MIAC Athlete of the Week Release
WINONA, Minn. — It was a week that Saint Mary's University of Minnesota's
Willie Doll (Amherst, Wis.)—and one that Augsburg and Macalester pitchers will be having nightmares about for weeks to come.
Doll was a one-man wreck-crew for the Cardinal baseball team in its four conference games last week, hitting an eye-popping .733—11-for-15—with a double, two triples, a pair of home runs, five RBIs, 10 runs scored, and a perfect 6-for-6 effort in the stolen base department.
And the Cardinal senior's efforts certainly did not go unnoticed, as Doll was named Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Monday.
Doll kicked off his week by going 4-for-5 with a run scored in the Cardinals' heartbreaking 6-5 nine-inning loss to Augsburg last Thursday. In Game 2, Doll continued to feast on Auggie pitching, blasting a pair of home runs in three at-bats—including a two-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Cardinals to a 7-5 victory. The walk-off home run against Augsburg marked the second time this season the senior has belted a game-winning home run in their last at-bat—Doll hit a three-run, game-winner against St. Olaf on April 16.
Doll added his second four-hit performance of the week in Game 1 against Macalester last Saturday, going 4-for-4—with a single, double, and triple—while also scoring four runs, driving in two, and stealing a pair of bases in Saint Mary's 13-7 victory. In Game 2, Doll went 1-for-3—the lone hit his second triple of the afternoon—with a pair of runs scored in the Cardinals' 6-4 victory.
Doll—who owns a team-high 18 multiple-hit games—pushed his team-leading batting average to .432, while also leading the Cardinals in at-bats (125), hits (54), total bases (78), slugging percentage (.624), and stolen bases (21). His four-hit efforts against Augsburg and Macalester were the second and third times this season he has recorded four hits in a game, while his four runs scored vs. Macalester in Game 1 equaled his collegiate best.
Doll and the Cardinals are back in action on Tuesday, hosting Carleton in a 2:30 p.m. MIAC doubleheader at Max Molock Field.
