SB Cubs, Irish standouts earn Player of the Week honors
Two local baseball teams — the South Bend Cubs and Notre Dame — had sluggers receive “Player of the Week” awards Monday.
South Bend outfielder Andy Garriola was named the Midwest League Player of the Week, while Irish sophomore catcher Carson Tinney grabbed the honor in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Garriola clobbered four home runs in South Bend’s six-game road series at West Michigan. The final three came in consecutive games, during pivotal at-bats on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Garriola is tied for second in the Midwest League in home runs, and is batting .350 over his last five games at the plate with eight RBI.
A native of Castle Pines, Colorado, Tinney hit .667 on the week after going 10-for-15 at the plate with two doubles, five home runs, five walks, nine runs batted in, and 11 runs scored. He had a phenomenal 1.800 slugging percentage as the Irish went 4-0 on the week. Tinney went 5-for-5 in the series finale with a double, a home run, an RBI, and four runs scored. He became the first Irish hitter since 2011 to go 5-for-5 in a game.
Tinney sparkled defensively as well, throwing out all four Stanford base runners who attempted to steal in the three-game sweep. It’s the first time Notre Dame has won three straight games in California since 1961.
It is the first ACC Player of the Week honor of Tinney’s career.
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