Ashley Dickerson
GoSycamores.com
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Along with a weekend sweep of the Campbell Invitational, the Sycamores (10-5, 0-0 MVC) swept the Missouri Valley Conference weekly awards for the week of March 14. Junior Hunter Owen has been named Player of the Week while senior righty Daniel Peterson has been named Pitcher of the Week. This is the second consecutive week that a Sycamore has earned pitcher of the week honors, as junior lefty Justin Hill earned the recognition last week.
Owen is currently on a five-game hitting streak as he hit his first home run of the 2016 season on Saturday against Davidson, while going 7-for-12 on the weekend with six RBIs and a hit by pitch. Owen leads the team in overall hitting with a .400 batting average and .600 slugging percentage and .471 on base percentage throughout 15 games started and played. Owen also headlines the runs category with 15, hits with 24, doubles with seven, RBIs with 16, and hit by pitches with four.
Peterson improved himself to 3-1 on the mound in Saturday's 7-1 win over Davidson at the Campbell Invitational. Peterson pitched eight complete innings, the most of any starting pitcher this weekend, while dishing out 10 strikeouts and moving himself up to a 1.40 ERA, which leads the Sycamore pitching staff. Peterson has pitched 25.2 innings overall for Indiana State and has recorded the most strikeouts with 27 overall.
The Sycamores travel to Raleigh, N. C. on Tuesday and Wednesday for two midweek games with No. 8 North Carolina State. Tuesday's game will begin at 6:00 p.m., while Wednesday's start time is set for 3:00 p.m. ET.
