LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- Texas Lutheran junior shortstop Joe Jimenez was named to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week for week five of the 2022 season.
Jimenez, who was also the SCAC Hitter of the Week, continued his career-year with a monster week hitting six home runs and tallying 19 RBI on a blistering .647 average, going 11-for-17 at the plate as the Bulldogs posted a perfect 4-0. He also scored 11 runs, walked three times, and slugged a remarkable 1.824 with a .714 on-base percentage. Jimenez is now among the national leaders in home runs and RBI and leads the SCAC with eight and 28 respectively. On Saturday he matched an SCAC and program record with three home runs in a win over ETBU. It marked the 13th time in SCAC history a player has smashed three home runs in a single game.
The Team of the Week is D3baseball.com's weekly honor roll, in its 10th season of recognizing the top performers at each of nine positions from the previous week. Players are selected from nominations from their school's sports information directors.
This marks the second time in three weeks, Jimenez has earned National Team of the Week honors. He previously took home the accolades on March 1st and his award marks the fourth time this year an SCAC Student-Athlete has earned national recognition.
To view the entire team for week three, click here.
