BYU Baseball Infielder Earns National Player Of The Week Recognition
May 10, 2021, 11:45 AM
Former BYU baseball player Andrew Pintar is having success in his first stint at the Triple-A level. (Rebeca Fuentes/BYU Photo)
(Rebeca Fuentes/BYU Photo)
PROVO, Utah – BYU Baseball second baseman Andrew Pintar was named a National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
CB’s National Players of The Week, powered by Diamond Sports, include 3 no-hitters which all came close to perfect games and a 16-strikeout performance. In addition, 1 batter hit 5 home runs, plus more. Go to: https://t.co/PX69awEvJ1@DiamondSportsCo pic.twitter.com/076IiSvz15
— Collegiate Baseball (@CBNewspaper) May 10, 2021
The Cougars bats came alive last week, and Pintar was a big part of that. BYU went 3-1 in their four games a week ago. Pintar, in 21 at-bats, had 10 hits, including three home runs, a double, and a triple.
On the season, Pintar, a sophomore from Spanish Fork, is leading the Cougars in batting average (.329). He also leads BYU in hits (52), runs (35), slugging percentage (.525), and on-base percentage (.434).
Pintar was one of nine players to receive the National Player of the Week honor from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. The outlet gives a player of the week nod to one player at each position. Pintar was one of four players from a program outside of a power conference.
BYU baseball: Pitnar also named WCC Player of the Week
Along with receiving a National Player of the Week recognition, Pintar was also named WCC Player of the Week. For the second time in as many weeks, a BYU player has taken home the weekly conference recognition this month.
WCC PLAYER OF THE WEEK!!
Congrats @andrewnpintar!! 💪 pic.twitter.com/PjdBA7ZJUn
— BYU Baseball (@BYUBaseball) May 10, 2021
Last week, BYU right fielder Cole Gambill was named WCC Player of the Week.
BYU is currently 19-24 overall (11-10 WCC), with seven games remaining in the 2021 season. The Cougars are in fifth place in the West Coast Conference standings.
BYU hits the road this week for a three-game series against the Pacific Tigers (May 13-15) before returning home to close out the season with a four-game homestand against rival Utah (May 18) and Pepperdine (May 20-22).
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12-3 pm) on KSL Newsradio. Follow him on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper.
