ORU's Price, SDSU's Oberle Named Baseball Players of the Week
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Colby Price, Oral Roberts
Sr.,
Brenham, Texas/Blinn JC
Price earns his first Player of the Week award after
batting .467 in a three-game series sweep of Western Michigan. The
senior drove in five runs and scored five times with a double and
three home runs. Price committed no errors at second base with just
one strikeout in 15 plate appearances. The Brenham, Texas, native
also slugged 1.133 on the week and had at least two hits in every
game.
Also nominated: Tell Ross, Centenary; Todd Dunham, Oakland;
D.J. Andrade, Southern Utah.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Alex Oberle, South Dakota State
Jr.,
San Jose, Calif./Ohlone College
Oberle captures Pitcher of the Week honors after earning
wins over No. 14 Arkansas and Minnesota. The junior earned the win
over the Razorbacks in 6.2 innings of work giving up just one run
on three hits. In 3.1 innings of relief vs. the Golden Gophers,
Oberle had two strikeouts and surrendered just one run. For the
week, Oberle was 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA with five strikeouts and just
two earned runs.
Also nominated: Dakota Robinson, Centenary; Kyle Teague,
Oakland; Jeff Burleson, Oral Roberts; Kelsey Outram, Southern
Utah.
