By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Junior outfielder Collin Harris took home his second honor of the week following his masterful performance on the diamond for the Tennessee Tech baseball team last weekend, earning TSWA Baseball Player of the Week.
A transfer from Dyersburg State Community College, Harris kicked off the weekend with a literal bang, tying the Golden Eagle single-game record by smashing three home runs in Friday's 13-7 victory. He finished the day 3-for-4 with four RBI and three runs scored.
In Saturday's two-run loss to the Braves, Harris ripped a double as part of a 2-for-5 showing, which also included another run scored. He wrapped up the weekend by hammering another home run, driving in two runs and scoring two more times.
For the three-game weekend series the junior hit .462 (6-for-13) with six runs scored, a double, four home runs, six RBI, a stolen base, 1.462 slugging percentage and .462 on-base percentage. On the young season Harris leads the OVC in home runs (5) and is fifth in batting (.462).
Lipscomb's Brady Puckett was named the TSWA Baseball Pitcher of the Week, tossing a one-hit shutout against Bowling Green, his sixth career complete game for the Bisons. The junior right-hander used just 96 pitches in the 2-0 victory, striking out seven with one walk. He faced just two batters over the minimum, overcoming three errors in the contest. Puckett is 2-0 with a 1.72 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 15.2 innings over two appearances this season.
Photo by Tony Marable
