Garcia earns GNAC Player of the Week honor

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Evan O’Kelly Director of Communications O: (406) 657-2130 E: evan.okelly@msubillings.edu Monday, May 8, 2017 Garcia earns GNAC Player of the Week honor

A week of all-around excellence from sophomore rightfielder Jalen Garcia results in GNAC Player of the Week honors after the final regular-season series. PORTLAND, Ore. – Sophomore rightfielder Jalen Garcia will help lead the Montana State University Billings baseball team into the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships this week with the latest piece of individual hardware, as he was named the GNAC Player of the Week on Monday. Garcia had a stellar all-around weekend, helping MSUB to a 3-1 series win over Central Washington by hitting .467 at the plate and making numerous highlight-reel plays in right field. “Jalen impacted the series in every facet of the game,” said MSUB head coach Aaron Sutton. “His defense was impeccable, and adding in his offense and base running, he had a tremendous week. Any time we have our middle of the order guys going like that, we have a good chance to win.” Garcia was 7-for-15 in the series, with a double, two home runs, and a team-high eight RBIs. He also stole a base and scored a team-leading seven runs, while making 15 plays in right field without an error.


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