MAC Commonwealth Player of the Week
Austin Denlinger (York / Jr., SS / Elizabethtown, Pa.) repeats as conference player of the week for his second of the season. Denlinger had another big week for the Spartans as he led them to a championship series appearance with a Saturday sweep of Eastern. Denlinger hit .500 in the two games as he was 4-for-8. All four of his hits were for extra bases with three home runs and a double. He scored four runs and drove in seven during the two-game series win. In the opening game, he was 1-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI as the Spartans won 9-7. In the nightcap, he went 3-for-5 with five RBI and two runs scored including his 16th and 17th home runs of the year, tops in all of Division III baseball.