BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Star Athletic Association announced the sixth edition of the Baseball Players-of-the-Week on Monday afternoon with Dickinson State sweeping the list. Brannan Hogan was selected as the Pitcher-of-the-Week, while teammate Dawson Cortese was named as the Player-of-the-Week. The honors mark the first for each player of the 2022 season.

North Star Athletic Association Baseball Pitcher-of-the-Week

Brannan Hogan – Dickinson State (N.D.) – Junior – pitcher – Waukon, Iowa – Hogan racked up 16 strikeouts and limited Viterbo (Wis.) to five singles as DSU earned a 7-0 shutout victory. He worked for seven innings to earn the complete game victory for the Blue Hawks. Hogan posted an average of 20.57 strikeouts/per 9 innings and only issued two walks in the game.

North Star Athletic Association Baseball Player-of-the-Week

Dawson Cortese – Dickinson State (N.D.) – Sophomore – infielder – Laurel, Mont. – Cortese recorded at least two hits in each of the four games for DSU as they went 3-1 record for the week. He also recorded at least one extra-base hits in each game, including a triple and a home run in the first game, as well as a pair of home runs in the second game versus Valley City State (N.D.). For the week, Cortese batted .526 - going 10-of-19 at the plate. He registered a slugging percentage of 1.368 with four home runs, three singles, two doubles, and a triple. He collected 13 RBIs. He recorded an on-base percentage of .550 and 26 total bases for the week.

From the Coach –

"Both guys had an outstanding week to help us get three North Star Conference wins," stated DSU's head baseball coach Mike Dahl. "Dawson drove in a lot of runs which helped fuel our offense. From the pitcher's mound, Brannan pitched with authority and mixed speeds really well to get a lot of strikeouts and get the shutout. This is a good representation of how these guys continue to help us on both offense and defense. Hawks are up!"