Baseball | 4/13/2022 4:33:00 PM

DALLAS -- Central Missouri Mules baseball outfielder Brennen van Breusegen has been voted this week's National Collegiate Baseball Writer's Association NCAA Division II National Hitter of the Week for his performance on the field during the week of April 4-10, the organization announced late Wednesday, April 13. 

A native of Columbia, Ill., van Breusegen helped the then No. 4-ranked Mules post a perfect 4-0 week, including a three-game sweep of Missouri Southern.

The redshirt sophomore hit a sizzling .667 with 12 hits in 18 at bats, including four home runs and a double to go along with 13 RBIs, a 1.389 slugging and .667 on-base percentage. He only had one strikeout in his 18 at-bats.

In the Mules 13-4 win over Drury, van Breusegen went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs and four RBIs before going a perfect 5-of-5 with four runs scored, a home run and four RBIs in UCM's 21-6 victory over Missouri Southern in game one of the series. He then added a 2-of-4 performance with a homer and two RBIs in game two against the Lions before going 3-for-4 with a double, three RBIs and two runs scored in the series finale against MSSU.

Van Breusegen became the 38th Mule to tally five hits in a game with his 5-of-5 performance in game two against the Lions.

Division II Regional Players of the Week:
- Atlantic: Ian Hess, Gannon (Hitter); Dylan Brosky, California (Pa.) (Pitcher)
- Central: Brennen van Breusegen, Central Missouri (Hitter); Jeremy Adorno, Southern Arkansas (Pitcher)
- East: Andrew Eng, Southern Connecticut (Hitter); Mike Kiefer, Chestnut Hill (Pitcher)
- Midwest: Nolan Wosman, Quincy (Hitter); Blake Begner, Illinois Springfield (Pitcher)
- South: Patrick Music, Union (Tenn.) (Hitter); Jonathan Pintaro, Shorter (Pitcher)
- South Central: Will Fuenning, West Texas A&M (Hitter); Nick Marshall, West Texas A&M (Pitcher)
- Southeast: Mitch Farris, Wingate (Hitter); Austin Moore, Francis Marion (Pitcher)
- West: Tyler Godfrey, Montana State Billings (Hitter); Haden Keller, Northwest Nazarene (Pitcher)

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2022 NCBWA Division II Players of the Week:
- Feb. 9: Duncan Pastore, Nova Southeastern (Hitter, South); Justin Fuson, Fresno Pacific (Pitcher, West)
- Feb. 16: Harrison Rodgers, Colorado Mesa (Hitter, South Central); Jack O'Brien, Hawaii Pacific (Pitcher, West)
- Feb, 23: Brock Reller, Northeastern State (Hitter, Central); Jeremy Adorno, Southern Arkansas (Pitcher, Central)
- Mar. 2: Zion Pettigrew, Illinois-Springfield (Hitter, Midwest); Dominic Proietto, Kutztown (Pitcher, Atlantic)
- Mar. 9: Lewis Beals, Hillsdale (Hitter, Midwest); Dylan Miller, Point Loma (Pitcher, West)
- Mar. 16: Kade Self, Oklahoma Baptist (Hitter, Central); Kannon Handy, Colorado Mesa (Pitcher, South Central)
- Mar. 23: Sean Johnson, Belmont Abbey (Hitter, Southeast); Lawson Issacs, Central Oklahoma (Pitcher, Central)
- Mar. 30: Drey Dirksen, Augustana (Hitter, Central); Mason Philley, Arkansas-Monticello (Pitcher, Central)
- Apr. 6: Enzo Bonventre, Southwestern Oklahoma State (Hitter, Central); Brody McCullough, Wingate (Pitcher, Southeast)
- Apr. 13: Brennen van Breusegen, Central Missouri (Hitter, Central); Dylan Brosky, California (Pa.) (Pitcher, Atlantic)