Point Park's Lopez takes home RSC Baseball Player of the Week March 6-12
FLORENCE, Ky. -- Point Park University first baseman Emmanuel Lopez hit .538 in a series win to claim River States Conference Baseball Player of the Week for March 6-12.
Lopez, a junior from Puerto Rico, hit 7 for 13 with a triple, homer and seven RBIs in a 3-1 series victory over WVU Tech this past weekend. His slugging percentage for the week was .923, and his on-base percentage was .600.
Lopez had multi hits in the first three games of the series, all wins for the Pioneers. He was 3 for 3 with a triple and four RBIs in the series opener and 2 for 4 with a three-run homer in the third game to give Point Park the series win.
For the year, he is hitting .383 with two home runs and 14 RBIs in 16 games. Point Park's next scheduled game is Wednesday at PSU-Greater Allegheny.