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Christian Encarnacion-Strand
Cowboy Baseball’s Encarnacion-Strand Selected As Big 12’s Best
April 05, 2021 | Cowboy Baseball
IRVING, Texas – Oklahoma State third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand was named the Big 12 Player of the Week for Week 7 following his performances in leading the Cowboys to a 3-1 record last week.
Encarnacion-Strand went 8-for-16 at the plate and tallied a Big 12-best 10 RBIs in leading the Pokes to a midweek win over Oklahoma and a series win against West Virginia.
The hot hitting saw Encarnacion-Strand extend his hitting streak to 10 games, the longest by a Cowboy this season, and he drove in runs in all four contests to bring his team-leading season RBI total to 30.
In the West Virginia series, Encarnacion-Strand went 7-for-13 (.538) with a home run and nine RBIs, and he drove in four runs in each of the final two games to lead OSU to a series win.
In the second game of the series, he had three hits, including a grand slam, to lift the Cowboys to a 7-2 win, and he followed that with a 2-for-4, four-RBI effort in the series-clinching finale.
Encarnacion-Strand's honor marks his second weekly award of the season as he was also named the Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week for Week 3. OSU has had five 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 went 8-for-16 at the plate and tallied a Big 12-best 10 RBIs in leading the Pokes to a midweek win over Oklahoma and a series win against West Virginia.
The hot hitting saw Encarnacion-Strand extend his hitting streak to 10 games, the longest by a Cowboy this season, and he drove in runs in all four contests to bring his team-leading season RBI total to 30.
In the West Virginia series, Encarnacion-Strand went 7-for-13 (.538) with a home run and nine RBIs, and he drove in four runs in each of the final two games to lead OSU to a series win.
In the second game of the series, he had three hits, including a grand slam, to lift the Cowboys to a 7-2 win, and he followed that with a 2-for-4, four-RBI effort in the series-clinching finale.
Encarnacion-Strand's honor marks his second weekly award of the season as he was also named the Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week for Week 3. OSU has had five 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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