March 10, 2008

IRVING, Texas---Roger Kieschnick (Texas Tech) has been selected the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Player of the Week, while Johnny Dorn (Nebraska) and Brooks Raley (Texas A&M) have been tabbed Pitchers of the Week for games of March 3-9 in voting by a panel of media covering the conference. Kieschnick and Dorn earned the second and third weekly accolades of their career, respectively. Raley was honored for the first time.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Roger Kieschnick, Texas Tech, OF, Jr., 6-3, 215, Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall
Kieschnick tallied a .524 batting average along with one double, four home runs and 11 RBI in five games last week. The Rockwall, Texas native's week was highlighted by a three-hit, solo homer performance against Northern Illinois on Sunday. He has compiled 29 career home runs and leads the team with eight multiple-hit games this season. For the year, Kieschnick is hitting .404 and leads the Big 12 with 24 RBI and seven home runs.


PITCHERS OF THE WEEK

Johnny Dorn, Nebraska, RHP, Sr., 6-3, 210, Grand Island, Neb./Grand Island
Dorn allowed just one earned run over seven innings, defeating Northern Colorado 12-2 on Saturday. He struck out a career-high 13 batters, including the first seven hitters of the game. The senior hurler did not allow a hit in his first 5.1 innings of work and surrendered just three singles. Dorn improved to 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA in three starts. He has struck out a Big 12-high 29 hitters over 20 innings while holding opponents to a .149 average. Dorn's 13 strikeouts are the most by a Husker pitcher since Joba Chamberlain fanned 13 in the 2005 NCAA Super Regional, and marks the fourth time in his career that Dorn has struck out at least 10 batters.

Brooks Raley, Texas A&M, LHP, Fr., 6-0, 170, Uvalde, Texas/Uvalde
In his first career start, Raley struck out 10 over 7.2 innings to lead the Aggies to a 2-1 win over defending Big East champion Rutgers on Saturday at Olsen Field. He faced four batters over the minimum on the night, and allowed just two RU baserunners into scoring position--stranding both. Raley's start was the longest by an Aggie this season. Only eight balls left the infield during Raley's time on the mound -- three base hits and five fly balls into the outfield.