FAIRFAX, Va. - The weekly accolades continue to roll in for
Mason junior Tucker Tobin, as he was recognized as the
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Louisville Slugger Northeast Region Player of the
Week.
Tobin also garnered CAA Player of the Week honors after helping the Patriots
sweep a weekend series against Iona. Appearing in all three games, Tobin batted .769
(10-for-13) with two homers, seven runs scored and seven RBI's. He also walked
twice and stole two bases.
Hitting in
the cleanup spot all weekend, Tobin started the series by going a perfect
4-for-4 with four runs scored, a walk and two stolen bases in Friday's affair.
After walking in his first appearance at the plate, Tobin led off the third,
fifth and sixth innings with singles and also singled in the seventh, coming
home each time to help Mason rout the Gaels, 12-3.
Tobin's hot
hitting continued to Sunday, as he was 4-for-5 with two home runs, two singles,
five RBI's and three runs scored in game one of the doubleheader. Tobin singled
to left center in his first plate appearance, then homered in consecutive
at-bats in the second and fourth innings and added another single in the
seventh.
In game two
of the doubleheader, Tobin posted a 2-for-4 performance with two RBI's,
including an RBI single in the third and an RBI double in the fifth.
Tobin currently
leads the team, hitting .500 (15-for-30) with a two doubles, triple and
team-best three home runs. He has a team-best 12 RBI's, nine runs scored and
two stolen bases.
A full list of national and regional winners is available here.