Scherrman Receives WIAC Baseball Athlete Of The Week Award

The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selected UW-Oshkosh freshman shortstop Matt Scherrman as its Kwik Trip Baseball Athlete of the Week for games played April 26-May 2.

Scherrman was named the conference's top position player for the week while UW-Whitewater's Matt O'Sullivan was chosen as the league's top pitcher.

Scherrman hit .615 (8-13) with five doubles, one home run, eight runs scored, and seven runs batted in as UW-Oshkosh won all four WIAC contests against UW-Platteville.

Scherrman tallied two hits in each game while concluding the week with percentages of 1.231 for slugging and .706 for on-base. He recorded a .857 fielding percentage with two errors in 14 total chances.

Scherrman's best performance of the week occurred during UW-Oshkosh's 12-2 seven-inning victory over visiting UW-Platteville on May 1. He went 2-for-2 against the Pioneers with two doubles, four runs batted in, and one run scored.

Scherrman also went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and one run scored during the Titans' 11-7 road win over UW-Platteville on April 28 and 2-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, three runs scored, and two runs batted in during UW-Oshkosh's 14-4 seven-inning victory over the visiting Pioneers on May 1.

It was the second WIAC Baseball Athlete of the Week award of the 2021 season for Scherrman, who was also recognized for his performance in games played during the week of March 29-April 4.