Zornes Named A C-USA Hitter of the Week
4/17/2006 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 17, 2006
DALLAS -- For an outstanding series of games, highlighted by four home runs in three games, Rice freshman Adam Zornes was named one of the Conference USA hitters of the week for Apr. 17, the C-USA office announced from its headquarters in Dallas on Monday.
Zornes batted a composite .700 with four home runs to help the Owls go undefeated in a weekend sweep of C-USA foe Memphis on the road. Zornes went 7-for-10 with four home runs, including a round-tripper in all three games. He maintained a team-best 1.900 slugging percentage to go along with nine RBI. The Houston native from nearby St. Thomas High School shared the team lead in total bases (19) and runs scored (8) while playing in just three of the Owls' four games last week. Zornes was also walked twice for a team-best .750 on-base percentage as the Owls won their 14th game in a row.
Zornes and Houston's Matt Weston shared the league's hitter of the week honors. Westin hit .550 with three home runs, 12 RBI and 11 runs scored in four games played. Tulane's Sean Morgan was named the C-USA pitcher of the week.
Rice has had a sizable impact on C-USA's weekly honors list its first year in the league. Freshman Aaron Luna was named the C-USA hitter of the week for Feb. 13 and junior Josh Rodriguez earned the honor on Mar. 6. Senior right-hander Eddie Degerman has earned the league's pitcher of the week honors two times this season (Feb. 20. and Mar. 13).
The Rice baseball team wraps-up a five-game road swing on April 18 against Big 12 foe Oklahoma First pitch with the Sooners is 7 pm. The Owls return home to face new C-USA foe Southern Miss at Reckling Park in a three-game weekend series Apr. 21-23. Game times with the Golden Eagles are 7 pm, 2 pm and 1 pm.
