Utley, a senior first baseman, hit .500 (10-of-20) with a .700 slugging percentage as Wartburg (No. 10 ABCA/Collegiate Baseball, No. 14 NCBWA/D3baseball.com) went 4-2 last week with a doubleheader sweep of Luther and a weekend split with No. 14/17 Buena Vista. He finished the week with a double, a home run, nine RBIs, five runs scored and drew seven walks. Utley went 1-for-5 with an RBI and three walks in the Luther doubleheader, then capped the week with a 9-for-15 effort against the Beavers. He drove in four in an 8-3 series-opening win on April 3, then rapped four hits with an RBI and three runs scored as Wartburg took game two, 14-6. He had a double and walked twice in a 5-4 loss in the third game of the series, then finished the week with an RBI single and a 2-run home run in a 10-9 in the series finale. (IIAC Male Athlete of the Week)
Special mention — Tanner Truesdell, jr., OF, Buena Vista
