Former Hornets Spiess, Guenther Shine on GLIAC Diamonds

Two Saline High School grads who starred in the Hornet baseball program continue to shine in College.

Wayne State University juniors Brad Guenther and Greg Spiess were recently honored as Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference players of the week.

Guenther, a 5'10, catcher/outfielder, was named player of the week ending April 23.

scored a team-high six runs and hit .313 (5-16) at the plate with a double, as WSU won four of six games last week.  Guenther drove in two runs in Sunday’s 5-1 victory over Ashland, and scored three times in a win Wednesday against Hillsdale. He had three walks and two sacrifices last week, while posting an on-base percentage of .450. Guenther was also a perfect 2-2 in stolen bases for the week.

Spiess, a 6'4 left-handed pitcher, was named pitcher of the week ending April 23.

Spiess tossed a two-hit shutout as WSU defeated Ashland, 4-0, on Saturday. Spiess threw just 81 pitchers, issued no walks and struck out four as Wayne State recorded its first-ever shutout of Ashland.  The only base runners he permitted were on singles in the third and fifth innings. Spiess currently has a 3-1 record with a 2.91 earned run average. He is only allowing opponents to hit .250 to this point in the season.