TONY SANCHEZ NAMED GSC WEST DIVISION BASEBALL
PLAYER OF THE WEEK

        RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas – Arkansas Tech’s Tony Sanchez has been named the Gulf South Conference’s West Division Baseball Player of the Week by the league office in Birmingham, Ala.

Sanchez, a junior third baseman from Mesquite, Texas, earned the honor after setting a new school and GSC with 11 hits in 11 consecutive at-bats over the course of four games. Sanchez’s streak began against Lyon College on Feb. 10 and continued last week as he went 13-for-15 at the plate with six runs scored and 4 RBIs. In addition, he had two doubles and a homer as the Wonder Boys 4-0 last week. Against Southwest Baptist, Sanchez went 8-for-8 at the plate with four runs scored, 2 RBIs and two doubles, while he went 5-for-7 at the plate with two runs scored, 2 RBIs and a homer in last Friday’s two wins over Northwest Missouri State.

For the week, Sanchez hit .867 and had a slugging percentage of 1.400 and an on-base percentage .875.

On the season, Sanchez is hitting a team-best .524 with 22 hits and 11 runs scored. In addition, he has seven doubles, two home runs and 6 RBIs and has a slugging percentage of .833 and an on-base percentage of .535.

In addition to Sanchez, Ouachita Baptist junior righthanded pitcher Jarod Hershberger was named the West Division’s Pitcher of the Week. In the East Division, Alabama-Huntsville sophomore third baseman Nick Huckaby and West Alabama senior righthanded pitcher Brandon Dill were named the Player and Pitcher of the Week respectively.

Sanchez and the Wonder Boys (8-3 overall on the season) return to action this weekend when they travel to Livingston, Ala., to face 12th-ranked West Alabama for a three-game series. The teams will open the series with a doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 23 beginning at 1 p.m. and will conclude the series with a nine inning game on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 2 p.m.

GSC Baseball Players/Pitchers of the Week Release

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