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Condon Named Dick Howser Trophy National Hitter of the Week
April 16, 2024 | Baseball
ATHENS----- Georgia redshirt sophomore third baseman/outfielder Charlie Condon has been named the National Hitter of the Week, while Texas A&M junior pitcher Chris Cortez was named National Pitcher of the Week, The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), announced Tuesday.
The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference and names winners of the Dick Howser Trophy National Player and Pitcher of the Week each Tuesday throughout the season.
Condon recorded an SEC-best 24 total bases, four home runs, 10 RBI, 11 hits and eight runs scored in helping Georgia go 3-1 last week including a series win over Missouri. The Marietta, Georgia, native batted an SEC-best .647 (11-for-17) for the week including .615 (8-for-13) with three home runs and eight RBI in weekend series. Condon is the NCAA leader in home runs (24), slugging (1.109) and total bases (152) and is second in batting (.482), hits (66) and on base percentage (.586).
In his two-year career, covering 92 games, Condon is batting .424 with 49 home runs and 119 RBI. His 49 home runs rank third most in school history, trailing Gordon Beckham, who set the mark with 53 in 197 games from 2006-08 and Josh Morris, who hit 51 in 190 games from 2004-06. This marks his second National Hitter of the Week award this season.
Cortez was brilliant in relief for Texas A&M as the junior tossed 8.1 scoreless innings, struck out a league-best 15 batters and logged a 2-0 record. In Tuesday's win over UTSA, the Las Vegas, Nevada, native struck out seven over four scoreless frames as the Aggies completed the comeback. On Sunday, he delivered 4.1 scoreless innings to go along with a career-high tying eight strikeouts against No. 6 Vanderbilt. Cortez is 5-1 with a 2.32 ERA.
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The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference and names winners of the Dick Howser Trophy National Player and Pitcher of the Week each Tuesday throughout the season.
Condon recorded an SEC-best 24 total bases, four home runs, 10 RBI, 11 hits and eight runs scored in helping Georgia go 3-1 last week including a series win over Missouri. The Marietta, Georgia, native batted an SEC-best .647 (11-for-17) for the week including .615 (8-for-13) with three home runs and eight RBI in weekend series. Condon is the NCAA leader in home runs (24), slugging (1.109) and total bases (152) and is second in batting (.482), hits (66) and on base percentage (.586).
In his two-year career, covering 92 games, Condon is batting .424 with 49 home runs and 119 RBI. His 49 home runs rank third most in school history, trailing Gordon Beckham, who set the mark with 53 in 197 games from 2006-08 and Josh Morris, who hit 51 in 190 games from 2004-06. This marks his second National Hitter of the Week award this season.
Cortez was brilliant in relief for Texas A&M as the junior tossed 8.1 scoreless innings, struck out a league-best 15 batters and logged a 2-0 record. In Tuesday's win over UTSA, the Las Vegas, Nevada, native struck out seven over four scoreless frames as the Aggies completed the comeback. On Sunday, he delivered 4.1 scoreless innings to go along with a career-high tying eight strikeouts against No. 6 Vanderbilt. Cortez is 5-1 with a 2.32 ERA.
FOLLOW THE BULLDOGS: For the latest Georgia baseball news, visit www.georgiadogs.com and follow the Bulldogs on X (@BaseballUGA), Facebook (@GeorgiaBaseball) and Instagram (@baseballuga).
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