Carlos Hidalgo was selected as the Heart of America Athletic Conference Baseball Player of the Week on Monday, April 20, after leading No. 6 Missouri Baptist University baseball to a series win at Central Methodist University over the weekend.
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The senior from La Romana, Dominican Republic, clubbed four home runs last week with six RBI, a .474 batting average (9-for-19), and a 1.741 on-base plus slugging percentage.
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Hidalgo currently sits second in the Heart this season in batting average (.421), RBI (50), and home runs (13).
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On Tuesday, April 14, at home against Columbia College (Mo.), he tallied a pair of hits, two runs, a solo home run, and a walk to help a 9-2 win. He followed up in the four-game series at Central Methodist with a home run in each of the first three games while totaling five RBI.
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The first-place and sixth-ranked Spartans continue the season on Tuesday, April 21, in a non-conference midweek at Culver-Stockton College. The first pitch in Canton, Mo., is scheduled for 2 p.m. on the
Urban Edge Network.
