IRVING, Texas – Marshall senior Sam Finfer was named Co-Conference USA Hitter of the Week, the league announced Monday. Finfer continued his stellar season this past weekend, as he led Marshall to its first Conference USA sweep of the season over the WKU Hilltoppers: 3-2 Friday, 10-9 Saturday, and 8-0 on Sunday.
The Bellevue, Wash., native finished 8-for-12 with five RBI, four runs scored, three doubles and two homers. Finfer had a two-run homer in the 10-9 win over the Hilltoppers on Saturday and followed with a solo homer in Sunday’s shutout win. He leads the Herd, C-USA and ranks seventh in the NCAA for home runs with 16.