University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Frith Named Conference USA Hitter of the Week
3/8/2004 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Frith Named Conference USA Hitter of the Week
HATTIESBURG, Miss. ?
Southern Miss senior outfielder Ryan Frith has been named the Conference USA Hitter of the Week for the week ending March 7. This marks the second conference honor given to a Golden Eagle baseball player this season as Matt Shepherd was selected for the honor on Feb. 23.The Golden Eagles finished with a 5-0 record for the week after defeating Louisiana-Monroe on Tuesday, 10-3, and Wednesday, 11-5. Southern Miss won the Cox Communications/Lake Area Classic hosted by McNeese State over the weekend, defeating Indiana State on Friday, 3-1, Oklahoma State on Saturday, 21-5, and 6-5 in 10 innings over host, McNeese State.
Frith Hit .571 (12/21) for the week with two doubles, four home runs and drove in 10 runs. He had an on-base percentage of .591 and a slugging percentage of 1.238. He scored 11 runs, was hit by a pitch and was perfect in the field (8 putouts/1 assist). Twice during the week, he had back-to-back games with a homer.
In Tuesday's game against Louisiana-Monroe, Frith was 3-for-4 at the plate with a double, a home run, scored two runs and drove in two. He came back with a 3-for-4 performance in Wednesday's game against ULM, with another home run and drove in two runs and scored three runs.
After going hitless against Indiana State on Friday, he was 4-for-6 with a double, a home run, scored four runs and drove in four runs against Oklahoma State. He finished out the week with a 2-for-5 performance against McNeese State with a home run, scored a run and drove in two runs.
As a team, Southern Miss hit .353 for the week with 13 doubles, three triples and 11 home runs. The pitching staff finished with a 2.93 ERA in 46 innings of work, struck out 41, walked 17 and opponents hit .251 against them.
Southern Miss travels to Tuscaloosa, Ala., for a 6:30 p.m., contest against Alabama on Wednesday, March 10. The Golden Eagles host Eastern Illinois at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field for a three-game weekend series. Friday's game starts at 6:30 p.m., Saturday's at 3 p.m., and Sunday's at 1 p.m.
