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Princeton University Athletics
Andrew Hanson named Ivy League Player of the Week
April 18, 2000 | Baseball
April 18, 2000
PRINCETON, N.J. - Thanks to a record-setting 6 for 6 game in a doubleheader sweep of Columbia, Andrew Hanson (Jr., Cumberland, Maine) has been named the Ivy League's Player of the Week. In hitting for the cycle, Hanson set two Princeton baseball records and tied three others in leading the Tigers' 16-6 win over the Lions.
Hanson's six hits, two home runs, and seven RBIs all tie school records. His 16 total bases bests the old record of 11 and his five extra-base hits exceeds the old record by one.
The left-handed hitting first baseman started the game off in the first inning with a two-run home run into the Harlem River at Columbia's Coakley Field and repeated the same feat in the third inning. He then hit an RBI single in the fifth inning, an RBI double in the sixth and the cycle-completing RBI triple in the seventh. For good measure, Hanson added another double in the eighth inning.
For the doubleheader, Hanson was a combined 7 for 10 with nine RBIs and five runs scored. In the five games that Princeton played last week, Hanson batted .524 (11 for 21) with eight runs and 12 RBIs. He upped his average from .351 to .381 and is now tied for the league batting race with teammate Max Krance (Jr., South Nyack, N.Y.).
Hanson's stats for the week ... Opponent AB R H RBI At Monmouth 4 0 2 2 At Columbia 3 1 0 0 At Columbia 4 2 2 1 At Columbia 4 1 1 2 At Columbia 6 4 6 7As a team, the Tigers are now 15-14 overall and 8-4 in the Ivy League. Princeton is above the .500 mark for the second time this season and the first time since an opening night win at Old Dominion. The Tigers are one game ahead of Pennsylvania in the Gehrig Division race. The Quakers travel to Clarke Field this weekend for four games with the Tigers. Doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday begin at noon.