High Five for Five Honorees

Week 7 of spring sports competition brought along five weekly award winners from the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference. Lakeland’s Tatianna Matuz and Bailey Cravens swept the softball accolades while Clay Jacobs (Edison State) earned player of the week and a pair of no-hitters by Kevin Bellamy (Edison State) and Breven Deckosh (Owens) resulted in co-pitcher of the week recognition.

TATIANNA MATUZ | Softball (Position) Player of the Week
Lakeland Community College
Matuz garners her second consecutive weekly award. She went 4-for-7 with two doubles, two homeruns and six RBI in a doubleheader sweep at Lorain County. The four extra-base hits resulted in a 1.714 slugging percentage. She came around to score after each hit as well, notching four runs.

CLAY JACOBS | Baseball (Position) Player of the Week
Edison State Community College
Jacobs was responsible for 21 runs (11 RBI, 10 runs scored) in a 6-game week for the Chargers. He smacked two homers and two triples to rise above 1.000 slugging percentage. Once on the basepaths, Jacobs terrorized the opposition for three steals. In four conference contests versus Lorain County, the freshman first baseman did the most damage—totaling 10 runs, 8 RBI, five hits, three walks, two dingers and two triples.  

BAILEY CRAVENS | Softball Pitcher of the Week
Lakeland Community College
Cravens is back in the spotlight, picking up her fourth career laurel. She rattled off three straight winning weeks in 2021. For her most result honor, Cravens did not surrender an earned run during a 5-inning complete game win at Lorain County. She worked around three hits and two walks while striking out five batters.

KEVIN BELLAMY | co-Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Edison State Community College
Bellamy missed bat after bat in a 5-inning complete game no-hitter as Edison State won at Lorain County, 11-0. He struck out 12 of 16 batters faced, allowing a lone baserunner (walk). Bellamy was named the OCCAC Pitcher of the Week on March 21 as well.

BREVEN DECKROSH | co-Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Owens Community College
Deckrosh blanked Terra State for seven no-hit innings in a complete game win.  He posted seven K’s in erasing six walks issued.