QUINCY, Ill. - Hawks junior second baseman Cody Birdsong was named GLVC Player of the Week after his outstanding performance at the plate for the Hawks.
Birdsong went 14-22 (.636) at the plate, blasting four home runs, driving in 11 runs and scoring nine times as the Hawks went 4-1 on the week.
Birdsong, a junior-college transfer, has been a staple of consistency batting in the Hawks two hole.
The Hawks second baseman leads QU with a .387 batting average, 53 hits, and 11 doubles. He is tied for the team lead with seven home runs and is second on the team with 31 RBIs and 32 runs scored.
Birdsong also ranks in the top ten in the GLVC in the following categories: batting average (8th), hits (3rd), at-bats (7th), and home runs (T-7th).
This is Birdsong's first career GLVC Player of the Week award. The last Hawk to win the award was Troy Wehde on April 10th of last year.
GLVC Release:
INDIANAPOLIS – Quincy University junior second baseman Cody Birdsong and Missouri S&T senior Dan Borek have been respectively named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player and Pitcher of the Week in baseball, it was announced by the Conference office on Monday.
BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Cody Birdsong, Quincy
Jr., 2B, Poplar Bluffs, Missouri
Team Results: W 7-5 vs. Lindenwood-Belleville (4/11); L 4-10, W, 8-2 (4/13), W 9-7, W 14-4 (4/14) vs. Truman
- Hit .636 (14-for-22) in five games with three doubles, four home runs, nine runs scored, and 11 RBI
- Reached base safely in all five games, including multiple hits in four contests
- Registered 29 total bases and a 1.318 slugging percentage
- Went 4-for-5 with a double and three RBI in win over Lindenwood-Belleville
- Opened Truman series with a combined 6-for-9 effort with two doubles, two home runs, three runs scored and six RBI on Friday
- Concluded series 4-for-8 with two home runs, three runs scored and four RBI
- Earns first career Player of the Week award
- Last Quincy Player of the Week: Troy Wehde (4/10/17)
BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Dan Borek, Missouri S&T
Sr., P, Greenville, Wisconsin
Team Results: W, 4-1 vs. Drury (4/14)
· Posted a 7.0-inning complete game two-hitter, allowing just one run and no walks while striking out four
· The two hits both came in the fourth inning, which were the only baserunners Drury had in the game
· Produced six 1-2-3 innings and finished game by retiring the final 10 Drury hitters
· Held Panthers to a .087 batting average
· Effort helped break Drury's 10-game winning streak
· Over his last two starts, Borek has allowed just three hits in 14 innings
- Earns second straight and second overall Pitcher of the Week award
- Last Missouri S&T Pitcher of the Week: Dan Borek (4/9/18)
