BATON ROUGE — Outfielder Les Smith of Louisiana-Lafayette and pitcher Matty Ott of LSU were named Tuesday as the Louisiana Sportswriters Association Baseball Players of the Week.
Smith, a freshman from Dyersburg, Tenn., was named Hitter of the Week as he played a key role in the Cajuns’ sweep of UALR last weekend, hitting .615 (8-for-13) against the Trojans with three homers, two triples and a double.
Smith batted .636 with runners on base, .600 with runners in scoring position, .600 with two outs and .714 in advancing runners.
Ott, a freshman right-hander from Metairie, La., was named Pitcher of the Week as he was superb on the mound last week, earning a win and two saves as the Tigers won four of five games. Ott made four appearances, recording 6.1 shutout innings while allowing just one hit. He recorded no walks and 10 strikeouts, and opponents batted .050 against him.
Ott was dominant in collecting a save at South Carolina on Sunday, as he pitched three perfect innings, striking out six of the nine Gamecock batters he faced..