PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly baseball honors for the week ending Feb. 19.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Grayson Padgett • Fr. • OF • Houston
Padgett helped the Cougars to a 3-0 weekend, hitting .750 with a conference-high nine hits, collecting three hits in each game. The freshman went 3-for-5 with a triple and four RBIs in an opening night win over Wake Forest. Padgett also leads the conference in on-base percentage (.800) and is tied in slugging percentage (1.000).
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Seth Romero • Jr. • LHP • Houston
Romero guided Houston to an 8-1 opening night win over Wake Forest. Romero threw 84 pitches over six innings only allowing one run on five hits. The junior struck out 12 batters while not allowing a walk to the Demon Deacons.
WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Eli Putnam • Sr. • OF • UCF
Putnam hit .462 (6-for-13) in a three-game sweep over Siena with two home runs and five RBIs. Went 3-for-4 with three RBIs in game three of the series/
Tim Cate • So. • LHP • UConn
Cate picked up his first win of the season with a career-high 13 strikeouts in a 5-3 win against UMass-Lowell on opening day going 7.1 innings only allowing two hits.
Anthony Prato • Fr. • SS • UConn
Prato hit .545 (6-for-11) with one double, one home run and five RBIs as the Huskies went 3-1 against UMass-Lowell. Prato also had one walk in every game and five stolen bases over the weekend.
Drew Crosby • Jr. • LHP • Memphis
Crosby led the Tigers to a 4-1 win over Tennessee going six innings and only giving up one earned run. The junior struck out six batters and issued only one walk.
Luke Borders • Sr. • OF • USF
Borders hit .429 (6-for-14) with a team-high six RBIs in a series win over Iowa. Borders finished with three hits, a double and three RBIs in the series finale.