Becker Named Male Athlete of the Year

In the spring of 2014, Harper College baseball player Kurt Becker (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) turned in one of the most impressive seasons in Harper baseball history. Becker has since gone on to play at NCAA Div. II Lewis University, but his two-year stint at Harper College won’t soon be forgotten, as he was recently named 2014-15 Harper College Male of the Year.

Becker’s 2014 season for the record books had it all. The third baseman hit an incredible .494 with three homers, 30 RBIs, 15 doubles, four triples, 14 steals, a .531 OBP, a .694 slugging percentage and also a 24-game hitting streak from April 1-25. For his efforts, he was named a 2014 NJCAA DIII Baseball Second Team All-American, becoming the first Harper baseball All-American since 1997. Becker also lay claimed to a 2014 NJCAA Baseball Marucci Elite Hitter award, an award presented to the All-America nominee from each district with the highest batting average.

On top of that, Becker also earned NJCAA Div. III Player of the Week, N4C Conference MVP, First Team All-Conference, First Team All-Region , Harper College Athlete of the Week, and Team MVP honors.

Becker also took care of business in the classroom, earning N4C Academic All-Conference honors during both his years at Harper while also being a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

He also had a great year on the diamond as a freshman, hitting .377 with two homers, 28 RBIs, 14 doubles and three triples in 37 games. He was a Second Team All-Region selection that year and was named Team MVP.

When Becker wasn’t in a Harper baseball uniform, he was helping coach a little league team and also coached a flag football team last year.