Tyler Herrera Named National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Rookie of the Week

Tyler Herrera continued to be recognized for his stellar freshman season with more postseason awards.

Posted: Mar 31, 2022

Wooster, Ohio - A pitcher in the American Rivers Conference turned in the second perfect game in NCAA Div. III this season, a first-year in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference shut out a nationally-ranked conference rival over eight innings, and a North Coast Athletic Conference outfielder went 11-for-15 at the dish to take home the week five National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III honors. This week's honorees were recognized for performances spanning March 21-27.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Centenary College of Louisiana left-hander Tyler Herrera was the SCAC Pitcher of the Week. Herrera turned in a dynamite performance on the mound on Friday night in the Gents' series-opener against 16th-ranked Trinity University (Texas). He fired eight innings of three-hit shutout baseball against the Tigers and struck out nine Trinity batters. Herrera improved to 3-0 and lowered his team-leading ERA to a staggering 0.69. Herrera struck out a pair in the first, induced an inning-ending double play in the second, struck out two more in the fifth, and also struck out a pair in both the seventh and eighth innings.

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2022 WINNERS

• Month of February: Jack Thomson, Lewis & Clark (Hitter); Sayers Collins, East Texas Baptist (Pitcher); Andrew Gryniewicz, Lesley (Rookie)

• Week ending March 6: Blake Bean, Kalamazoo (Hitter), Dominic Perachi, Salve Regina (Pitcher), Aiden Murphy, Wilkes (Rookie)

• Week ending March 13: Joe Jimenez, Texas Lutheran (Hitter); Mick Schiattarella, Stockton (Pitcher); Anthony Runfola, Haverford (Rookie)

• Week ending March 20: Mike Khoury, Brandeis (Hitter), Kieren Collins, Johns Hopkins (Pitcher); Joe Morrissey, Washington College (Rookie)

• Week ending March 27: Kamden Earley, Wabash (Hitter); Dalton Glenn, Buena Vista (Pitcher); Tyler Herrera, Centenary (La.) (Rookie)