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SLU's Williams, Lamar's Hesseltine Named Jersey Mike's Baseball Players of the Week

FRISCO, Texas – Southeastern's Justin Williams and Lamar left-handed pitcher Hunter Hesseltine were named the Jersey Mike's Southland Baseball Player of the Week awards for the fourth week of the 2024 season, announced Monday by the conference office.

Hitter of the Week: Justin Williams, Southeastern - Sr. - OF - Madison, Miss. (Louisiana Tech)
Justin Williams had a terrific weekend, hitting .500 with a .786 slugging percentage. williams collected seven hits over the weekend with a double, a home run, and two rbi. he also added a stolen base on the weekend
 

Pitcher of the Week: Hunter Hesseltine, Lamar - Jr. - LHP - Topeka, Kan. (Seaman HS)
Hesseltine improved to 3-0 after pitching 7.0 innings of scoreless baseball to get the victory over Pacific. He struck out seven Tigers with no walks while allowing just three walks.


2024 Southland Baseball Players of the Week

Date Hitter of the Week Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 19 Edgar Alvarez, Nicholls Riely Hunsaker, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Feb. 26 Conner Westenburg, McNeese Brooks Caple, Lamar
Mar. 4 Jude Hall, Southeastern Brennan Stuprich, Southeastern
Mar. 11 Trinidad Sebastian, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Isaiah Zavala, UIW
Mar. 18 Justin Williams, Southeastern Hunter Hesseltine, Lamar

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.