Co-Player of the Week: Wehiwa Aloy, Arkansas
Arkansas’ Wehiwa Aloy slashed a team-leading .571/.667/1.071 with two home runs and five RBI over four games, helping the Razorbacks complete an Opening Weekend series sweep against Washington State before winning two games, including a pair of ranked wins over TCU and Michigan. Aloy recorded three multi-hit games and two-multi RBI performances during the week, including a career high-tying four-hit effort in the win against the Wolverines. Aloy began his week with a two-hit, two-RBI game vs. Washington State, also drawing a pair of walks in the contest. Aloy was a triple away from the cycle against Michigan, finishing the game 4-for-4 with three runs scored and a pair of RBI to go along with two singles, a double and a solo home run.
Co-Player of the Week: Will Hodo, Alabama
Alabama’s Will Hodo helped guide the Crimson Tide to a perfect 5-0 mark during the week by going 7-for-18 (.389) with two doubles, two home runs, 10 runs scored, three walks, three hit-by-pitch and six RBI. Hodo reached base in all five games, playing a role in the Tide scoring 10-plus runs in three of its five matchups. Hodo punctuated his week with a walk-off, three-run home run in the Tide’s 12-10 win over Ohio State on Feb. 23 to help produce the largest comeback victory in program history.
Pitcher of the Week: Kyson Witherspoon, Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s Kyson Witherspoon struck out a career-high 12 batters and walked none as the Sooners won their first game of the Round Rock Classic, 3-2, over Minnesota en route to a 3-0 weekend with top-10 wins over No. 7 Oregon State and No. 2 Virginia. Witherspoon hurled seven innings of one-run ball and allowed just three hits. After surrendering his first home run of the season on a leadoff homer in the first, Witherspoon proceeded to retire the next 13 batters faced, snapping the streak with a single in the fifth inning.
Co-Freshman of the Week: Brendan Lawson, Florida
Florida’s Brendan Lawson drove in a team-high nine RBI while producing hits and RBI in all four wins as Florida went 4-0 and swept Dayton. He recorded a home run, double, four runs scored, two walks and one steal on top of his nine runs driven in. Lawson cranked a grand slam for his first-career home run in game two vs. Dayton. He started all four games at first base and finished with a 1.00 fielding percentage across 31 chances
Co-Freshman of the Week: Bub Terrell, Auburn
Auburn’s Bub Terrell recorded seven hits last week, including a pair of multi-hit games to help lead the Tigers to a 5-0 record. He scored Auburn’s walk-off run in the matchup with No. 24 Troy after starting the ninth inning with a single to center and advancing to third as the ball was misplayed in the outfield. Terrell turned in a season-high three hits in the series opener vs. Wright State, including his first career home run – a three-run shot in the first inning that gave Auburn a 5-0 lead. On Sunday, Terrell hit a solo homer with two outs in the seventh to increase the lead and spark four runs between the seventh and eighth innings.
Arkansas’ Wehiwa Aloy slashed a team-leading .571/.667/1.071 with two home runs and five RBI over four games, helping the Razorbacks complete an Opening Weekend series sweep against Washington State before winning two games, including a pair of ranked wins over TCU and Michigan. Aloy recorded three multi-hit games and two-multi RBI performances during the week, including a career high-tying four-hit effort in the win against the Wolverines. Aloy began his week with a two-hit, two-RBI game vs. Washington State, also drawing a pair of walks in the contest. Aloy was a triple away from the cycle against Michigan, finishing the game 4-for-4 with three runs scored and a pair of RBI to go along with two singles, a double and a solo home run.
Co-Player of the Week: Will Hodo, Alabama
Alabama’s Will Hodo helped guide the Crimson Tide to a perfect 5-0 mark during the week by going 7-for-18 (.389) with two doubles, two home runs, 10 runs scored, three walks, three hit-by-pitch and six RBI. Hodo reached base in all five games, playing a role in the Tide scoring 10-plus runs in three of its five matchups. Hodo punctuated his week with a walk-off, three-run home run in the Tide’s 12-10 win over Ohio State on Feb. 23 to help produce the largest comeback victory in program history.
Pitcher of the Week: Kyson Witherspoon, Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s Kyson Witherspoon struck out a career-high 12 batters and walked none as the Sooners won their first game of the Round Rock Classic, 3-2, over Minnesota en route to a 3-0 weekend with top-10 wins over No. 7 Oregon State and No. 2 Virginia. Witherspoon hurled seven innings of one-run ball and allowed just three hits. After surrendering his first home run of the season on a leadoff homer in the first, Witherspoon proceeded to retire the next 13 batters faced, snapping the streak with a single in the fifth inning.
Co-Freshman of the Week: Brendan Lawson, Florida
Florida’s Brendan Lawson drove in a team-high nine RBI while producing hits and RBI in all four wins as Florida went 4-0 and swept Dayton. He recorded a home run, double, four runs scored, two walks and one steal on top of his nine runs driven in. Lawson cranked a grand slam for his first-career home run in game two vs. Dayton. He started all four games at first base and finished with a 1.00 fielding percentage across 31 chances
Co-Freshman of the Week: Bub Terrell, Auburn
Auburn’s Bub Terrell recorded seven hits last week, including a pair of multi-hit games to help lead the Tigers to a 5-0 record. He scored Auburn’s walk-off run in the matchup with No. 24 Troy after starting the ninth inning with a single to center and advancing to third as the ball was misplayed in the outfield. Terrell turned in a season-high three hits in the series opener vs. Wright State, including his first career home run – a three-run shot in the first inning that gave Auburn a 5-0 lead. On Sunday, Terrell hit a solo homer with two outs in the seventh to increase the lead and spark four runs between the seventh and eighth innings.
