DALLAS – For the second time this season, Andy Garriola of the Old Dominion baseball team has been named Conference USA's Hitter of the Week, the conference announced on Monday.
Garriola hit 9-of-18 with three home runs, 12 runs batted in and four runs scored over four games last week, helping the Monarchs to a C-USA series win at FIU.
The senior from Sierra Madre, California hit safely in all four games, including a pair of three-hit outings. He went 3-for-4 and drove in three in an 8-6 midweek loss to Campbell and added another hit in Friday's opener at FIU.
It was over the weekend that Garriola caught fire. He hit 3-for-5 in Saturday's 14-7 win, smacking two home runs and driving in a career-high eight. Garriola added two more hits on Sunday, including the 37th homer of his career, drove in another run and scored twice as the Monarchs took the series 18-5 in seven innings.
Sunday's long ball moved Garriola into a three-way tie with Tony Gsell and Josh Wright atop the career home run leaderboard at ODU.
Following his weekend spree, Garriola now ranks first in C-USA and second nationally with 13 home runs. The outfielder also leads the conference and is fourth in the nation in both RBIs (44) and slugging (.870).
Garriola Named Conference USA Hitter of the Week
