McM's Thompson is National "Hitter of the Week"
By: Dave Beyer, McMurry Sports Information
Updated: April 12, 2012
A big series against their cross-town rivals by Matt Thompson of McMurry University and a no-hitter by Jhonneris Mendez of Suffolk University have earned them the NCAA Division III National Hitter and Pitcher of the Week respectively for the week of April 2-8 as voted on by a panel of D-III members of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Thompson, a senior first baseman from Southlake, Texas, batted .667 (8-for-12) with two home runs, one triple, three doubles, a 1.583 slugging percentage, and eight RBIs over three games against Hardin-Simmons University, the War Hawks' American Southwest Conference and Abilene, Texas, cross-town rivals.
Thompson also scored six runs, walked twice for a .714 on base percentage, and played errorless defense. He went 5-for-5 with a homer in his first at-bat and three doubles in the War Hawks' 15-4 series-opening win. In a 17-13 second-game loss, he went 3-for-5 with a triple, a home run, three RBIs and two runs scored.
Thompson was named the ASC West Division Hitter of the Week for the third time this season.
On the year, Thompson is batting a team-leading .409, topping the team in runs (35), triples (4), home runs (7) and ru7ns batted in (30). The senior slugger has also drawn nearly twice as many walks - 24 - than any of his teammates.
Thompson, a senior first baseman from Southlake, Texas, batted .667 (8-for-12) with two home runs, one triple, three doubles, a 1.583 slugging percentage, and eight RBIs over three games against Hardin-Simmons University, the War Hawks' American Southwest Conference and Abilene, Texas, cross-town rivals.
Thompson also scored six runs, walked twice for a .714 on base percentage, and played errorless defense. He went 5-for-5 with a homer in his first at-bat and three doubles in the War Hawks' 15-4 series-opening win. In a 17-13 second-game loss, he went 3-for-5 with a triple, a home run, three RBIs and two runs scored.
Thompson was named the ASC West Division Hitter of the Week for the third time this season.
On the year, Thompson is batting a team-leading .409, topping the team in runs (35), triples (4), home runs (7) and ru7ns batted in (30). The senior slugger has also drawn nearly twice as many walks - 24 - than any of his teammates.
