Baseball Game Notes: Sioux embark on Division I era with three-game series at New Mexico State

Baseball Ryan Powell, UND Media Relations

Marek second straight Sioux to earn Great West Player of the Week honors

NAPERVILLE, Ill. ? For the second straight week a member of the University of North Dakota baseball team was recognized by Great West Conference officials as the league's Player of the Week.

After Andrew Sadler (Grand Forks, N.D.) earned the honor in week four, senior Andrew Marek (East Grand Forks, Minn.) notched the weekly award for week five following his efforts from March 16-22.

In three games for the Sioux last week, UND's leftfielder batted .583, going 7-for-12 at the plate with a double, three runs and three RBI.

“Andrew was in a little bit of a slump there to open the season, but last week really broke out of it in a big way,” UND head coach Jeff Dodson said. “He is starting to swing the bat the way we know he can. He has really paced us at the plate these last few games and we look forward to him continuing to do that.”

In the mid-week series split at Saint Louis, Marek went 6-for-9 (.667) with a trio of hits in each of those contests, giving him three consecutive three-hit outings. He hit safely in all three contests, going 1-for-3 against Jamestown on Sunday.

In the 13-9 victory over Saint Louis on March 18, Marek went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI. His RBI-single in the eighth inning was part of a seven-run inning that put the Sioux back in the lead and helped secure their third win in five games.

Marek opened the season mired in a 2-for-31 slump (.065), but has raised his average to .255 thanks to his five-game hitting streak. The senior is 11-for-20 (.550) at the plate during that stretch with three doubles and five RBI.

The Sioux are in Omaha, Neb., currently waiting to play a two-game series with Creighton starting Tuesday at 4 p.m. The Blue Jays are the third Missouri Valley Conference school the Sioux have played in their first year of Division I baseball.

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Players Mentioned

Andrew Marek

#9 Andrew Marek

OF
6' 2"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Andrew Marek

#9 Andrew Marek

6' 2"
Senior
OF