DALLAS – Following standout performances this past week, Florida Atlantic
OF/INF Gabriel Rincones, Jr. and Old Dominion
LHP Blake Morgan brought home C-USA baseball’s weekly awards, the league announced on Monday. Rincones had a monster offensive performance this week for the Owls, who went 2-2. Morgan shut down UTSA in C-USA play on Friday night as the Monarchs picked up the series opener at home. The 2022 C-USA Players of the Week awards are presented by Surf & Turf Golf.
HITTER OF THE WEEK
GABRIEL RINCONES, JR., FLORIDA ATLANTIC
SOPHOMORE, OF/INF, GLENROTHES, SCOTLAND
Rincones hit .467 (7-of-15), slugged 1.333, had four home runs, a double and nine RBI, helping Florida Atlantic to a 2-2 overall mark on the week. Rincones hit safely in all four games, had multiple hits in two of those four games including a two-homer performance on Saturday against UAB, Rincones’ third multi-home run game on the season. The Scotland native ran his league-leading RBI total to 50 by driving in nine runs, eight of which came against UAB in a three-game set over the weekend.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
BLAKE MORGAN, OLD DOMINION
FRESHMAN, LHP, MARLTON, N.J.
Morgan set career highs with 6.0 innings of work and 10 strikeouts, while scattering just three hits in an 11-0 shutout win over UTSA on Friday to open the series. Morgan was dominant for the Monarchs, allowing just the three baserunners without a walk, facing 22 hitters in the win while holding them to a paltry .143 average.
2022 WINNERS
Hitter of the Week
A11 Gabriel Rincones, Jr., Florida Atlantic
A4 Andy Garriola, Old Dominion
M28 Christopher Sargent, Southern Miss
M21 Andy Garriola, Old Dominion
M14 Taylor Young, LA Tech
M7 Ty Batusich, WKU
F28 Josh Sears, UAB
F21 Jalen DeBose, Florida Atlantic
Pitcher of the Week
A11 Blake Morgan, Old Dominion
A4 Hurston Waldrep, Southern Miss
M28 Hurston Waldrep, Southern Miss
M21 Cameron Hansen, Charlotte
M14 Tanner Hall, Southern Miss
M7 Daniel Shafer, UTSA
F28 Patrick Pridgen, FIU
F21 Kyle Crigger, LA Tech