Junior shortstop Matt Yglesias, from Baton Rouge, La., has been selected the SCAC Baseball Offensive Player-of-the-Week for games played the week of Monday, February 18 through Sunday, February 24.
Yglesias rapped out 11 hits in 18 tries (.611), including four doubles and a homerun as the Majors went 4-0 this past week with a win over Belhaven (Miss.) College and a three game SCAC-West sweep of Hendrix. Last Tuesday versus Belhaven, Yglesias went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a homerun while also stealing two bases as the Majors won 9-5. Saturday's first game against Hendrix saw Yglesias go 2-for-5 with one run scored in the Majors 8-3 win, while in the nightcap he doubled twice in five at-bats, scored one run, and knocked in 3 runs as the Majors pounded the Warriors 12-5. Then in game three, Yglesias continued his torrid pace with a 4-for-5 outing including two doubles, three runs scored and one RBI as Millasps whipped Hendrix 16-3. Yglesias ended the week with eight RBI, eight runs scored and two stolen bases.