Fernandez Named NCAA Division III Hitter of the Week

Apr 26, 2007

Official NCBWA Release

MEADVILLE, Pa. – Allegheny College senior Jimmy Fernandez (Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Falls) has been named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Hitter of the Week for the week of April 16-22.

Fernandez paced the Gators’ offensive output last week by going 14-for-16 (.875) in four games with three doubles and a three-run home run, earning 20 total bases for a slugging percentage of 1.250. He also walked three times, taking his on-base percentage to .895. He tied for the team lead with 11 runs scored, and also drove in 14 runs. He had three four-hit games, including a 4-for-4 with a double, four runs and four RBI vs. Pitt-Bradford, a 4-for-5 with a double two runs and three RBI vs. Oberlin, and a 4-for-5 with a home run, four runs and five RBI vs. Oberlin again. Fernandez also earned the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Player of the Week honor.

For the season Fernandez is batting .368 with 21 hits in 57 at bats this year, while scoring 15 times. His 18 RBI’s is tied for second on the team, while also hitting five doubles and a home run. He has walked 10 times, against just six strikeouts and has a slugging percentage of .509 and an on-base percentage of .456.

The Gators, currently 11-18 on the season and 7-5 in the NCAC, have a four-game series on Saturday and Sunday, April 28 and 29, against Kenyon College, and needs at least two wins to earn a berth into the league’s post-season tournament.

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