Feb. 25, 2008

IRVING, Texas---Tyrone Hambly (Oklahoma State) and Kendal Volz (Baylor) have been selected as the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week for games of Feb. 18-24 in voting by a panel of media covering the conference. It is the first conference weekly accolade for both student-athletes.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Tyrone Hambly, Oklahoma State, 2B, Jr., 6-0, 226, Adelaida, South Australia/Grayson County CC Hambly led the Cowboys to a four-game sweep of Gonzaga in Stillwater this past weekend. He hit .500 (6-for-12) with two home runs and five RBI in the series. The Adelaida, South Australia transfer also tallied four runs, two walks, a stolen base and a double while compiling a 1.083 slugging percentage.

Hambly recorded a hit in every game, including a 2-for-4, four RBI outing in the series finale.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Kendal Volz, Baylor, RHP, So., 6-4, 225, Bulverde, Texas/Smithson Valley
Volz earned the Bears' season-opening victory against Purdue last Friday. He held the Boilermakers to four hits and two walks with 10 strikeouts over 8.0 scoreless innings in No. 15 Baylor's 2-1 win. The Bulverde, Texas hurler did not allow a hit until the fourth when Purdue posted consecutive singles. Other hits included a two-out single in the fifth and a one-out single in the sixth. Volz retired the final seven batters he faced. It marked his second career double-digit strikeout performance.