 Michael
Rockett drank the milkshake of Sacred Heart
pitching this past weekend, leading UTSA to a four-game
sweep over the Pioneers. The junior centerfielder
batted 10-for-16 (.625 avg.) with four doubles, a
triple, a homerun and nine RBIs to lead the Roadrunners.
He compiled a 1.188 slugging percentage on the strength
of 19 total bases and scored six times. The highlight
of his weekend came in Saturday's nightcap when he
hit for the cycle, a first in the program's 17-year
history, in the game's first four innings. Rockett
doubled in the first inning, singled in the second,
homered in the third and tripled in the fourth before
taking the rest of the game off with a career-high
six RBI.
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 Norfolk
State senior Joey Seal set a new Norfolk
State single-game record by pitching 11 innings in Saturday's
1-0, 12-inning win over reigning Patriot League champion
Lafayette. Seal allowed just four hits, no runs, one
walk (an intentional pass in the 10th inning) and struck
out a career-high tying 11 batters. He set down 16 straight
batters from the fourth through ninth innings. Unfortunately
Seal had to settle for a no decision, as it wasn’t
until a late-inning Spartan defensive replacement plated
the winning run with a two-out, bases-loaded RBI single
in the bottom of the 12th to win the game for NSU.
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USC Aiken continues to climb up the Ping!Baseball
DII rankings, moving up to the twelve spot after defeating
North Greenville and sweeping a three game series against
Barton to improve to 15-3 on the season. A big part
of the Pacers' standing's surge is junior outfielder
Gary Owens who is this week's DII Performance
of the Week. The junior outfielder batted .563 and slugged
1.125 in four games last week. After going 1-for-1 with
a walk in Thursday's 11-8 win over North Greenville,
Owens caught fire against Barton, caging the Bulldogs
with eight hits in 15 at bats with three homeruns and
nine RBI. Owens even pitched in Saturday's game, hurling
the final inning without allowing any hits and striking
out one.
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