PORTLAND, Ore. – After leading the Montana State University Billings baseball team to a 3-2 series win and a GNAC Tournament clinching victory,
Jason Wright has been named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Week.
Wright tore it up atop the Yellowjackets' lineup in a four-game series against Western Oregon, going 12-for-17 with three doubles, a triple and a home run. Wright drove in seven runs and scored seven times, producing at least one hit in each of the four games. Wright raised his season average to .479 which leads the GNAC.
MSUB Head Coach Derek Waddoups: "It's always awesome when your leadoff seems to be on base all weekend. Jason put together one of the most impressive offensive weekends that I have seen. He hit for power and came through clutch for the team time and time again."