Roberts Named NAIA Pitcher of the Week

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kaden Owens of MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) is the NAIA Baseball Player of the Week, and Will Roberts of Cleary (Mich.) is the NAIA Baseball Pitcher of the Week. The duo was selected based on their performances from March 24-30 and were chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unaffiliated group nominees. 

Players of the Week are announced weekly throughout the regular season on Tuesdays on naia.org, Instagram and Twitter.

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NAIA Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Will Roberts, Cleary (Mich.) - SR - RHP

• Tossed a complete-game, no-hitter against Siena Heights (Mich.).  
• Struck out eight batters and walked one in seven innings of work.
• Gave up a lead-off walk and retired the next 20 batters.
• Getting the initial runner out on a double play, he faced the minimum of 21 batters.
• This was the second no-hitter in program history. 

NAIA Baseball Player of the Week

Kaden Owens, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) - JR – 1B

• Blasted five home runs and drove in 16 in helping MidAmerica Nazarene to a 5-0 week.
• Batted .571 (12-of-21) with nine runs scored.
• Launched a walk-off home run against Missouri Valley to complete the four-game sweep.
• Posted a .560 on-base percentage and 1.333 slugging percentage.