KIAC Baseball Player of the Week: Chris Ford (Rio Grande)
FLORENCE, Ky. -- University of Rio Grande left fielder Chris Ford batted .588 last week to lead the RedStorm to a 5-0 record and has been named the KIAC Baseball Player of the Week for March 28-April 3.
Ford, a senior from Athens, Ohio, had 10 hits in 17 at bats and produced four multi-hit games. Five of his 10 hits went for extra bases with four doubles and a triple, and he drove in seven runs.
Ford came up with two doubles and was 2 for 4 with four RBIs in a 14-9 win over Pikeville. He also collected eight hits in a weekend sweep of Brescia in KIAC play. For the year, he is hitting .364 with 13 doubles, three homers and 30 RBIs.
Rio Grande (22-15, 10-6 KIAC) returns to action April 5 versus Milligan (Tenn.).