Reuben Miller of Ouachita Baptist named GAC Player of the Week

GAC BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Reuben Miller, Ouachita Baptist, 3B, Jr., Kyle, Texas
Miller helped lead the Tigers to a series sweep of defending regular-season champion Arkansas Tech as he collected eight hits in 10 at bats. He opened with a 4-for-4 game and collected multi-hit games in both ends of Saturday's doubleheader. After hitting .200 in OBU's opening seven games, Miller raised his average to .371 following the series.

NOTABLE PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEES

• Billy Germaine, Jr., DH/C, Southern Arkansas (Drove in nine runs; accounted for all seven runs in win vs #22 Central Missouri)
• Harrison Hunter, Jr., OF, Harding (Collected 10 hits in 17 at bats, stole a base and scored a pair of runs in four games played)
• Corey Wood, Jr., RF, Arkansas-Monticello (Scored six runs and drove in four in four games played last week)

NOTABLE PITCHER OF THE WEEK NOMINEES

• Austin Braddock, Sr., RHP, Arkansas-Monticello (Allowed only one hit and struck out nine in a complete game win vs SNU)
• Timothy Buchanan, Jr., LHP, Southern Arkansas (Beat No. 22 Central Missouri; allowed only one unearned run in 8.0 IP)
• Collin Campbell, Jr., RHP, Harding (Handed HSU its first loss; threw eight shutout innings, held Reddies to a .111 batting avg)
• Connor Eller, Jr., RHP, Ouachita Baptist (Tossed a three-hit shutout against Arkansas Tech in series opener; struck out two)
• Cody Jones, Sr., RHP, Henderson State (Struck out six, gave up only two hits in a 4-1 series-clinching win against Harding)

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