RANDY HUERTA OF TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, a junior third baseman from New Braunfels, Texas, has been named the SCAC Baseball Hitter of the Week for games played from Sunday, April 19 through Sunday, April 25.
Huerta hit .500 and slugged 1.500 with four home runs and 11 RBI during a 3-1 week for the Bulldogs that also included a three-game road series sweep of Schreiner. He hit a game-tying home run in an eventual 13-12 loss to No. 2 Trinity, and followed with two home runs and six runs driven in in the opening-series win over Schreiner. Huerta hit his third homer of the day in the 16-3 late game on Saturday. In the series finale against the Mountaineers, Huerta had two more hits, both doubles and drove in a run. He also stole two bases in the finale. His slugging percentage in the Schreiner series was a whopping 1.889, and his on-base percentage in the series was .733. He scored 10 runs during the week and walked three times and stole three bases.
Other Outstanding Performances in the SCAC:
Senior outfielder Rafe Chaumette of Trinity set the pace for an explosive week for the Trinity offense as the senior rightfielder collected four extra-base hits, including his first two homers of the season, in the Tigers' series victory over No. 19 Centenary last weekend, all as the lead-off spot in the lineup. The Sugar Land, Texas-native scored six runs between the Centenary series and a midweek non-conference bout with Texas Lutheran University, drove in five more and posted a line of .368/.455/.789 for the week. Senior third baseman Nathan Patton of Dallas had a great week at the plate totaling 10 hits in 20 at bats with at least one hit in each of the Crusaders' five games to help the team post a 4-1 record, including UD's first SCAC series win of the season at St. Thomas. Against UST, Patton hit .667 (8-for-12), scoring seven runs in the three-game set. For the week, Patton drove in five runs, scored eight runs, doubled and took three walks. Senior outfielder Bryce Debbs of Southwestern produced six hits on a .353 batting average last week, driving in four RBIs and scoring four runs. He had an RBI-triple in the first game of the Pirates' three-game series against Austin College, and hit a two-run home run in the final game, finishing the week with a .647 slugging percentage.
| SCAC Baseball Offensive Players-of-the-Week | |
| Week 1 | Preston Ludwick, Centenary College |
| Week 2 | Brian Schaub, Trinity University |
| Week 3 | Cole Irby, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 4 | Jason Brown, University of St. Thomas |
| Week 5 | Cody Crowder, Centenary College |
| Week 6 | Joe Jimenez, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 7 | Preston Witt, Southwestern University |
| Week 8 | Tyler Cauley, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 9 | Tyler Post, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 10 | Randy Huerta, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 11 | |
