DALLAS – Following standout performances this past week, WKU OF Matthew Meyer and Charlotte RHP Hale Sims brought home C-USA baseball’s weekly awards, the league announced on Monday. Meyer was a huge part of WKU’s weekend series win over UAB, hitting .545, with two home runs and driving in five. Sims was strong on Friday night for the 49ers, tossing seven scoreless innings in a series-opening win on over Rice. The 2022 C-USA Players of the Week awards are presented by Surf & Turf Golf.
 
HITTER OF THE WEEK
MATTHEW MEYER, WKU
JUNIOR, OF, WESTFIELD, IND.
Meyer led the Hilltoppers at the plate during their series win against UAB over the weekend, posting a .545 batting average (6-for-11), a 1.273 slugging percentage over three games, racking up six hits - a pair of doubles and two home runs - to go along with five RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base. Of the Hilltoppers’ 13 runs on the weekend, Meyer scored or knocked in eight of them.
 
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
HALE SIMS, CHARLOTTE
JUNIOR, RHP, PADUCAH, KY.
Sims was originally slated to be an opener on Friday, but turned in a quality start after 7.0 scoreless innings of work. The Paducah, Kentucky, native matched his career-high with eight strikeouts (to only two walks), scattered four hits and only allowed three runners into scoring position in the win. This marked the second combined shutout he's been a part of this season.
 
2022 WINNERS
Hitter of the Week
May 9  Matthew Meyer, WKU
May 2  David McCabe, Charlotte
A25      Matt Coutney, Old Dominion
A18      Matt Coutney, Old Dominion
A11      Gabriel Rincones, Jr., Florida Atlantic
A4        Andy Garriola, Old Dominion
M28     Christopher Sargent, Southern Miss
M21      Andy Garriola, Old Dominion
M14      Taylor Young, LA Tech
M7        Ty Batusich, WKU
F28       Josh Sears, UAB
F21       Jalen DeBose, Florida Atlantic
 
Pitcher of the Week
May 9    Hale Sims, Charlotte
May 2    Blake Morgan, Old Dominion
A25        Tanner Hall, Southern Miss
A18        Matt Brooks, Charlotte
A11         Blake Morgan, Old Dominion
A4          Hurston Waldrep, Southern Miss
M28       Hurston Waldrep, Southern Miss
M21       Cameron Hansen, Charlotte
M14       Tanner Hall, Southern Miss
M7         Daniel Shafer, UTSA
F28        Patrick Pridgen, FIU
F21        Kyle Crigger, LA Tech