Post by Babyboomer on Mar 3, 2008 18:52:57 GMT -5
Senior right fielder Sawyer Carroll has been named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.
Carroll batted .667 (14-for-21) with two doubles, a triple, 17 RBI, six walks, while swiping 2-of-2 bags during Kentucky’s 6-0 week. Most astonishing, Carroll has homered in four consecutive games, a feat believed to be a first in the history of the Wildcat program.
In UK’s opening nine games this season, Carroll has led the team with a .600 (18-for-30) average, five doubles, a triple, five homers and 23 RBI. For the year, Carroll has slugged for a 1.333 percentage, drawing a club-high 10 walks, reaching base at a .690 clip.
A year ago, it took Carroll 29 games to launch his first career home run, one of three on the year. After packing on over 20 pounds of muscle during the offseason to a swing that led the SEC in doubles a year ago, Carroll has displayed a power bat that currently leads the league in 8-of-14 offensive categories. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound left-handed hitter leads the league in average (.600), slugging (1.333), on-base percentage (.690), hits (18), RBI (23), home runs (5), total bases (40) and walks (10). Carroll also ranks second in the league in runs scored (17) - one behind teammate Collin Cowgill – and fourth in doubles (5), two shy of the league leader, freshman UK shortstop Chris Wade (7).
This marks UK’s fifth SEC weekly honor in the past two seasons and the 11th weekly honor for UK since 2006. It is Carroll’s, who hit .350 with 23 two-baggers in 2007, first SEC Player of the Week honor.
Sawyer Carroll Named National Player of the Week
TUSCON, Ariz. -- Senior right-fielder Sawyer Carroll has been named the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Player of the week, the publication announced Monday morning.
Carroll’s weekly honor is the first such national honor for the senior right fielder, who was earlier honored as the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week.
Carroll leads the team and the SEC with a .600 average, five home runs, a 1.333 slugging percentage, a .690 on-base percentage, 18 hits, 23 RBI and 40 total bases.
During the week, Carroll posted monster numbers, batting for a .677 average (14-for-21) with 10 runs, three doubles, a triple, four homers and 17 RBI, drawing six walks and stealing two bags. Carroll has now homered in four consecutive games, a feat believed to be the first of its kind in the history of the program.
The 6-foot-4, 215-pound slugger’s four homers during the week eclipsed Carroll’s three home runs in 54 games last year. Carroll had three hits in four consecutive games, with multi-RBI games coming in each as well. In Tuesday’s win, Carroll batted 1-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, a double, and a walk. Thursday, Carroll batted 2-for-3 with an RBI and a walk. Carroll got the Butler series off to a good start on Friday, with a perfect 2-for-2 day Friday, highlighted by a homer and three RBI. In Saturday’s game one vs. the Bulldogs, Carroll exploded for a 3-for-4 game, with four RBI, two doubles, a homer, a walk and a stolen base. In game two Saturday, Carroll was equally deadly, with another 3-for-4 output, with two runs, four RBI, a homer and a walk. Sunday was more of the same for Carroll, who had his third consecutive four-hit performance, a 3-for-4, three run, three-RBI game, with a triple, a homer, a walk and a stolen bag.
ukathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=36&url_article_id=21653&change_well_id=2
Carroll batted .667 (14-for-21) with two doubles, a triple, 17 RBI, six walks, while swiping 2-of-2 bags during Kentucky’s 6-0 week. Most astonishing, Carroll has homered in four consecutive games, a feat believed to be a first in the history of the Wildcat program.
In UK’s opening nine games this season, Carroll has led the team with a .600 (18-for-30) average, five doubles, a triple, five homers and 23 RBI. For the year, Carroll has slugged for a 1.333 percentage, drawing a club-high 10 walks, reaching base at a .690 clip.
A year ago, it took Carroll 29 games to launch his first career home run, one of three on the year. After packing on over 20 pounds of muscle during the offseason to a swing that led the SEC in doubles a year ago, Carroll has displayed a power bat that currently leads the league in 8-of-14 offensive categories. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound left-handed hitter leads the league in average (.600), slugging (1.333), on-base percentage (.690), hits (18), RBI (23), home runs (5), total bases (40) and walks (10). Carroll also ranks second in the league in runs scored (17) - one behind teammate Collin Cowgill – and fourth in doubles (5), two shy of the league leader, freshman UK shortstop Chris Wade (7).
This marks UK’s fifth SEC weekly honor in the past two seasons and the 11th weekly honor for UK since 2006. It is Carroll’s, who hit .350 with 23 two-baggers in 2007, first SEC Player of the Week honor.
Sawyer Carroll Named National Player of the Week
TUSCON, Ariz. -- Senior right-fielder Sawyer Carroll has been named the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Player of the week, the publication announced Monday morning.
Carroll’s weekly honor is the first such national honor for the senior right fielder, who was earlier honored as the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week.
Carroll leads the team and the SEC with a .600 average, five home runs, a 1.333 slugging percentage, a .690 on-base percentage, 18 hits, 23 RBI and 40 total bases.
During the week, Carroll posted monster numbers, batting for a .677 average (14-for-21) with 10 runs, three doubles, a triple, four homers and 17 RBI, drawing six walks and stealing two bags. Carroll has now homered in four consecutive games, a feat believed to be the first of its kind in the history of the program.
The 6-foot-4, 215-pound slugger’s four homers during the week eclipsed Carroll’s three home runs in 54 games last year. Carroll had three hits in four consecutive games, with multi-RBI games coming in each as well. In Tuesday’s win, Carroll batted 1-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, a double, and a walk. Thursday, Carroll batted 2-for-3 with an RBI and a walk. Carroll got the Butler series off to a good start on Friday, with a perfect 2-for-2 day Friday, highlighted by a homer and three RBI. In Saturday’s game one vs. the Bulldogs, Carroll exploded for a 3-for-4 game, with four RBI, two doubles, a homer, a walk and a stolen base. In game two Saturday, Carroll was equally deadly, with another 3-for-4 output, with two runs, four RBI, a homer and a walk. Sunday was more of the same for Carroll, who had his third consecutive four-hit performance, a 3-for-4, three run, three-RBI game, with a triple, a homer, a walk and a stolen bag.
ukathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=36&url_article_id=21653&change_well_id=2
