(RV) Rio Grande's Surrell is the RSC Baseball Player of the Week
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- (RV) University of Rio Grande infielder Clayton Surrell hit .583 with 11 RBIs in five games last week to earn River States Conference Baseball Player of the Week from March 18-24.
Surrell, from Carroll, Ohio, hit 9 for 16 as Rio Grande went 5-0 on the week. He hit safely in all five games, posted three multi-hit games and also collected seven runs, four doubles, two walks and two stolen bases in two attempts.
The week included a sweep over Brescia (Ky.) University with Surrell going 6 for 11 in the series and doubling in all three games. A big game was going 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs in a 6-4 win. He was also a combined 3 for 5 with six RBIs in a doubleheader sweep of Ohio Chillicothe. Surrell also earned a victory as a pitcher on that day.
Rio Grande (24-10, 9-3 RSC) takes its eight-game win streak into the weekend series hosting Midway (Ky.) University.