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Zack Belski Named Ivy League Co-Player of the Week
April 12, 2016 | Baseball
PRINCETON, N.J. – After a record-breaking performance, junior Zack Belski was selected as the Ivy League Co-Player of the Week. It's his first weekly conference honor.
The starting first baseman hit .400 over the team's five games last week. He had eight hits including four for extra bases along with 14 total bases and 12 RBI. The junior raised his batting average 40 points.
Belski's breakout began in Princeton's doubleheader vs. Brown on Sunday. In the Tigers' 11-9 victory in game one, his three-run double in the second inning push the team's lead to 8-1. He finished with four RBI as the Tigers hung on to take the contest.
The Tigers continued their offensive firepower with a 25-7 win in game two. Belski helped power Princeton in the nightcap with a Princeton-record eight RBIs, topping a record that has stood for 84 years and been shared by six Princeton players. The Missouri City, Texas native went 5-of-7 with three runs scored. His five hits are tied for the second most in game in program history. He had two doubles, a home run and finished with 10 total bases.
The 25 runs are the most Princeton has scored in a game since May 7, 1992 (Monmouth), and the second-most ever. On March 29, 1974, Princeton scored 29 in a win over Ursinus. The Tigers broke a program record with 36 runs in a doubleheader.
A midweek contest vs. the St. John Red Storm on Wednesday (6 p.m.) precedes a four-game home stand vs. the Penn Quakers on Saturday (12/2:30) and Sunday (12/2:30). The Tigers are one game up on the Quakes in the Gehrig Division in the Ivy League.