PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly baseball honors for the week ending March 8.
 
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ian Happ • Jr. • OF • Cincinnati
Happ clubbed a pair of homers - a three-run blast and a solo shot - in Sunday’s 6-4 win over Niagara and tallied six runs batted in over just six at-bats in a week altered by weather for the Bearcats, who went 2-0. The Pittsburgh native was on base in six of eight plate appearances this weekend, going 4-for-6 at the plate while also drawing two intentional walks. For the year, Happ leads The American in average (.523), on-base percentage (.625), slugging percentage (.977), home runs (5) and total bases (43).
 
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Carson Cross • R-Sr. • RHP • UConn
Cross struck out 15 batters in a complete game win over FIU in Miami Friday night. The right-hander from Brentwood, New Hampshire, held the Panthers to one run on two hits and no walks. Cross set down 27 out of 29 batters after surrendering a leadoff double in the first. Cross leads The American with 41 strikeouts this season.
 
HONOR ROLL
Dylan Moore • Sr. • INF • UCF
Hit .333 with two home runs, eight runs batted in and six runs scored; drove in five runs Sunday against Columbia
 
Travis Watkins • R-So. • C • East Carolina
Hit .579 with three runs batted in; drove in winning run against Monmouth Sunday
 
Evan Kruczynski • So. • LHP • East Carolina
Tossed a two-hit shutout with seven strikeouts and one walk against Monmouth Saturday
 
Jimmy Herget • Jr. • RHP • USF
Struck out 12 over eight shutout innings while holding Seton Hall to two hits and a walk Friday
 
Emerson Gibbs • Jr. • RHP • Tulane
Made two relief appearances totaling 10 innings, surrendered one run on four hits while striking out eight