GREENWOOD, Ind. - With impactful contributions during a series vs. Wayne State, Trevecca Nazarene’s Justin Dailey and Tyler Tichenor were both tabbed Great Midwest Athletic Conference baseball players of the week as announced on Monday.
In relief, Dailey answered the call to the pen in a key save situation to preserve a game two Trojans’ victory for G-MAC Pitcher of the Week while Tichenor helped spark the offense at the top of the order to be named G-MAC Player of the Week.
G-MAC Pitcher of the Week
Justin Dailey
Trevecca Nazarene
Senior
Relief Pitcher
Clarksville, TN
A left-handed specialist, Dailey stymied the Wayne State offense for a combined three innings of perfect ball with four strikeouts. Even more notable is the long year-and-a-half process the senior southpaw has undergone while rehabbing from a pair of major arm injuries
Dailey saved the Trevecca Nazarene game two 8-5 win after inheriting a bases-loaded, no-out situation in the top of the seventh inning against Wayne State.
He punched out two hitters swinging in 1-2 counts and induced a fly ball out to strand a pair of Warrior runners on base as the game went final.
In the early game, Dailey was summoned in middle relief and shut down the Wayne State bats for two innings, facing the minimum number of hitters and exhausted just 15 throws in his pitch count.
G-MAC Player of the Week
Tyler Tichenor
Trevecca Nazarene
Junior
Utility
Centertown, KY
Tichenor remains the catalyst for the Trevecca Nazarene offense while thriving in the leadoff role for head coach Ryan Schmalz and his staff. In two games, Tichenor went 3-for-8 at the dish with a pair of stolen bases, two RBI and a run scored.
In the opener, Tichenor was 2-for-5 and scored. He collected his second stolen base of the spring. In the second game, Tichenor drove in a pair of runs and did it again on the basepaths with steal number three on the year.
So far this season, Tichenor is hitting well north of the .300 benchmark through nine games played and in 34 at-bats, has only gone down on strikes once.