ORU's Sequeira and Trujillo Sweep #SummitBSB Awards
ORU's Sequeira and Trujillo Sweep #SummitBSB Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Oral Roberts designated hitter/first baseman Anthony Sequeira was named The Summit League Baseball Player of the Week while ORU starting pitcher Guillermo Trujillo was selected as the league's Pitcher of the Week for their performances March 23-29.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Anthony Sequeira, Oral Roberts
Sr. // 1B/DH
Petaluma, Calif. // Santa Rosa JC
Sequeira collects his second Player of the Week award this season after leading Oral Roberts to a perfect 4-0 record and into first place in the league standings. In a non-league win over UALR Tuesday, he went 3-for-5 with two home runs, including a grand slam, and a double. The senior had seven RBI and two runs in the game with one walk. He added a pair of hits in the series finale against Omaha Sunday with two RBI and two runs scored with three walks. For the week, Sequeira batted .429 (6-for-14) with 10 RBI, seven runs scored, seven walks, a pair of home runs and a double. He had a .929 slugging percentage and .619 on-base percentage for the week.
Also nominated: Greg Kaiser, Fort Wayne; John Skrbec, North Dakota State; Zach Coppola, South Dakota State.
Previous honorees: Feb. 16 – Shane Trevino, IPFW; Feb. 23 – Brandon Soat, IPFW/Anthony Sequeira, ORU; March 2 – Reid Clary, SDSU; March 9 – Zach Coppola, SDSU; March 16 – Cole Gruber, UNO; March 23 – Alex Mortensen, UNO/Chris Tschida, WIU.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Guillermo Trujillo, Oral Roberts
Jr., RHP
Chihuahua, Mexico // Franklin
Trujillo earns his first career Pitcher of the Week honor after earning the win in Oral Roberts' 2-0 victory over Omaha Friday, which pulled the Golden Eagles into a first-place tie with the Mavericks. The junior right hander went eight innings and tied his career-high with nine strikeouts while surrendering no runs. He issued just one walk with five hits and did not allow more than one base runner in an inning.
Also nominated: Evan Miller, Fort Wayne; Trent Keefer, North Dakota State; Adam Bray, South Dakota State; Tyler Owings, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: Feb. 16 – Kyler Stout, ORU; Feb. 23 – Zach Williamsen, UNO; March 2 – Tyler Hamer, UNO; March 9 – Preston Church, WIU; March 16 – Xavier Altamirano, ORU; March 23 – Talon Jumper, SDSU.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at nine institutions, including four located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), Oral Roberts University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced eight NCAA Champions along with over 65 All-Americans, 60 Academic All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org, follow on Twitter @thesummitleague, download The Summit League's Front Row app, and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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