Norwood Named Conference USA Co-Hitter of the Week
April 12, 2004 | Baseball
Norwood hit safely in all four Pirate victories last week, including a sweep over USF, batting .500 (8-for-16) with a team-high seven runs scored. He had a pair of doubles and two home runs, while driving in four. Norwood slugged 1.000 for the week and posted a .529 on-base percentage.
On the season, Norwood is hitting .375 with a team-high 48 hits in 128 at-bats including a team-high 33 runs scored, 13 doubles and eight-home runs for 26 RBI. Norwood leads East Carolina in conference play hitting .478 with eight doubles, one triple, three homers and 13 RBI.
Velasquez batted .611 (11-for-18) in five games last week, leading the Golden Eagles to a series sweep at Saint Louis. He closed the week with 18 total bases for a 1.000 slugging percentage while posting a .682 on-base percentage. Velasquez had a double, two home runs and six RBI on the week, while walking four times and scoring nine runs.
The Pirates head return home Wednesday for a non-conference contest with in-state rival UNC Wilmington at 7 p.m. before hitting the road for a C-USA series at Cincinnati this weekend.
