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UW-Stout's Thimsen and UW-Eau Claire's Moore Named WIAC Kwik Trip Baseball Athletes of the Week

MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Stout's Joel Thimsen and UW-Eau Claire's Matt Moore have been named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Kwik Trip Baseball Athletes of the Week for the week of March 28 - April 3.

Thimsen (Sr., 3B, Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka) stayed hot as UW-Stout won eight conference games during the week. He hit .438 over four wins over UW-Platteville, March 28-29, and UW-Eau Claire, April 2-3. Thimsen was 14 of 32 with 15 runs scored, hitting three doubles, and two home runs for 13 RBI. Thimsen posted a slugging percentage of .719 and drew seven walks and was twice hit by a pitch to post a .561 on-base percentage. Thimsen stole three bases. He gave UW-Stout the lead for good with a with a two-run single in the eighth inning an 11-6 win over UW-Eau Claire on April 2. For the season, Thimsen is hitting .469 (30-64) with 23 runs scored, seven doubles, one triple, two home runs, 30 RBI, with a slugging percentage of .703 and on-base percentage of .565. Thimsen has stolen four bases and has a fielding percentage of .914.
 
Moore (So., RHP, Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater) made history on March 29, as he threw the first complete game shutout since UW-Eau Claire reinstated baseball in 2020 and the first in his career. In his first WIAC game of the year, Moore's historic day from the rubber included 11 strikeouts and three walks. He scattered five hits from 35 UW-Oshkosh batters faced in his nine innings pitched. In his second game of the week, Moore faced UW-Stout on April 2, and pitched 6.2 innings, collected nine strikeouts, while allowing only four walks and three runs on three hits.
 
Also nominated for position:
Finlandia University, Jordan D’Angelo, Sophomore, Shortstop, West Bend, Wis. (West)
UW-Eau Claire, Chase Yaeger, Sophomore, Infield, Black River Falls, Wis. (Black River Falls)
UW-La Crosse, Mac Born, Freshman, Shortstop/Centerfield, Chaska, Minn. (Chaska)
UW-Oshkosh, Nicholas Shiu, Freshman, Outfield, Gurnee, Ill. (Warren)
UW-Platteville, Jonathan Kelso, Senior, Outfield, Villa Park, Ill. (Willowbrook)
UW-Stevens Point, Lucas Luedtke, Senior, Infield, River Falls, Wis. (River Falls)
UW-Whitewater, Sam Vomhof, Junior, Infield, DeForest, Wis. (DeForest)

Also nominated for pitcher:
UW-La Crosse, Caleb Matl, Sophomore, Lefthanded Pitcher, Holmen, Wis. (Holmen)
UW-Oshkosh, Harry Orth, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Kenosha, Wis. (Tremper)
UW-Platteville, Isaac Bixby, Freshman, Righthanded Pitcher, Gleason, Wis. (Rhinelander)
UW-Stevens Point, Caleb Krommenakker, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Rudolph, Wis. (Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln)
UW-Stout, Cody Urban, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, Deerbrook, Wis. (Antigo)
UW-Whitewater, Kade Lancour, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Nekoosa, Wis. (Nekoosa)
 
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