SEWARD, Neb. – A record-breaking performance from Jaidan Quinn resulted in him being named the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Player of the Week, as announced by the conference on Tuesday (April 25). Quinn has collected the award for the first time in 2023 and for the second time in his career. As a team, Concordia Baseball has pulled in five GPAC weekly honors this season. Quinn joins teammates Frankie Cresta, Jesse Garcia (twice) and Joey Grabanski as Bulldogs to be named GPAC players of the week.
Quinn turned heads this past Saturday when he homered in each of his first four at bats in game one of the four-game sweep of Midland. The four home runs in a single game are a new school record. The third baseman from Bonner Springs, Kan., went on to hit two more home runs in the series with Midland. For the period of April 17-23, Quinn batted .647 (11-for-17) with 11 runs, two doubles, six home runs, 11 RBIs and 31 total bases (1.824 slugging percentage) in six games. On the season, Quinn is hitting .352 with 22 home runs, 58 RBIs and a .784 slugging percentage. He leads the GPAC with a .520 on-base percentage.
Quinn is in his second season as a Bulldog since transferring from Wabash Valley College. In 104 games at Concordia, Quinn has batted .346 with a .513 on-base percentage and an .805 slugging percentage. He has also produced 41 home runs and 116 RBIs.
The 24th-ranked Bulldogs (33-13, 19-5 GPAC) are getting set to host Morningside for four games this Friday and Saturday.
Concordia GPAC weekly awards in 2023
April 25 – Jaidan Quinn (Player)
April 11 – Jesse Garcia (Player)
March 28 – Frankie Cresta (Pitcher)
March 14 – Jesse Garcia (Player)
Feb. 28 – Joey Grabanski (Player)