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LuJames Groover III Named ACC Player of the Week
4/17/2023 2:00:00 PM | Baseball
GREENSBORO, N.C. – NC State junior third baseman LuJames Groover III has been selected the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon.
Groover III batted .600 (9-for-15) with a .714 on-base percentage, 1.267 slugging percentage, three home runs, six walks, eight runs scored and three RBI to key NC State's 4-0 week, which included the program's first-ever weekend sweep of Florida State. The Morrow, Georgia native recorded three multi-hit outings, including three-hit performances against UNCW (Tuesday) and Florida State (Saturday).
The third baseman slugged two of his three home runs in Saturday's comeback victory over Florida State, including breaking a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning with a solo home run. On his birthday (Sunday), Groover III capped a 2-for-4 afternoon by scoring the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th.
Groover III has raised his batting average from .284 before a doubleheader against No. 2 Wake Forest on April 9 to .338 following his nine-hit week for the Wolfpack. He has hit safely in 11 of his past 12 games, recording multiple hits in six of those 11 contests.
ACC baseball honors are determined by a vote of a select 15-member media panel and announced on Mondays throughout the regular season.
UP NEXT
NC State carries a four-game winning streak into its midweek matchup against Davidson. Tuesday's matchup against the Wildcats is set for 6 p.m. at Truist Field. Tickets for Tuesday's matchup are available by clicking here.
#Pack9 | @NCStateBaseball
Groover III batted .600 (9-for-15) with a .714 on-base percentage, 1.267 slugging percentage, three home runs, six walks, eight runs scored and three RBI to key NC State's 4-0 week, which included the program's first-ever weekend sweep of Florida State. The Morrow, Georgia native recorded three multi-hit outings, including three-hit performances against UNCW (Tuesday) and Florida State (Saturday).
The third baseman slugged two of his three home runs in Saturday's comeback victory over Florida State, including breaking a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning with a solo home run. On his birthday (Sunday), Groover III capped a 2-for-4 afternoon by scoring the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th.
Groover III has raised his batting average from .284 before a doubleheader against No. 2 Wake Forest on April 9 to .338 following his nine-hit week for the Wolfpack. He has hit safely in 11 of his past 12 games, recording multiple hits in six of those 11 contests.
ACC baseball honors are determined by a vote of a select 15-member media panel and announced on Mondays throughout the regular season.
UP NEXT
NC State carries a four-game winning streak into its midweek matchup against Davidson. Tuesday's matchup against the Wildcats is set for 6 p.m. at Truist Field. Tickets for Tuesday's matchup are available by clicking here.
#Pack9 | @NCStateBaseball
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