Paletta, a senior first baseman, led the Beavers with a .455 batting average and tied for second in total hits (10) as the team went 5-1 and moved back into a tie for first place in the Iowa Conference standings. He had multiple hits in all four games of the Simpson series, matching a career-high with four hits in the finale. His two doubles and three RBIs in the third game of the series all came in the first inning. Paletta also posted a .556 on-base percentage and a .591 slugging percentage. He moved up to eighth among IIAC hitters during conference play in batting average (.353).
Special mention — Michael Redmond, so., OF, Coe; Daniel Casanova, fr., OF, Dubuque
