Baseball Player of the Week (April 22, 2013)
Marlon Leyva, Point Park University – Baseball Player of the Week
6-0 Senior – Miami, FL
Point Park University senior Marlon Leyva was named the KIAC baseball player of the week by KIAC officials on Monday, April 22nd. This is his second player of the week award of the season.
Leyva finished the week hitting .423 (11-for-26) as the Pioneers ended the week with an 8-0 record. The senior first baseman tallied 4 doubles, 2 homeruns, 11 runs batted in, 4 walks and 8 runs scored. He had at least one hit in seven of the eight games including a 4-for-5 game against Wheeling Jesuit. Leyva is batting .324 on the season (48-for-148).
Point Park University is 35-13 overall and 14-6 in conference play. They will return to action on April 25th when they begin play in the KIAC Championship as the top seed.