ORU's Martinez, Sullivan Capture Baseball Weekly Honors
PLAYER OF THE week
JUAN
MARTINEZ, ORAL ROBERTS
SR.,
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF./BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE
Martinez
earned Player of the Week honors after belting five home runs with
19 RBI in five games for ORU. The senior also had eight runs
scored, a stolen base, six walks and a 1.273 slugging percentage.
Martinez had two walk-off hits and a pair of two-run homer games.
In game two against SDSU, he went 4-for-6 with eight RBI and belted
two home runs, including a grand slam.
Also
nominated: Jeff Schaffert, Centenary; Justin Kline, North Dakota
State; Ryan Waldhart, Oakland; Ray Wright, Southern Utah; Drew
Laidig, Western Illinois.
PITCHER OF THE week
JERRY
SULLIVAN, ORAL ROBERTS
JR.,
BUDD LAKE, N.J./MT. OLIVE HS
Sullivan
collected the Pitcher of the Week award following his second career
complete game performance vs. South Dakota State last week. The
junior struck out a career-high 16 batters, surrendering only one
walk, while scattering seven hits and allowing one run. The 16
strikeouts surpassed his previous high of 12 set last
season.
Also
nominated: Justin Kraft, Centenary; Mark Reis, North Dakota State;
Aaron Wick, Oakland; Kyle Melling, Southern Utah; Jordan Faller,
Western Illinois.
