Player of the Week

GPlayer of the Week
Week of	Player	Comments
March 26	Team	The Knights notched the first two wins in program history, defeating Wacunda 9-7 and Round Lake 5-3. They finished the week with a 2-1 record.
April 9	Stephen Kalina	Stephen had a strong week at the plate and in the field, hitting .286 with 5 QAB's, while playing an outstanding 3rd base.
April 16	Clay Henricksen	Clay provided strong leadership behind the plate. He also threw out 4 of 8 attempted basestealers.
April 23	Clay Henricksen	Clay batted .333 with 6 RBI on the week, with 6 hits, including 3 doubles and a Home Run. He also threw out 4 of 6 attempted base stealers behind the plate.
April 30	Jordan Field	Jordan hit .333 on the week with 2 doubles and a team leading 4 RBI. He also pitched well in his start against Johnsburg allowing 2 earned runs through 5 innings.
May 07	Clay Henricksen	Clay hit .444 with 2 doubles, 2 RBI and a .583 Obp. He also threw out 4 of 6 attempted base stealers.
May 14	Nick Harrington	Nick hit .545 with a double and 4 RBI, he also scored 5 runs.

Hitter of the Week
Week of	Player	Comments
March 26	Nick Harrington	The Knight's leadoff man hit .455 with a .538 obp over the three game stretch. He also scored 3 runs and added 2 RBI.
April 9	Ryan Gutierrez	Ryan batted .500 on the week and had 2 RBI's against Cary in his first Varsity appereance.
April 16	Tim Elias	Tim had 4 hits in 5 games for the Knights.
April 23	Grant Henricksen	The sophomore hit .385 with 5 hits including 3 RBI and 2 doubles.
April 30	Nick Harrington	Nick Harrington hit .375 on the week, highlighted by a 3 for 6 day in the Johnsburg victory. Nick supplied the game tying RBI in the top of the 7th, as well as the go ahead RBI in the top of the 10th that put the Knights ahead for good.
May 7	Nick Harrington	Nick hit .429 on the week including 4 doubles and 2 RBI.
May 14	Jordan Field	Jordan hit .688 on the week with 11 hits in 16 at bats including 3 RBI.

GPitcher of the Week
Week of	Player	Comments
March 26	Tim McCann and Ed Ballaron	The two pitchers picked up the first wins in school history. McCann earned the "W" against Wauconda, going 5 innings while giving up 3 earned runs and striking out 5 batters. Ballaron pitched 7 innings on the week allowing 1 earned run while striking out 10, including the last six outs against Round Lake to earn the victory.
April 9	Ed Ballaron	Ed went 7 innings against Woodstock earning a No Decision after giving up 1 earned run, while striking out 8 Blue Streaks.
April 16	Nick Harrington	Nick earned the victory at McHenry pitching the first complete game in school history. The lefty scattered 5 hits while striking out 4 and allowing no earned runs.
April 23	Jordan Field	Jordan earned his first victory of the year against Antioch, pitching a complete game while allowing 2 earned runs on 4 hits. He also hit .400 on the week, while supplying the walk of single to beat Antioch in the bottom of the 7th in game 1.
April 30	Ed Ballaron	Ed pitched the final 5 innings of the 10 inning Johnsburg game earning the victory for the Knights. He allowed zero earned runs with 6 strike outs.
May 7	Jordan Field	Jordan gave up 2 earned runs against Crystal Lake Central.
May 14	Ed Ballaron	Ballaron pitched 9 innings on the week, including a complete game against Prairie Ridge on Monday, in which he struck out 14 batters. He lowered his season ERA to 2.83.