Drew Taylor Award Male Athlete of the Week Week Of 4/10/2023 Sport American Rivers Conference School Buena Vista University Year Sophomore Position Hometown Redfield, Iowa High School Panorama Male Athlete of the Week – Baseball – Position Player of the Week Drew Taylor, Buena Vista University So., UTL, Redfield, Iowa/Panorama Taylor helped the Buena Vista Beavers to a 5-0 week in conference play, defeating Central College in a double-header and Wartburg College in the three-game series. The sophomore utility player batted .500 over the five games, scoring nine runs while batting in 10. Game 1: BVU 10, Central 5 – 4-for-5 (.800), 3 R, RBI, 2B Game 2: BVU 11, Central 0 (7 inn.) – 1-for-4 (.250), R, 2 RBI Game 3: BVU 14, Wartburg 4 – 2-for-5 (.400), R, 3 RBI, 2B, stolen base Game 4: BVU 5, Wartburg 4 – 1-for-4 (.250), R, RBI Game 5: BVU 13, Wartburg 3 – 3-for-4 (.750), 3 R, 3 RBI, HR, BB, stolen base The Beavers are the first A-R-C team to reach 20 wins this season as they improved to 20-5 overall and 11-1 in league play. The Redfield native is collecting his first career Position Player of the Week honor.
