LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Senior catcher Chris Bianchi and sophomore pitcher Kevin Flores of Trinity University have been named SCAC Baseball Players of the Week after their outstanding performances this past weekend.
SCAC OFFENSIVE
PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK
Games of March 17th – March 23rd
CHRIS
BIANCHI OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a senior
catcher from San Diego, Calif., has been selected the SCAC Baseball
Offensive Player-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, March
17th through Sunday, March 23rd.
Bianchi led Trinity to a 3-1 overall record last
week, including a series win over Dallas over the weekend, winning
two of three games.
Bianchi hit .438 (7-16) for the week, scoring
three runs and driving in three more. He hit two home runs for the
week, which came in consecutive games to start the week.
Against Dallas, Bianchi was even better,
going 6-11 (.545) with two runs and two RBI in the three games.
To open the week, Bianchi picked up his only hit
of the game in the bottom of the 12th, crushing a leadoff home run
to tie the game 4-4 and lead the Tigers to a comeback win. He
went 3-4 with two RBI in the opening game of the series against
Dallas, then picked up three more hits in the next two games.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Freshman outfielder
Marcos Molina of Austin College had a big weekend, hitting
.667 with four runs scored, two RBI, and was 2-for-2 on stolen base
attempts as the ‘Roos took two of three against Schreiner.
Freshman designated
hitter Aaron Quintanilla of Centenary led the Gents at the
plate going 7-for-15 with five RBI and four runs scored. He also
logged five walks. Junior
infielder/pitcher Trevor Keele of Dallas led the Crusaders
at the plate going 5-for-9 with five RBIs and a grand slam as they
took one over #1 Trinity. Sophomore designated hitter Chase
Allen of Southwestern continued his hot streak as the
sophomore extended his hitting streak to seven games which ties for
the longest of the season, going 5-for-10 with six total bases.
Junior outfielder Tony
Gennusa of Texas Lutheran hit .333 with three RBI and a run
scored in three games last week. Schreiner did not nominate
anyone.
SCAC
PITCHER-OF-THE-WEEK
Games of March 17th – March 23rd
KEVIN FLORES
OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a sophomore right handed
pitcher from Boulder, Colo., has been selected the SCAC Baseball
Pitcher-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, March 17th
through Sunday, March 23rd.
Flores appeared in two games over the last week,
helping the Tigers to a 3-1 overall record that included winning
the weekend series against Dallas.
For the week, Flores was 1-0 with eight innings
pitched, allowing one unearned run on four hits, and striking out
six batters without allowing a walk.
In the series finale against Dallas, Flores
pitched 7.1 innings of relief to earn the win, holding the
Crusaders to just four hits and one unearned run, striking out four
batters. He also struck out both batters he faced in game one of
the series.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Freshman pitcher Josh
Lewis of Austin College had a strong game in earning his
first collegiate victory, going 7.0 innings and surrendering three
runs, two earned, in a 14-3 win over Schreiner. Sophomore pitcher Devin Bench of
Centenary made three appearances over the week for the squad
including a save. Bench tossed three innings allowing just one run
– unearned – while striking out three. Sophomore pitcher Denton Martin of
Dallas pitched seven innings, allowing nine hits and two
earned runs while striking out two against Trinity. Senior pitcher Christian DeBlanc of
Texas Lutheran picked up the first pitching victory of his
career in five shutout innings against NAIA school Texas Wesleyan
University. Schreiner and Soutwestern did not nominate
anyone.
To view the entire SCAC Around the Horn, for week seven, click here.
