BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Texas A&M outfielder Jace LaViolette has been named the SEC Player of the Week, per a release from league officials on Monday.
LaViolette hit three home runs on Friday and added a pair of hits on Saturday to help the Aggies win a series at Mississippi State. His third home run on Friday came with one out in the ninth inning with the Aggies down 4-3, surging them ahead for the win to even the series.
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LaViolette was walked four times in the series opener, including twice intentionally. He reached base four times in the finale. He now has 18 home runs for the year, setting a new freshman single-season home run record and breaking the record set by John Byington in 1987.
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He and the rest of the Aggies will open the 2023 SEC Tournament on Tuesday in the single-elimination round vs Tennessee.
The SEC POTW. The freshman.
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LaViolette hit three home runs on Friday and added a pair of hits on Saturday to help the Aggies win a series at Mississippi State. His third home run on Friday came with one out in the ninth inning with the Aggies down 4-3, surging them ahead for the win to even the series.
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LaViolette was walked four times in the series opener, including twice intentionally. He reached base four times in the finale. He now has 18 home runs for the year, setting a new freshman single-season home run record and breaking the record set by John Byington in 1987.
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He and the rest of the Aggies will open the 2023 SEC Tournament on Tuesday in the single-elimination round vs Tennessee.