, WA/Lebanon)...earned a 4-3 win at Dixie State on March 14...tossed 7.2 innings of work to claim the victory...struck out five and allowed only three hits and three earned runs...overcame seven walks by allowing just a .130 batting average...posted a 3.52 ERA.

Troy Hunter - Dixie State (Fr., 6-3, 175, P, R/R, Las Vegas, NV/Centennial)...was the winning pitcher vs. Hawai‘i Pacific on March 14 in 3-2 Dixie State victory...tossed 5.0 innings of work allowing one unearned run while striking out three...scattered six hits and produced a 0.00 ERA.

Bas Nooij - Hawai‘i Pacific (Sr., 6-0, 200, C, R/R, Landsmeer, Netherlands/Caland Lyceum)...batted .600 in a doubleheader split vs. Dixie State on March 14...was 3 for 5 with a run scored and one RBI...walked twice and reached base after getting plunked...stole a base and had a .750 on-base percentage...produced a .600 slugging mark.

Alex Rosenthal - Academy of Art (So., 6-5, 200, P/IF, R/R, San Diego, CA/Helix Charter)...earned the first victory in school history on March 12 after program started 0-43 (beginning in 2009)...pitched 5.0 innings in 5-4 win at Grand Canyon, posting a 3.60 ERA and four strikeouts...allowed just two earned runs and six base hits...also hit .500 in two games during the four-game series...was 2 for 4 with a run, a double and a .500 on-base percentage...also had a .750 slugging rate.

Jeff Urlaub - Grand Canyon (Sr., 6-1, 195, P, L/L, Scottsdale, AZ/Horizon)...tossed a complete-game, 8-0 shutout vs. Academy of Art on March 13...compiled a 0.00 earned run average in 8.0 innings of work over two appearances...struck out seven and allowed just two hits and a .087 batting average.

Sean Winston - Hawai‘i Pacific (Sr., 5-9, 175, IF, R/R, Richland, WA/Richland)...helped Sea Warriors earn a split at Dixie State on March 14 by hitting .625 in the doubleheader...was 5 for 8 with three runs scored...had a .625 slugging rate and on-base percentage.