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Waller named MWC Player of the Week

APPLETON, WIS. - Lawrence University baseball player Chad Waller, a senior from Waupaca, Wis., was named the Midwest Conference North Division Player of the Week for the week ending April 29. Waller led Lawrence to three wins in four Midwest Conference games against Ripon College last week.

In the opening game of last Thursday's doubleheader, Waller pitched a two-hit, complete-game shutout against the Red Hawks. In Lawrence's 4-1 victory, Waller didn't allow an earned run, struck out three, and walked two. In the second game, Waller played second base and went 1-for-2 with a double.

In the opener of last Saturday's doubleheader at Ripon, Waller went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Waller pitched the second game, going seven innings to earn the victory and improve his record to 4-0, 3-0 in the Midwest Conference. Waller allowed one run on seven hits in Lawrence's 4-1 victory. For the week, Waller pitched 14 innings, got two wins, gave up nine hits and just one earned run. Waller's heroics helped Lawrence improve its record to 9-19, 5-7 in the MWC.