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The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has released its baseball weekly awards for the week of March 30 - April 5.

There were no nominations for this week's MCAC South Division Baseball Pitcher of the Week award. 

Ryan Jeffrey, third baseman for Century College, earned this week's MCAC South Division Baseball Position Player of the Week award. Jeffrey picked up six hits in his even at-bats, hitting .857 on the week. He had a double, a triple, and a home run, while driving in six runs and scoring three. He also walked once. Jeffrey hit for the cycle in the second game of a doubleheader against Northland Community and Technical College. 

Josh Kingery, a left-handed pitcher for St. Cloud Technical and Community College, earned this week's MCAC Central Division Baseball Pitcher of the Week honor. In his one starting appearance on the mound, Kingery threw 4.1 innings without giving up a run. He struck out seven batters and walked only one, while giving up two hits in the win. Kingery also hit well, going 5 for 10 at the plate with one home run, 8 RBI, 5 runs, and 3 walks.

Jaxon Barker, catcher for St. Cloud Technical and Community College, was named this week's MCAC Central Division Baseball Position Player of the Week honoree. Barker had six hits in 10 at-bats, hitting .600 for the week. He had a double and a home run, while driving in five runs and scoring 5 runs. Barker walked once and was hit by three pitches.  

There were no nominations for this week's MCAC North Division Baseball Pitcher of the Week award.  

Northland Community and Technical College second baseman, Jeremiah Vallejo, earned the week's MCAC North Division Baseball Position Player of the Week award. Vallejo went two for four at the plate, hitting .500 on the week. He drove in two runs and scored three, while walking twice. Vellejo also stole a base, which was his fifth of the season.

As MCAC teams compile games and statistics, keep tabs on Conference leaders at the following links:

MCAC Baseball Statistical Leaders: https://mcacsports.org/sports/bsb/2025-26/leaders

MCAC Baseball Standings:  https://mcacsports.org/sports/bsb/2025-26/standings

	MCAC Baseball South Division Athletes of the Week
	Pitcher of the Week There were no nominations submitted this week.
Ryan Jeffrey Century College FR / 3B Rosemount, MN	Position Player of the Week Hits/At Bats:  6/7 Batting Avg.:  .857 Doubles:  1 Triples:  1 Home Runs:  1 Runs Batted In:  6 Runs:  13 Walks:  1 Stolen Bases:  0 Noteworthy Information: Jeffrey hit for cycle in Game 2 against Northland Community & Technical College. Team Record: 12-11 overall, 0-0 in the MCAC South

	MCAC Baseball Central Division Athletes of the Week
Josh Kingery St. Cloud Technical and Community College FR / LHP Atwater, MN	Pitcher of the Week Win-Loss Record: 1-0 Starts:  1 Appearances: 1 Innings Pitched:  4.1 Earned Runs:  0 Runs Given Up:  0 Hits Given Up:  2 Strikeouts:  7 Walks:  1 Noteworthy Information: Josh went 5 for 10 from the plate with a home run. Team Record: 19-5-1 overall, 4-0 in the MCAC Central
Jaxon Barker St. Cloud Technical and Community College FR / C Grayson, KY	Position Player of the Week Hits/At Bats:  6/10 Batting Avg.:  .600 Doubles:  1 Triples:  0 Home Runs:  1 Runs Batted In:  5 Runs:  5 Walks:  1 Stolen Bases:  0 Noteworthy Information: Jaxon leads the MCAC in doubles with 10, and he's been hit by 12 pitches already this season. Team Record: 19-5-1 overall, 4-0 in the MCAC Central

	MCAC Baseball North Division Athletes of the Week
	Pitcher of the Week There were no nominations submitted this week.
Jeremiah Vallejo Northland Community and Technical College SO / 2B San Antonio, TX	Position Player of the Week Hits/At Bats:  2/4 Batting Avg.:  .500 Doubles:  0 Triples:  0 Home Runs:  0 Runs Batted In:  2 Runs:  3 Walks:  2 Stolen Bases:  1 Noteworthy Information: Jeremiah has a season batting average of .333 and an OBP of .522. Team Record: 10-20 overall, 0-0 in the MCAC North

About the Minnesota College Athletic Conference

The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system, as well as select colleges in North Dakota and Wisconsin.  The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions.  The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.