MCC’s Vick named National Player of the Week

(Colorado Springs, Colo)- Tyler Vick of Meridian Community College and David Rollins of San Jacinto College are this week's Division I Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week. Taking the Division II honors are Cody Gilles of Heartland Community College and Chance Mistric of Louisiana State University-Eunice. Dan Campbell of Joliet Junior College is this week's Division III Player of the Week.

Tyler Vick (West Lauderdale; Collinsville, Miss.) tied the single game home run record at Meridian last week against Shelton State with three. He then followed that performance with two more later in the week against Baton Rouge. With 17 home runs on the season and 34 on his career, he is now within two home runs of holding the career home run record at Meridian. Over four games last week, the sophomore third baseman went 10-for-16 with eight hits, a double, five home runs, and a walk. He also drove in 11 RBI's.