Cameron University senior third baseman Lance Barnett became the Lone Star Conference’s first national weekly award winner of the se ason, earning the title of N ational Collegiate Baseball Writers Association National Hitter of the Week on Feb. 6.
Barnett started his season with a bang, hitting .563 with three home runs, a triple, three doubles and 10 RBIs in a four-game road series against Texas A&M International.
The Fort Worth, Texas, native also scored eight runs, walked four times, was hit by a pitch and stole a base. In the series f inale to help produce a split, Barnett went 5-for-5 with three homers and a triple. He played errorless defense in the f ield.
Barnett also was named LSC Hitter of the Week on Feb. 3 and NCBWA South Central Region Hitter of the Week on Feb. 4.