Luther's Dufoe and Johnson Tabbed A-R-C Athletes of the Week

5/24/2021 1:57:48 PM

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) announced that Luther College baseball players Nick Dufoe (Adel, Iowa/Adel-DeSoto-Minburn) and Kelby Johnson (Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South) have been named Co-American Rivers Athletes of the Week for the week ending Sunday, May 23, 2021.

 
Co-Athlete of the Week – Baseball – Pitcher of the Week15225
Nick Dufoe, Luther College
Jr., RHP, Adel, Iowa/Adel-DeSoto-Minburn
  • Dufoe picked up two wins during the A-R-C Tournament, including the championship game.
  • The junior’s efforts helped guide Luther to the conference tournament title for a third time and earned a berth to the 2021 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament.
  • The NCAA appearance marks the program’s sixth trip to the national tournament.
  • He pitched 8.2 innings in the 11-5 victory over Wartburg on Thursday, May 20.
  • Three day later he pitched six full innings in the 4-2 win over top-seeded Coe.
  • Over the course of the A-R-C Tournament (Thursday-Sunday) he threw 14.2 innings and allowed four earned runs, while striking out five.
  • Game 1: Luther 11, Wartburg 5 – GS, W (6-1), 8.2 IP, 11 H, 5 R (3 ER), 3.12 ERA, 2 BB, 4 K, 41 batters faced.
  • Game 2: Luther 4, Coe 2 – GS, W (7-1), 6.0 IP, 6 H, R (earned), 1.50 ERA, K, 25 batters faced.
  • Dufoe is the third Norse to collect Pitcher of the Week accolades this season and is earning his first-career honor.


Co-Athlete of the Week – Baseball – Position Player of the Week15224
Kelby Johnson, Luther College
Sr., SS, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South
  • Johnson helped guide the Norse to the 2021 A-R-C AQ Tournament championship this last week, moving to shortstop form third base where he had been playing much of the season.
  • The senior’s efforts helped guide Luther to the conference tournament title for a third time and earned a berth to the 2021 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament.
  • The NCAA appearance marks the program’s sixth trip to the national tournament.
  • In the conference tournament he batted a stellar .600 (12-for-20), scoring nine runs while driving in six RBIs.
  • He tallied five doubles, one triple, and a home run for a slugging percentage of 1.500.
  • Defensively, the Lakeville, Minn. native recorded a .906 fielding percentage, recording eight put outs and 21 assists.
  • Game 1: Luther 11, Wartburg 5 – 4-for4 (1.000), 3 R, 4 H, 4 RBI, 3B, HR, HBP.
  • Game 2: Luther 9, Simpson 6 – 4-for-5 (.800), 3 R, 4 H, 4 2B.
  • Game 3: Loras 9, Luther 6 – 1-for-5 (.200), R, H, SB.
  • Game 4: Luther 5, Loras 2 – 3-for-4 (.750), 2 R, 3 H, 2B.
  • Game 5: Luther 4, Coe 2 – 0-for-2 (.000), 2 RBI, BB, HBP, SB.
  • Johnson joins teammate Owen Vander Linden as the only other Norse to garner Position Player of the Week honors this season.
  • This mark’s the senior’s second-career Position Player of the Week nod (5/24/21, 4/1/19).

 
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