The Landmark Conference announced on Monday that USMMA freshman Jacob Sithong was named the Baseball Athlete of the Week for the second consecutive week.
The honor comes after the rookie helped lead the Mariners to a 3-0 week with a non-conference road win over Baruch on Tuesday and a doubleheader sweep over league foe Drew on Sunday.
In the three games last week, Sithong batted .500 (6-for-12) and had four RBIs and seven runs scored.
On Tuesday at Baruch, he went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and his team-leading sixth stolen base of the season. He was 1-for-3 with a run in the opener of Sunday’s doubleheader, but his bat was felt greatly in the second game.
Sithong went 3-for-5 with two home runs, four RBIs and three runs scored in the second game of the double-dip against Drew. He hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first and a two-out, two-run homer to tie the game at 8-8 in the bottom of the sixth. He also had the game-winning, walk-off RBI with a single up the middle that sealed the 9-8 victory in extras.
Sithong currently ranks seventh in the conference with a .436 batting average on the season. His 15 runs scored are tops in the league and he is now tied for the Landmark lead with two home runs. The rookie’s .718 slugging percentage ranks second in the conference and his .500 on-base percentage is tied for third in the league.
With six stolen bases, Sithong is tied with teammate Zack De St. Germain and two others for second in the conference, while his eight RBIs are tied for eighth in the league.
Also ranking among the Landmark best is freshman Bryson Campbell, who is the USMMA team leader with a .444 batting average (16-for-36), a mark that ranks fifth in the conference.
