Baseball

CUC's Buckley, SNC's Midbon Named NACC Baseball Student-Athletes of the Week

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- Concordia University Chicago junior Cam Buckley (New Lenox, Ill.) and St. Norbert College senior Jace Midbon (Kaukauna, Wis.) have been named Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Baseball Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of March 2-8, 2026, as selected by the league's athletics communications professionals.

Pitcher --- Jace Midbon, Sr., St. Norbert College
Midbon, a senior, became the first St. Norbert pitcher since 2007 to throw a no-hitter, coming in a 17-0 victory over Maranatha Baptist on March 5. Midbon struck out a career-high 15 batters in the victory, the third most in a single game in program history.

Position Player --- Cam Buckley, Jr., Concordia University Chicago
Buckley, a junior outfielder, led the charge for the Cougars with a .375 batting average and a .563 slugging percentage. He collected six hits across four games with four RBIs and two runs scored. Buckley hit a solo home run against Saint Mary's (Minn.). In a 2-1 win over No. 19 UW-Oshkosh on March 6, he was responsible for a mid-game hit that kept the Cougars fighting through an early deficit before pulling the win. Buckley picked up two stolen bases, putting him first in the NACC for stolen bases, while also having a clean week in the field.