Jenkins-Cowart Named Final 2024 AAC Player Of The Week
May 19, 2024 | Baseball
GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina junior outfielder Jacob Jenkins-Cowart has been named the final American Athletic Conference Player of the Week of the 2024 regular season according to an announcement by the league Sunday afternoon.
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The weekly honor marks the second of the year for Jenkins-Cowart as he was recognized back on Feb. 19 following the Pirates' Opening Weekend sweep of Rider.
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Jenkins-Cowart hit .500 (7-for-14) with five runs scored, 11 RBI, a double, three home runs and a 1.714 OPS to help propel ECU to a series sweep of Rice that clinched the Pirates' fifth-straight AAC regular season title. He also increased his RBI total to 71 to set the conference single-season record.
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In Friday's doubleheader opening contest, a 15-5 eight-inning victory, Jenkins-Cowart went 4-for-4 with four runs scored and a career-high six RBI. He also posted a trio of runs driven in Thursday before polishing off his series with two hits and an additional pair of RBI.
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Senior RHP Danny Beal also earned a spot on the AAC Weekly Honor Roll after tossing four scoreless relief innings with six strikeouts in the series finale – a 6-4 ECU triumph that clinched the outright regular season championship.
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Top seeded East Carolina opens the 2024 American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Tuesday when it faces off with No. 8 seed Rice inside BayCare Ballpark. The contest is slated to begin approximately 47 minutes following the conclusion of the tournament's opening game between fourth-seeded Wichita State and No. 5 seed UAB which is set for a 9 a.m. first pitch.
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AAC Baseball Weekly Honors – May 19th
Player of the Week
Jacob Jenkins-Cowart, Jr., OF, East Carolina
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Pitcher of the Week
Tommy LaPour, Fr., Wichita State
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Honor Roll
Brayton Brown, Gr., OF, UAB
Danny Beal, Sr., P, East Carolina
Michael Lombardi, So., P/INF, Tulane
Alexander Olivo, Sr., DH, UTSA
Ulises Quiroga, Sr., P, UTSA
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The weekly honor marks the second of the year for Jenkins-Cowart as he was recognized back on Feb. 19 following the Pirates' Opening Weekend sweep of Rider.
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Jenkins-Cowart hit .500 (7-for-14) with five runs scored, 11 RBI, a double, three home runs and a 1.714 OPS to help propel ECU to a series sweep of Rice that clinched the Pirates' fifth-straight AAC regular season title. He also increased his RBI total to 71 to set the conference single-season record.
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In Friday's doubleheader opening contest, a 15-5 eight-inning victory, Jenkins-Cowart went 4-for-4 with four runs scored and a career-high six RBI. He also posted a trio of runs driven in Thursday before polishing off his series with two hits and an additional pair of RBI.
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Senior RHP Danny Beal also earned a spot on the AAC Weekly Honor Roll after tossing four scoreless relief innings with six strikeouts in the series finale – a 6-4 ECU triumph that clinched the outright regular season championship.
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Top seeded East Carolina opens the 2024 American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Tuesday when it faces off with No. 8 seed Rice inside BayCare Ballpark. The contest is slated to begin approximately 47 minutes following the conclusion of the tournament's opening game between fourth-seeded Wichita State and No. 5 seed UAB which is set for a 9 a.m. first pitch.
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AAC Baseball Weekly Honors – May 19th
Player of the Week
Jacob Jenkins-Cowart, Jr., OF, East Carolina
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Pitcher of the Week
Tommy LaPour, Fr., Wichita State
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Honor Roll
Brayton Brown, Gr., OF, UAB
Danny Beal, Sr., P, East Carolina
Michael Lombardi, So., P/INF, Tulane
Alexander Olivo, Sr., DH, UTSA
Ulises Quiroga, Sr., P, UTSA
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