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Christian Encarnacion-Strand
Cowboy Baseball’s Encarnacion-Strand Earns Top Honors Again
April 26, 2021 | Cowboy Baseball
IRVING, Texas – For the second time this season, Oklahoma State third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand has been named the Big 12 Player of the Week as he earned that honor for Week 10.
Encarnacion-Strand had a blistering five-game stretch at the plate last week as he led the Big 12 in hits (10), RBIs (8), total bases (26) and slugging percentage (1.368). He hit .526 on the week (10-for-19) and had three home runs, three doubles and two triples.
In Tuesday's game against UAPB, Encarnacion-Strand became just the fifth OSU player in the Big 12 era to hit for the cycle as he went 5-for-5 with two home runs to go along with a single, double and triple. He was the first Cowboy to achieve the feat since Garrett Benge did it in the 2017 NCAA Fayetteville Regional.
In the opening game of the series against No. 3 Texas, Encarnacion-Strand delivered a single to extend his hitting streak to 19 games, the longest by an OSU player since 2013, and in the series finale against the Longhorns, he smacked his 15th home run of the season. The round tripper helped propel the Pokes to a victory, snapping UT's 16-game winning streak, and it moved Encarnacion-Strand into second in the NCAA this season in homers.
Encarnacion-Strand's honor marks his third weekly award of the season as he was also named the Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week for Week 3 along with his Big 12 Player of the Week honor in Week 7. OSU has had six weekly award winners this season, with Brock Mathis (Co-Newcomer of the Week, Week 2), Justin Campbell (Pitcher and Newcomer of the Week, Week 4) and Parker Scott (Pitcher of the Week, Week 5) also on the list.
Encarnacion-Strand had a blistering five-game stretch at the plate last week as he led the Big 12 in hits (10), RBIs (8), total bases (26) and slugging percentage (1.368). He hit .526 on the week (10-for-19) and had three home runs, three doubles and two triples.
In Tuesday's game against UAPB, Encarnacion-Strand became just the fifth OSU player in the Big 12 era to hit for the cycle as he went 5-for-5 with two home runs to go along with a single, double and triple. He was the first Cowboy to achieve the feat since Garrett Benge did it in the 2017 NCAA Fayetteville Regional.
In the opening game of the series against No. 3 Texas, Encarnacion-Strand delivered a single to extend his hitting streak to 19 games, the longest by an OSU player since 2013, and in the series finale against the Longhorns, he smacked his 15th home run of the season. The round tripper helped propel the Pokes to a victory, snapping UT's 16-game winning streak, and it moved Encarnacion-Strand into second in the NCAA this season in homers.
Encarnacion-Strand's honor marks his third weekly award of the season as he was also named the Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week for Week 3 along with his Big 12 Player of the Week honor in Week 7. OSU has had six weekly award winners this season, with Brock Mathis (Co-Newcomer of the Week, Week 2), Justin Campbell (Pitcher and Newcomer of the Week, Week 4) and Parker Scott (Pitcher of the Week, Week 5) also on the list.
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