WINGATE, N.C. – Troy Shields was not only named National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Central Region Player of the Week, but he also became just the second Oklahoma Baptist player to earn National Player of the Week honors.
On Friday, Shields picked up the accolade, joining former Bison
Kade Self as the only OBU players to receive national recognition.
In four contests last week, Shields dialed up nine hits, five home runs, scored nine runs and drove in 13. He batted .600 in the process, notched a 1.667 slugging mark and totaled a whopping 25 bases.
His best overall performance came at Northeastern State. During that 17-5 win, he contributed three homers and by the end of the contest, notched a D2-program record nine RBI.
This season, Shields in ninth in the country with 19 homers, third with 76 RBI, 27th in slugging (.773) and No. 52 in runs scored (56). Those are all career-bests for the El Dorado Hills, Calif., native.
