KANSAS CITY, Mo. -  Brayden McGinnis from Columbia (Mo.) has been named the NAIA Baseball Player of the Week and Samuel Guadamuz of Talladega (Ala.) has been named the NAIA Baseball Pitcher of the Week. The duo was selected based on their performances from March 25-31 and were chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unafilliated group nominees. 

Players of the Week are announced weekly throughout the regular-season on Tuesdays on naia.org, Instagram and Twitter.

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NAIA Baseball Player of the Week

Brayden McGinnis, Columbia (Mo.) - JR - Infielder

• Aided the Cougars to go 3-0 in the weekend series with Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.).
• Tallied eight hits in 11 at-bats to go along with six scored runs. 
• Hit five home runs, recorded 15 RBI, no strikeouts, a .727 average and a slugging percentage of 2.273. 

NAIA Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Samuel Guadamuz, Talladega (Ala.) - SO - Pitcher

• Recorded a complete-game victory at No. 10 Faulkner (Ala.) 
• Struck out 11 of 23 batters faced, along with only two hits and one walk.  
• Boasts a 5-1 record on the season.  

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