COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – UNLV graduate student Austin Kryszczuk has earned Mountain West Baseball Player of the Week honors, while teammate Sam Simon is the MW Baseball Pitcher of the Week. San Diego State rookie Colby Turner was tabbed the MW Freshman of the Week.

 

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

AUSTIN KRYSZCZUK, UNLV

Graduate Student, Infielder, Las Vegas, Nevada/Centennial HS

  • Helped UNLV to a 4-0 record with a series win over Bradley and a midweek win over No. 23 Stanford.
  • Batted .353 with six hits, six RBIs, five runs scored and a walk.
  • Posted a .647 slugging percentage.
  • Recorded three RBIs in the 4-1 victory over Bradley on Saturday.

 

PITCHER OF THE WEEK

SAM SIMON, UNLV

Junior, Las Vegas, Nevada/Centennial HS

  • Threw seven scoreless innings en route to a 10-0 victory over Bradley.
  • Struck out a career-best eight batters.
  • Limited opponents to five hits and one walk.

 

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

COLBY TURNER, SAN DIGEO STATE

Infielder, Huntington Beach, California/Huntington Beach HS

  • Helped San Diego State to a 2-2 record last week, including a 2-1 mark at the Tony Gwynn Legacy Tournament.
  • Batted .467 with seven hits, including three extra-base hits, and seven RBIs.
  • Recorded two multi-hit games, four runs scored, six assists and five putouts.