COLE IRBY OF TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, a senior first baseman from Buda, Texas, has been named the SCAC Baseball Hitter of the Week for games played from Sunday, March 1 through Sunday, March 7.
Irby hit .647 in four games as the Bulldogs went 3-1 during the week. Irby had at least two hits in every game, and he was 4-for-4 in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader with Southwestern. He was 2-for-4 with four RBI in the Friday night home win over the Pirates, and he was 3-for-5 in the road win Tuesday at UMHB. He drove in eight total runs and added two walks.
Other Outstanding Performances in the SCAC:
Sophomore outfielder Kyle Bearden of St. Thomas had an impressive week for the Celts as the team swept a four-game set from Dallas Christian to improve to 9-0 on the season. Bearden had nine hits in 14 plate appearances, hitting .643 on the week with one double, one home run, six runs driven in and eight runs scored. He also had three stolent bases. Sophomore outfielder Brian Schaub of Trinity blasted a pair of solo homers at Hardin-Simmons last week, pushing the Tigers to score in all of the first five innings on their way to their sixth consecutive victory to open the 2021 season. Junior third baseman Joseph Vondrachek of Dallas scored two runs in each game against LeTourneau and had a 3-for-4 day in the team's first win of the season in game two. In the first game, Vondrachek knocked a double and stole two of his three bases on the day. Junior shortstop Jake Webster of Austin College batted .429 with a .444 on-base percentage and a .857 slugging percentage as the 'Roos swept a pair of games from Dallas Christian. He scored four runs and drove in three more, and added two stolen bases and a home run. Freshman outfielder Maxwell Mims of Southwestern went 6-for-16 (.375) at the plate in four games, whcih included two RBIs in the Pirates' 11-8 win over Texas Lutheran. Mims had three RBIs and six runs scored for the week and was successful on all four of his stolen bases attempts. Junior utility player Ben Bridges of Centenary went 4-for-12 for the weekend with six RBI and a run scored. He posted a pair of multi-hit games during the weekend and had at least one RBI in each game of the series.
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| Week 1 | Preston Ludwick, Centenary College |
| Week 2 | Brian Schaub, Trinity University |
| Week 3 | Cole Irby, Texas Lutheran University |
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