BATON ROUGE – LSU second baseman JaCoby Jones was named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week Monday by the league office.
Jones, a native of Richton, Miss., was sensational at the plate last week, batting a blistering .636 (7-for-11) with one double, one homer, six RBI, five runs and two steals. He also recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with 16 chances.
Jones led the Tigers to a three-game weekend sweep over Holy Cross by hitting .750 (6-for-8) with one double, one homer, four RBI, four runs and two steals. He recorded four hits in the Game 1 victory over the Crusaders, becoming the first LSU freshman to collect four hits in a game since catcher Micah Gibbs accomplished the feat versus New Orleans on May 13, 2008.
Jones is hitting a team-best .571 (12-for-21) on the year with one double, two homers, nine RBI, eight runs and three stolen bases.