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Nevada’s Keaton Smith named NCBWA National Player of the Week

Senior infielder Keaton Smith was named to the National College Baseball Writers Association National Player of the Week after his hot bat carried the Wolf Pack past the No. 2 Oregon State Beavers on April 22-23.

Smith is the only player from the Mountain West Conference to receive this reward from the NCBWA this season. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division 1 conference every week and names winers each Tuesday throughout the college baseball season.

Smith batted .667 with homer, triple and three RBIs in the two-game series against the Beavers. His 10th inning solo shot over the left field wall walked it off for Nevada 7-6 to clinch the series sweep.