Northwestern senior outfielder Mike Kalina has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week the conference office announced Monday. It is the first such honor for Kalina in his career. Kalina is a Munster grad.

Trent Howard (formerly Hammond Clark) was named scholar athlete of the week at Central Michigan University after posting a win in his first college start against the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Howard went 6 innings allowing 2 earned runs. On Tuesday March 24th Trent Howard was given his second college start. This one against Notre Dame, Trent went 5-1/3 innings allowing five earned runs. Howard left with a 7-4 Lead and two men on base who eventually scored. Trent received a no-decision as Notre Dame went on to win 14-8

Here's how some region boys are doing at the D1 level so far this year.
BUTLER

Nick Hladek (Crown Point) .214 BA w/ 2 RBI's has 8 games started
Alex Montagno (Chesterton) .178 BA 4 RBI's (2) 2B's (1) 3B 11 GS
Mike Hernandez (Crown Point) 0-0 14.29 ERA 7 APP 17 IP 16 K's 6 BB's
Opponent BA .398
CHICAGO STATE

Mike Carpen (Clark) .316 BA 3 RBI's (2) 2B's 24 GS
Jon Carpen (Clark) .237 BA 4 RBI's (2) 2B's 19 GS
Albert Carpen (Clark) .197 BA 4 RBI's 21 GS
Jim Tucker (Calumet) 1-6 10.67 ERA 43 IP 7 GS 24 K's 16 BB's
Opponent BA .393

PURDUE

Nick Overmeyer (Laporte) .351 BA 14 RBI's (5) 2B's (1) 3B 17 GS
Ryan Bridges (Griffith) .125 BA 2 RBI's 3 GS
Matt Jansen (Crown Point) 2-3 6.89 ERA 32.2 IP 6 GS 32 K's 14 BB's
Opponent BA .321
Blake Mascarello (Crown Point) 0-0 5.02 ERA 9APP 1 GS 14.1 IP
12 K's 2 BB's Opponent BA .317
TOLEDO

Matt Kuna ( Griffith) 0-0 0.50 ERA 18 IP 4 GS 15 K's 5 BB's
Opponent BA .232

CENTRAL MICHIGAN

Trent Howard (Clark) 1-0 6.52 ERA 19.1 IP 3 GS 15 K's 5 BB's
Opponent BA .293

JACKSONVILLE U

Sean Green (Chesterton) 0-0 7.27 ERA 4 APP 1 GS 8.2 IP 8 K's 2 BB's
Opponent BA .364

WESTERN MICHIGAN

Brent Gerlach (LC) .150 BA 1 RBI 6 GS
VALPARAISO

Ranko Ivetic (LC) .286 BA 1 RBI 7 GP
Bo McClendon (Merrillville) .000 BA 3 GP

SIU EDWARDSVILLE

Brett Keeler (Munster) .239 BA (1) 2B (1) 3B (1) HR 6 RBI's 10 GS

INDIANA U

Brian Ritz (Munster) .000 BA 3 GP

123....Just think if VU would recuit locally just think of the kind of team they could have with the names you mention not to mention a few other kids as well.