BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -Bethune-Cookman Outfielder Andrey Martinez has secured Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Hitter and Newcomer of the Week, it was announced Tuesday from the conference headquarters in Birmingham, Ala. 

Andrey Martinez had one of the best weekend's in the nation in a series sweep against Mississippi Valley State, plus a strong start at USF in the midweek.  On the week, Andrey Martinez finished 11-18 at the plate with seven runs scored, two doubles, six homers, and 14 RBI. 11 of those 14 RBI came in Saturday's doubleheader, with nine coming in the nightcap. His homer in the bottom of the night with two outs in the second game of the weekend gave the Wildcats the walk-off, 6-5 win. With 10 homers on the season and plenty of regular season left, Martinez becomes the first Wildcat in double-digits for homers since Danny Rodriguez finished the 2017 season with 11. With 13 RBI on the weekend, Martinez matched the run total scored by MVSU as a team on the weekend. Martinez climbs to third on the SWAC leaderboard in homers. His six homers this week alone would put him tied for eighth in the league in long balls. 

This marks the eleventh and twelfth weekly honors of the season B-CU baseball, and the third of the year for Martinez, who was last named SWAC Co-Newcomer of the week on March 26. 

Additionally for Martinez, he was recognized by multiple national outlets for his impressive weekend at the plate, including by Just Baseball On The Clock, 64Analytics, and D1Baseball.

The Cats will head south to Miami to take on the Hurricanes in a midweek matchup set for Wednesday,  April 9 at 6 p.m. 


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