Diaz Earns Rare CCIW Weekly Award Two-Way Feat
Contact: Nicholas Osterloo , Director of Athletics Communication, 630-637-5324 Mar. 30, 2026 – Becoming just the second baseball player in College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin history and the first since 2005 to earn both Hitter and Pitcher of the Week honors in the same season, North Central College baseball studend-athlete Payton Diaz has been named the CCIW Pitcher of the Week following his complete game shutout in the Cardinals’ 11-0 win over Carroll University. Diaz worked eight scoreless innings Wednesday, striking out eight without issuing a walk or hit batter against 30 batters faced. He improved to 2-1 on…
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