FRISCO, Texas – New Orleans' Anthony Herron, Jr. and A&M-Corpus Christi's Colin Purcell are the winners of the final Southland Baseball Player of the Week awards of the 2023 season, which were announced Sunday by the conference office.

Hitter of the Week: Anthony Herron, Jr., New Orleans - Sr. - IF - Chicago, Ill. (John A. Logan HS)
Herron capped off a strong series against the Southland regular season champion Nicholls Colonels with a cycle on Saturday. He went 4-for-6 and drove in six runs while hitting for the first cycle by a Privateer since 2018. Herron finished the series 7-for-10 and slashed .700/.749/1.400.

Pitcher of the Week: Colin Purcell, A&M-Corpus Christi - Jr. - RHP - Tomball, Texas (Tomball Memorial HS)
Purcell pitched his second complete game of the season against the UIW Cardinals in a must-win game to force the rubber match on Sunday. Throughout the performance, he struck out seven batters and allowed only one walk with none of the hits coming in the form of extra bases. He threw 104 pitches en route to the victory and finished with an ERA on the game of 2.00 as one run was unearned.
 
2023 Southland Baseball Players of the Week

Date	Hitter of the Week	Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 20	Tyler Finke, Southeastern	Grant Rogers, McNeese
Feb. 27	Ryan Snell, Lamar	Jacob Mayers, Nicholls
Mar. 6	Daunte Stuart, Northwestern State	Colin Purcell, A&M-Corpus Christi
Mar. 13	Jake Killingsworth, Southeastern	Cal Carver, Northwestern State
Mar. 20	Jeffrey Elkins, Northwestern State	Chase Prestwich, Northwestern State
Mar. 27	Edgar Alvarez, Nicholls	Brandon Mitchell, New Orleans
Apr. 3	Dylan LaRue, HCU	Chase Prestwich, Northwestern State (2)
Apr. 10	Tristan Moore, New Orleans	Grant Rogers, McNeese (2)
Apr. 17	Reed Chumley, HCU	Hunter Hesseltine, Lamar
Apr. 24	Xane Washington, Nicholls	Brandon Mitchell, New Orleans (2)
May 1	Xane Washington, Nicholls (2)	Matthew Watson, A&M-Corpus Christi
May 8	Michael Dattalo, Northwestern State	Jacob Mead, New Orleans
May 15	Mitchell Sanford, New Orleans	Brandon Mitchell, New Orleans (3)
May 21	Anthony Herron, Jr., New Orleans	Colin Purcell, A&M-Corpus Christi (2)

Southland weekly award winners are nominated and voted upon by each school’s sports information director. Voting for one’s own athlete is not permitted. To earn honorable mention, a student-athlete must appear on 25 percent of ballots.