TicketSmarter WAC Baseball Players Of The Week Announced
ARLINGTON, Texas – Sam Houston’s Tyler Davis and California Baptist’s Liam Rocha have been named the TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Baseball Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, for the game week ending on Sunday, April 30.
Davis, a graduate infielder and pitcher, was an offensive force for Sam Houston in road games at Texas A&M and Stephen F. Austin last week. Davis batted .579 with seven extra-base hits, 10 RBI, a .636 on-base percentage, a 1.158 slugging percentage and nine runs over four starts. Davis turned in a 5-for-7 effort with a home run, two doubles, four RBI and four runs at SFA on April 28, adding two hits, three RBI and two runs the following day against the Lumberjacks to highlight the week.
Rocha, a junior right-hander, earned his third pitcher of the week citation this season following a stellar start against Abilene Christian on April 28. Rocha went seven innings and allowed one earned run on five hits, yielding no walks while striking out eight Wildcats on 109 pitches in a 7-2 CBU win to improve to 6-0 this season.
2023 TicketSmarter WAC Baseball Weekly Awards
HITTER OF THE WEEK
Tyler Davis, Grad, IF, Sam Houston (May 1)
Daniel Dickinson, Fr., IF, Utah Valley (April 24)
Jack Wagner, R-Jr., UTL, Tarleton (April 17)
Brandon Pimentel, Grad, OF/1B, UTRGV (April 10)
Homer Bush Jr., Jr., OF, Grand Canyon (April 3)
Dusty Garcia, Sr., OF, California Baptist (March 27)
Cal Martin, Jr., IF, Stephen F. Austin (March 20)
Jacob Wilson, Jr., SS, Grand Canyon (March 13)
Grayson Tatrow, Sr., OF, Abilene Christian (March 6)
Jacob Wilson, Jr., SS, Grand Canyon (Feb. 27)
Logan Britt, Jr., OF, Abilene Christian (Feb. 20)
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Liam Rocha, Jr., RHP, California Baptist (May 1)
Liam Rocha, Jr., RHP, California Baptist (April 24)
Daniel Avitia, So., RHP, Grand Canyon (April 17)
Liam Rocha, Jr., RHP, California Baptist (April 10)
Casey Anderson, Jr., RHP, Utah Valley (April 3)
Logan Hewitt, R-So., RHP, Sam Houston (March 27)
Nestor German, Jr., RHP, Seattle U (March 20)
Zach Thornton, Jr., LHP, Grand Canyon (March 13)
Alex Verdugo, R-Sr., RHP, UTRGV (March 6)
Angelo Cabral, Jr., RHP, UTRGV (Feb. 27)
Zach Thornton, Jr., LHP, Grand Canyon (Feb. 20)
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