SDSU's Sawyer, ORU's Serrano Named Baseball Players of the Week
PLAYER OF THE week
JESSE
SAWYER, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
SO.,
CALGARY, ALBERTA/CENTRAL MEMORIAL HS
Sawyer earns Player of the Week honors after leading SDSU to a 7-1
record, including a four-game sweep of WIU. He homered in six of
the eight games and hit safely in all eight. For the week, Sawyer
had a .500 average, scored 19 runs, had 15 RBI, 14 hits, nine home
runs and two doubles. He also walked seven times, had a 1.536
slugging percentage and .641 on-base percentage.
Also
nominated: Travis Leversen, Centenary; Jordan Kohler, IPFW; Andrew
Stafford, Oakland; Chester Wilson, Southern Utah; Andrew Hagins,
Western Illinois.
PITCHER OF THE week
MARK
SERRANO, ORAL ROBERTS
SR.,
DOWNEY, CALIF./CYPRESS COLLEGE
Serrano collects his third Pitcher of the Week award this season
after striking out a career-high 16 batters vs. NDSU. In the
complete game win over the Bison, Serrano allowed only two hits and
struck out two or more in six of his nine innings. He also pitched
3.0 innings in relief against No. 7 Arkansas, fanning seven. For
the year, Serrano is 8-0 with a 2.00 ERA with 94 strike outs and
only 16 walks.
Also
nominated: Stephen Tromblee, Centenary; Greg Welke, Oakland; Braden
Yardley, Southern Utah; Jordan Faller, Western
Illinois.
