EVANSTON, Ill. — Alex Erro was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week in baseball for his performances against Middle Tennessee, Belmont and Lipscomb at the Mule Mix Classic (Feb. 24-26).
Erro led the Wildcats with a .700 batting average, .769 on base percentage and 1.100 slugging percentage over the weekend. He collected three multi-hit games and had a team-high seven hits.
The Miami, Florida, native got off to a hot start by going 3-for-4 against Middle Tennessee, launching the first home run of his career in the fourth inning to bring home a pair of runs. He added his first-career double and a single to finish a triple shy of hitting for the cycle.
The Wildcats' second baseman continued his hot hitting against Belmont, finishing 2-for-2 with a pair of singles, to go along with a couple of walks. He capped off his weekend performance with a 2-for-4 performance against Lipscomb. He had two singles and a walk, and was the only Wildcat to finish with multiple hits.
He is the first player to earn freshman of the week honors since Joe Hoscheit on May 19, 2014.
Erro led the Wildcats with a .700 batting average, .769 on base percentage and 1.100 slugging percentage over the weekend. He collected three multi-hit games and had a team-high seven hits.
After hitting .700 with seven hits and a pair of RBI, @aerro7 is @B1Gbaseball's Freshman of the Week. #B1GCats | #SaddleUp pic.twitter.com/KQz1ALLDQt
— #B1GCats Baseball (@NUCatsBaseball) February 27, 2017
The Miami, Florida, native got off to a hot start by going 3-for-4 against Middle Tennessee, launching the first home run of his career in the fourth inning to bring home a pair of runs. He added his first-career double and a single to finish a triple shy of hitting for the cycle.
The Wildcats' second baseman continued his hot hitting against Belmont, finishing 2-for-2 with a pair of singles, to go along with a couple of walks. He capped off his weekend performance with a 2-for-4 performance against Lipscomb. He had two singles and a walk, and was the only Wildcat to finish with multiple hits.
He is the first player to earn freshman of the week honors since Joe Hoscheit on May 19, 2014.