Sonnenberg, Zerbo Take Home Weekly WHAC Honors
April 21, 2008
WHAC RELEASE
GRAND
RAPIDS, Mich.
- - The
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference office announced on Monday that Madonna
teammates Jeff Sonnenberg and Kevin Zerbo had swept the WHAC’s
Pitcher and Player of the Week awards respectively. This is the first selection
for Sonnenberg and the second for Zerbo this season.
Sonnenberg (Lansing, Mich.) was selected after going 2-0 in two
appearances last week. The junior right hander threw 5.2 innings of relief in a
9-6 MU win over Indiana Tech. He struck out five Warriors to pick up his first
win of the week and followed that performance up with a nine strikeout
performance in a no-hitter against Aquinas on Saturday. Sonnenberg carried a
perfect game into the seventh inning before allowing two base runners on a walk
and an error. For the week Sonnenberg allowed just one walk in 12.2 innings of
work.
Zerbo
(Farmington, Mich.) picked up the weekly honor after hitting .464 in a
10-game stretch that saw the Crusaders go 9-1 and clinch the WHAC Championship
and the right to host the upcoming WHAC tournament as the number one seed. The
junior first baseman went 13-for-28 with three doubles, a home run and 14 RBIs,
including 10 during a four-game sweep of Indiana Tech on Monday and Tuesday.
Zerbo was also outstanding at first base, recording 73 putouts while adding an
assist and not committing an error.
The
Crusaders return to action this Saturday with the start of a weekend series with
Concordia at Ilitch Ballpark at 1pm.
Contact:
Patrick Moore - Director of Media Relations
(734) 432-5834
