MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Week awards presented by The Game Headwear for the period ending March 16. Kansas graduate outfielder Jackson Hauge was named National Hitter of the Week, while Clemson sophomore right-handed pitcher Aidan Knaak and Loyola Marymount junior right-handed pitcher Jonah Johnson were named National Co-Pitchers of the Week. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season
Hauge ended the week with two multi-homer games including hitting the fifth consecutive homer to tie the NCAA record for the Jayhawks against Minnesota. The Ramsey, Minnesota, native finished 8-for-19 (.421) with four doubles, four home runs, 14 RBI, six runs, seven walks and a 1.856 OPS. He leads the Big 12 and is tied for third nationally with 11 long balls this season. He also leads the league in RBI (32) and total bases (63) this season.
In Kansas' record-tying game against the Gophers, Hauge drove in a career-high seven runs as Kansas tied its single-game program record with seven home runs. It is the first time the Jayhawks have won their opening conference series in back-to-back seasons since 2013-14.
Knaak pitched seven scoreless innings of one-hit ball to lead Clemson to a 2-1 win over Notre Dame on Friday. He totaled a career-high 12 strikeouts to earn the win. On 96 pitches (71 strikes), the Fort Myers, Florida, native allowed just two base runners, one on a single and one on a walk, with two outs in the third inning. He retired the last 13 batters and sat down the side in order in six of his seven innings.
It marked the third time in Knaak’s career that he was named ACC Pitcher of the Week, as he earned that accolade two times as a freshman in 2024. He became only the seventh Tiger to earn ACC Pitcher of the Week honors three times in a career, joining Kris Benson (6), Josh Cribb (3), Matthew Crownover (3), Alex Eubanks (3), Daniel Gossett (3) and Ryan Mottl (3). The ACC began naming a pitcher of the week in 1989.
Johnson made two appearances last week, accumulating 8.2 innings of work and striking out 17 batters, over half of the hitters he faced. The Colorado Springs, Colorado, native allowed zero earned runs and only five base runners for a WHIP of .58. He struck out seven in 3.1 innings of work against CSUN before striking out 10 in 5.1 innings of work last Saturday against Tarleton State. This is LMU's third Conference weekly award this season, one in each category.
Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of the sport. For more information about the NCBWA, visit the association's official Web site, www.ncbwa.com. For more information, contact NCBWA Executive Associate Director Mike Montoro (304-293-2821, mike.montoro@mail.wvu.edu).
Hauge ended the week with two multi-homer games including hitting the fifth consecutive homer to tie the NCAA record for the Jayhawks against Minnesota. The Ramsey, Minnesota, native finished 8-for-19 (.421) with four doubles, four home runs, 14 RBI, six runs, seven walks and a 1.856 OPS. He leads the Big 12 and is tied for third nationally with 11 long balls this season. He also leads the league in RBI (32) and total bases (63) this season.
In Kansas' record-tying game against the Gophers, Hauge drove in a career-high seven runs as Kansas tied its single-game program record with seven home runs. It is the first time the Jayhawks have won their opening conference series in back-to-back seasons since 2013-14.
Knaak pitched seven scoreless innings of one-hit ball to lead Clemson to a 2-1 win over Notre Dame on Friday. He totaled a career-high 12 strikeouts to earn the win. On 96 pitches (71 strikes), the Fort Myers, Florida, native allowed just two base runners, one on a single and one on a walk, with two outs in the third inning. He retired the last 13 batters and sat down the side in order in six of his seven innings.
It marked the third time in Knaak’s career that he was named ACC Pitcher of the Week, as he earned that accolade two times as a freshman in 2024. He became only the seventh Tiger to earn ACC Pitcher of the Week honors three times in a career, joining Kris Benson (6), Josh Cribb (3), Matthew Crownover (3), Alex Eubanks (3), Daniel Gossett (3) and Ryan Mottl (3). The ACC began naming a pitcher of the week in 1989.
Johnson made two appearances last week, accumulating 8.2 innings of work and striking out 17 batters, over half of the hitters he faced. The Colorado Springs, Colorado, native allowed zero earned runs and only five base runners for a WHIP of .58. He struck out seven in 3.1 innings of work against CSUN before striking out 10 in 5.1 innings of work last Saturday against Tarleton State. This is LMU's third Conference weekly award this season, one in each category.
Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of the sport. For more information about the NCBWA, visit the association's official Web site, www.ncbwa.com. For more information, contact NCBWA Executive Associate Director Mike Montoro (304-293-2821, mike.montoro@mail.wvu.edu).
