Xavier University Athletics
Luke Hammond Named BIG EAST Player of the Week
05.06.24 | Baseball
Nolan Hughes earns a spot on the Weekly Honor Roll
NEW YORK - After leading the Musketeers in runs batted in through a sweep of a conference foe, third baseman Luke Hammond was named BIG EAST Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. Additionally, left-handed pitcher Nolan Hughes earned a spot on the Weekly Honor Roll.
Hammond, a junior from Cincinnati, had a team-high six RBI and a team-high matching six hits in Xavier's 3-0 weekend against Butler, batting .429 for the week. On Friday, Hammond went 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBI. In Saturday's 7-3 win, Hammond went 1-for-4 with a RBI. Hammond finished Sunday's 12-7 win over the Bulldogs 3-of-5 at the plate, with a walk, driving in three RBI and scoring a pair of runs.
Hughes, a junior from Halifax, Mass., posted a 0.00 ERA through 3.1 innings in two relief appearances against Butler, collecting a team-high eight strikeouts. In Saturday's 7-3 win over the Bulldogs, Hughes pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless relief, throwing four strikeouts and only surrendering one hit. In Sunday's win over Butler, he entered with one on and no outs in the seventh, not allowing a run in 2.0 innings of work, allowing one hit and two walks, and striking out four.
Xavier is at Hayden Field this week, hosting Top-10 Kentucky on Tuesday, May 7, and Miami (Ohio) on Wednesday, May 8, with both games set for 3:00 p.m. start..
Hammond, a junior from Cincinnati, had a team-high six RBI and a team-high matching six hits in Xavier's 3-0 weekend against Butler, batting .429 for the week. On Friday, Hammond went 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBI. In Saturday's 7-3 win, Hammond went 1-for-4 with a RBI. Hammond finished Sunday's 12-7 win over the Bulldogs 3-of-5 at the plate, with a walk, driving in three RBI and scoring a pair of runs.
Hughes, a junior from Halifax, Mass., posted a 0.00 ERA through 3.1 innings in two relief appearances against Butler, collecting a team-high eight strikeouts. In Saturday's 7-3 win over the Bulldogs, Hughes pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless relief, throwing four strikeouts and only surrendering one hit. In Sunday's win over Butler, he entered with one on and no outs in the seventh, not allowing a run in 2.0 innings of work, allowing one hit and two walks, and striking out four.
Xavier is at Hayden Field this week, hosting Top-10 Kentucky on Tuesday, May 7, and Miami (Ohio) on Wednesday, May 8, with both games set for 3:00 p.m. start..
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