AMC Baseball Players of the Week – No. 5 (Mar. 2)

AMC Baseball Players of the Week – No. 5 (Mar. 2)
March 2, 2026

Written by Bruna Niederkorn, AMC Assistant Commissioner

St. Louis, Mo. – Lawson DeVault of Crowley's Ridge and Gabe Dirnberger of Williams Baptist earned this week's American Midwest Conference (AMC) Baseball Players of the Week presented by AMCOnTheGo, announced the conference office this afternoon.

AMC Baseball Hitter of the Week

Lawson DeVault, Crowley's Ridge

Sr. | OF | Farmington, Ark. 

  • Averaged .706 with a 1.000 slugging percentage and a .783 on-base percentage.
  • Went 4-for-5 in the 20-6 win at Rust, recording four runs, four RBI and one homer.
  • Only struck out once on the week.

Other Notable Performance:

  • Aaron Prince, Central Baptist: had five hits, four runs, one double, one homer and 11 RBI on the 4-1 week for the Mustangs.

Nominees: Aaron Prince, Central Baptist; Lawson DeVault, Crowley's Ridge; Skylar Morrison, Williams Baptist; Jacob Grim, UHSP

AMC Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Gabe Dirnberger, Williams Baptist

So. | P | Oran, Mo.

  • Tossed the first perfect game in Williams Baptist history on Saturday vs. Arkansas Baptist
  • Picked up two victories on the mound against Philander Smith and Arkansas Baptist

Other Notable Performance:

  • Parker Anderson, Columbia: earned the win on the mound over MidAmerica Nazarene. In 6.2 innings pitched, he allowed 4 hits, 1 run and struck out seven in the 3-1 win.

Nominees: Jude Tenny, Mission; Dylan Parton, Central Baptist; Brennon Burch, Crowley's Ridge; Parker Anderson, Columbia; Gabe Dirnberger, Williams Baptist

2026 AMC Baseball Players of the Week (Hitter; Pitcher)

Week One (Feb. 2): Collin Miser (Mission); Ryan Congemo (Mission)

Week Two (Feb. 9): JP Wills (Crowley's Ridge); Ben Bledsoe (Williams Baptist)

Week Three (Feb. 16): Kolby Webb (Crowley's Ridge); Aiden Jones (Central Baptist)

Week Four (Feb. 23): Reece Bariola (Crowley's Ridge); Tristan Calmes (UHSP)

Week Five (Mar. 2): Lawson DeVault (Crowley's Ridge); Gabe Dirnberger (Williams Baptist)

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