Perez Slugs to Big 12 Award
3/10/2025 3:00:00 PM | Baseball
Slugger drives in 16 including 8 at Rice with three multi-RBI games
HOUSTON – Houston Baseball sophomore Xavier Perez was named the Big 12 Conference Player of the Week on Monday after hitting .500 with 16 RBI over five games the past week.
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The Corpus Christi, Texas, native is the first Cougar baseball player to earn Big 12 Player of the Week since joining the conference doing so after driving in 16 runs over the five games March 4-9.
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The utility man tallied a team-high 10 hits during the week with two home runs, a triple and four doubles. Â
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The sophomore drove in eight RBI in Houston's 18-1 drubbing of Rice on Wednesday, collecting four hits with two doubles and a home run. The sophomore extended his hitting streak to seven games during the week with multiple hits in two games and multiple RBI in three games.
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Perez's eight RBI against was the most by a Cougar since Bobby Hollas' school record 9 RBI in 1979 with Perez's feat accomplished without hitting a grand slam.
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The Corpus Christi native racked up a four-hit game and a three-hit game during the week.
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UP NEXT
The Cougars will travel north to Huntsville, Texas, on Wednesday for the second game of the Don Sander Cup at Sam Houston at 6 p.m. before returning home to open Big 12 Conference play against Texas Tech Friday-Sunday at Schroeder Park.
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Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Baseball by purchasing single-game tickets, renewing season tickets or by buying single-game tickets, supporting LinkingCoogs – UH's very own NIL collective, and by joining the Dugout Club which provides financial support directly to Houston Baseball for needs beyond its operating budget.
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Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarBB on X, formerly known as Twitter, and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at Houston Cougar Baseball. Fans can also follow the team on Instagram at @uhcougarbb.
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The Corpus Christi, Texas, native is the first Cougar baseball player to earn Big 12 Player of the Week since joining the conference doing so after driving in 16 runs over the five games March 4-9.
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The utility man tallied a team-high 10 hits during the week with two home runs, a triple and four doubles. Â
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The sophomore drove in eight RBI in Houston's 18-1 drubbing of Rice on Wednesday, collecting four hits with two doubles and a home run. The sophomore extended his hitting streak to seven games during the week with multiple hits in two games and multiple RBI in three games.
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Perez's eight RBI against was the most by a Cougar since Bobby Hollas' school record 9 RBI in 1979 with Perez's feat accomplished without hitting a grand slam.
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The Corpus Christi native racked up a four-hit game and a three-hit game during the week.
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UP NEXT
The Cougars will travel north to Huntsville, Texas, on Wednesday for the second game of the Don Sander Cup at Sam Houston at 6 p.m. before returning home to open Big 12 Conference play against Texas Tech Friday-Sunday at Schroeder Park.
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SUPPORT THE COUGARS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Baseball by purchasing single-game tickets, renewing season tickets or by buying single-game tickets, supporting LinkingCoogs – UH's very own NIL collective, and by joining the Dugout Club which provides financial support directly to Houston Baseball for needs beyond its operating budget.
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STAY CONNECTEDÂ
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarBB on X, formerly known as Twitter, and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at Houston Cougar Baseball. Fans can also follow the team on Instagram at @uhcougarbb.
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