Flashback to February 15: Tyler Tognarine had thrown his first no-hitter and Jalin Lawson was hitting .450 after mashing a pair of doubles and home runs. The Arkansas duo were named American Midwest Conference (AMC) Baseball Pitcher and Player of the Week and here we are again as Tognarine and Lawson have stepped and taken care of business for a second time.
Tognarine and the Lyon College Scots had a big weekend as they were set to host #9 Missouri Baptist at home in the AMC Game of the Week. The Scots came out on top in the first two games as the Spartans unleashed their anger in game three.
Tognarine played a role in both of the first two games off the mound. He made an appearance in the top of the ninth to shut down the Spartans and secure the 9-7 win to start the series, earning his first save of the season.
The next day in game two, the Cape Coral, Fla., native took the mound and threw a complete game two-hitter while allowing only one run. The sophomore struck out eight and handed out five walks en route to earning his seventh win of the year 2-1.
Tognarine posted a 1.13 ERA on the week after throwing eight innings with the lone earned run. That brings his season ERA down to 3.13. Opponents are also only hitting a measly .208 off the right-hander. Tognarine also sits 16th in the NAIA with his seven wins and 15th for his 72 total innings pitched.
This is Tognarine's third AMC Pitcher of the Week award for 2016.
Lawson has been having himself quite a week as well. The Mustang second baseman went 7-for-10 (.700) and slugged 1.800 on the week.
Central Baptist (Ark.) started off their week with a 7-6 loss to NCAA Division II Harding University. In that game, Lawson went 2-for-4 with two home runs, two RBIs, three runs scored and a walk.
CBC would recoup and set their focus on AMC-opponent Harris-Stowe State (Mo.) for the weekend series. The Mustangs came out strong and swept the Hornets in three games 11-1, 9-0 and 10-0.
Lawson was only kept off base in one plate appeareance all weekend as he went 5-for-6 with five walks, four RBIs, two doubles, six runs scored and one home run against HSSU.
On the week, the Trol, Ala., native scored nine runs on two doubles and three home runs. He also drive in six and had six walks. Lawson currently leads the NAIA with his 19 home runs and .943 slugging percentage. He is third in the country for his 55 RBIs and ninth with his 1.35 runs scored per game.
Lawson's dominance hasn't slowed down yet, earning him his second AMC Player of the Week award for 2016.
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