DENVER – New Mexico State baseball's Austin Botello earned the Western Athletic Conference Hitter of the Week honor on Monday after a strong weekend at the plate in the team's four-game home stand against Mount St. Mary's.
The weekend series saw the senior lead a potent offense that outscored the Mountaineers, 73-10, in a 4-0 series sweep. Botello was 15-of-23 at the plate, hitting for a WAC-best .652 average with a 1.043 slugging percentage and .678 on-base percentage. The Aggie outfielder finished the week with three doubles, two home runs, nine runs scored, 12 RBI and one stolen base.
Austin Botello Takes Home WAC Hitter of the Week
