University of Houston Athletics
Scheiner Earns More National Attention
3/21/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
HOUSTON â€" National attention continues for Houston Baseball's Jake Scheiner as the junior has been named National Player of the Week by both NCBWA and Perfect Game on Tuesday one day after earning the honor from Collegiate Baseball.
All three national publications and organizations recognized Scheiner as having the best week offensively by any Division I college baseball player in the nation.
Scheiner became the first Houston position player since 2006 to earn a National Player of the Week honor during the regular season. Seth Romero earned National Pitcher of the Week honors last season.
Scheiner helped Houston to a perfect 4-0 week and to a 13-5 overall record with a midweek win over McNeese and a series sweep of Alabama State.
The Santa Rosa, Calif. native, went 13-for-16 (.813 avg) with eight runs, 15 RBI, six home runs and a triple on the week. He notched two games where he hit at least two home runs (McNeese, Alabama State (3/19)) and became the first Cougar since Austin Gracey in 2010 to hit three home runs in a game.
Scheiner slugged an impressive 2.063 in the four games and notched an on-base percentage of .789, while walking once and not recording a strikeout at the plate.
Scheiner leads Houston with a .456 average through 18 games and is slugging .941 with eight home runs, seven doubles and a triple. He paces the team with 27 RBI and is second-best on the team with 15 runs scored.
SCHEINER'S GAME BREAKDOWN
Tuesday vs. McNeese | 3x4, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 HR
Friday vs. Alabama State | 2x3, R, 2 RBI, 3B
Saturday vs. Alabama State | 3x4, R, RBI, HR
Sunday vs. Alabama State | 5x5, 4 R, 7 RBI, 3 HR
TOTALS: .813 AVG, 13 H, 8 R, 3B, 6 HR, 15 RBI
Scheiner was also tabbed the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week.
ON DECK
Houston Baseball takes on nationally-ranked Louisiana at 6 p.m. today before returning to Schroeder Park to host Texas Southern at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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