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Jatczak Adds Perfect Game NCAA Division II Most Valuable Player Distinction

Jatczak Adds Perfect Game NCAA Division II Most Valuable Player Distinction

Saginaw Valley State University senior Hayden Jatczak was chosen as the NCAA Division II Baseball Most Valuable Player by Perfect Game. The MVP award is given to the player in each division whose personal prowess has contributed substantially to his team's overall success.

Jatczak adds the MVP award to his NCBWA Midwest Region Player of the Year and the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Player of the Year awards. He was the first GLIAC Player of the Year from SVSU since 1993. He ranks top-five in all of NCAA DII in several categories including batting average (1st), doubles (1st), hits (1st), hits per game (1st), runs per game (2nd), runs (3rd), doubles per game (3rd), on-base percentage (3rd), total bases (3rd), and slugging percentage (5th). The Bay City, Michigan, native has broken single-season records this season in doubles with 26, RBI with 77, hits with 102, runs scored with 85, and home runs with 15. The two-time All-GLIAC honoree threw a no-hitter, the first confirmed no-hitter for SVSU since 1992, against Findlay early in the season.

Jatczak will lead the Cardinals in the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional #1 finals this afternoon (May 18) as the Cardinals look to advance to the Super Regional next week.