Prokarym, Gelpi selected DAC Baseball Players of the Week
Dallas College Eastfield's Jacob Prokarym and Dallas College Richland's Jouseph Gelpi were selected as the Dallas Athletic Conference Baseball Players of the Week.
A 6-foot-6 sophomore left hander from Plano, Texas, Prokarym was named the DAC Pitcher of the Week. He struck out a career-high 10 batters, and gave up one earned run, three hits and two walks in seven innings of an 8-2 victory over Dallas College Cedar Valley Friday. The Suns batted .125 off him in the game.
He improved to 3-0 with a 4.33 earned run average and 41 strikeouts in six starts this season. Prokarym ranks second among National Junior College Athletic Association Division III strikeout leaders this season.
Gelpi was chosen as the Dallas Athletic Conference Hitter of the Week.
A sophomore outfielder from Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, Gelpi hit .667 (6-for-9) with three doubles, a home run, four RBI, 10 runs scored and four stolen bases as the Thunderducks went 2-1 against Dallas College Brookhaven to capture their second straight conference series this year. Gelpi had multiple hits in two of the three games. He was 2-for-2 with a homer and three walks, and scored five times in a 10-5 win in the first of two games Saturday. He had three hits, including two doubles, an RBI, a walk, three runs scored and two stolen bases in the 14-10 Game 2 loss Saturday. He doubled, drove in two runs, walked, scored twice and had two stolen bases in the series-opening 17-10 victory at Brookhaven.
Gelpi is batting .422 with five homers, 12 doubles, 22 RBI and 21 stolen bases this season. He leads the country in stolen bases, and is tied for third in home runs.