Azar named Hitter of the Week
3/17/2014 3:00:00 PM | Baseball
Senior catcher Anthony Azar has been named the Southland Hitter of the Week, the league office announced Monday. Azar blasted three home runs and drove in 10 runs to help Sam Houston State sweep New Orleans to open conference play.
“Azar is our rock as everyone knows,” head coach David Pierce said. “He does so much for us defensively and he stays in the middle of the lineup offensively. He's just a solid hitter and he's got power. He is just a great player and it was a great weekend for him.”
The senior from The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands H.S.), provided the game-winning run for the Bearkats in the series opener with a solo home run in the fifth inning to lead Sam Houston to a 6-3 win.
In the first game of Saturday's doubleheader, Azar hit a three-run shot in the third inning to tie the game before hitting an eighth-inning grand slam in the Bearkats' 14-4 win.
Azar had at least one RBI in all four games this week. He closed out the week with a .389 (7-for-18) batting average with three home runs, 10 RBI and three runs scored.
The Bearkats travel to Texas-Arlington for a midweek game Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. before heading to Central Arkansas for a three-game weekend series.
