University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Velasquez Named Conference USA Co-Hitter of the Week
4/12/2004 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Velasquez Named Conference USA Co-Hitter of the Week
HATTIESBURG, Miss. ? Southern Miss senior outfielder Carlos Velasquez has been named the Conference USA Co-Hitter of the Week, along with East Carolina's Ryan Norwood, for the week ending April 11. This marks the fifth Golden Eagle (Matt Shepherd, 2/23; Ryan Frith, 3/8; Marc Maddox, 3/15; Jarrett Hoffpauir, 3/29) to receive conference hitter of the week honors and the sixth overall (Cliff Russum, 3/15) player of the week selection.
Velasquez batted .611 (11-for-18) in five games last week, leading the Golden Eagles to a series sweep at Saint Louis. He closed the week with 18 total bases for a 1.000 slugging percentage, while posting a .682 on-base percentage. Velasquez had a double, two home runs and six RBIs on the week, while walking four times and scoring nine runs.
Norwood hit safely in all four Pirate victories last week, including a sweep over USF, batting .500 (8-for-16) with a team-high seven runs scored. He had a pair of doubles and two home runs, while driving in four. Norwood slugged 1.000 for the week and posted a .529 on-base percentage, registering four walks.
Tulane's sophomore left-handed pitcher Brian Bogusevic fired a four-hit shutout over a career-long 8.2 innings pitched at No. 2 LSU on April 6. He struck out four and did not walk a batter in posting his fifth consecutive victory. Bogusevic never allowed more than one base runner in any inning and pitched a trio of three-up, three-down frames as Tulane posted its first shutout over LSU since 1968.
Southern Miss (27-6, 10-2 C-USA) returns to action on Tuesday night when the Golden Eagles travel to Hammond, La., for a 6:30 p.m., contest with Southeastern Louisiana at Alumni Field.The Golden Eagles host Memphis for a three-game weekend Conference USA series at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field on Friday-Sunday, April 16-18, as part of EagleFest Weekend. Friday's game starts at 6:30 p.m., Saturday's game at 4 p.m., and Sunday's at 1 p.m.
