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Callahan was named NCBWA national hitter of the week on Thursday
Two dozen RBIs by Cody Callahan of Keene State College earned him the fourth NCAA Division III National Hitter of the Week honors for 2009, covering the week of March 16-22, as voted on by a panel of members from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Callahan, a lefty-hitting freshman outfielder/catcher from Seekonk, Mass batted .510 (25-for-49) with a 1.061 slugging pct., 19 runs, 10 doubles, a triple, 5 home runs and 24 RBIs in the Owls' 6-6 spring week trip to Phoenix, Ariz. In his Owl debut, he went 4-for-5 with 2 doubles, 3 runs, a home run, and tied a school record with 7 RBIs vs. the College of New Jersey. In a doubleheader against Brockport State, he went 6-for-7 with 3 runs scored, 2 doubles, 2 home runs and five RBIs. In a twinbill against Pomona-Pitzer, he went 5-for-8 with 3 runs scored, 2 home runs and 4 RBIs. In the final game of the trip vs. Concordia, he went 4-for-4, all doubles, scoring 4 runs and driving in 3 runs. He was named Rookie of the Week in the Little East Conference.
