Dylan Cook announced as National Player of the Week

2016 Mar 29

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its weekly honors Thursday with Georgia College senior Dylan Cook (Portola Valley) being named the National Player of the Week for the week ending March 20.

Cook is the first National Player of the Week from the Southeast Region this season.

The senior second baseman had a monster week, hitting .579 with four home runs and a 1.316 slugging percentage in four games for the Bobcats. In a three-game series at the University of Montevallo, the senior hit .538 with a 1.308 slugging percentage. He cranked four home runs in his four games, three of those against Montevallo with 10 total RBIs.

He opened up with a 4-for-6 effort against Clark Atlanta University, then collected hits in all three games against the Falcons. In the series finale, he went 4-for-5 with two home runs and four RBIs, he also had two RBIs in the first game of the series. Additionally, Cook excelled in the field with no errors in 19 chances at second base and one double play turned.