NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Baseball member Connor Kimple picked up his first honors of the season on Tuesday when he was named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced.
Kimple, ranked second nationally in home runs after the first weekend of the season, hit .500 for the weekend (5-for-10) with three home runs, six RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base in helping Louisiana to a series-win over UC Irvine.
The senior designated hitter/outfielder homered in all three games to open the season while producing a slash line of .