CHICAGO, Ill. -- After picking up CCIW Hitter of the Week accolades on Monday afternoon, sophomore outfielder Joe Perona's honors rose to D3baseball.com National Team of the Week status on Wednesday morning.
Perona's week included 12 hits (seven for extra bases) five stolen bases, and he was responsible for creating 24 runs in four games - nine by him scoring and 15 via RBI. He drove in 12 runners in a three-game series with Carroll, ending the conference matchup with a 3-for-4 day at the plate with 6 RBI and a double last Sunday.
In game two's win at home against the Pioneers on Saturday, Perona was 3-for-5 with a pair of runs scored, including delivering a walkoff double down the left-field line in the 12th inning.
Earlier that game, Perona pulled back a would-be home run in right field, keeping the game tied at 2-2.
At a time of the season where significantly changing your averages (BA, OBP, SLG) becomes difficult, Perona saw his batting average jump nearly 40 points in the week, now up to .336. His 33 stolen bases rank 8th in Division III while his 5 triples are 27th in DIII.
The Team of the Week is D3baseball.com's weekly honor roll, now in its twelfth season of recognizing the top performers at each of nine positions from the previous week. Players are selected from nominations submitted by their school's sports information directors. This is the eleventh Team of the Week of the 2024 season. Next week will be the last Team of the Week for 2024.
