Monday, March 11th – NU Communications
LINCOLN, NE – Junior Rhett Stokes has been named the Big Ten’s Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday afternoon.
Stokes hit .750 (9-for-12) with four doubles, five RBI and two runs in three games vs. South Alabama, while recording a 1.083 slugging percentage and .750 on-base percentage.
The Roswell, N.M., native became the first Husker since 2021 to record three consecutive three-hit games.
Stokes went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run in the series opener on Friday, followed by a 3-for-4 performance with three RBI on Saturday afternoon.
The junior had a 3-for-4 day with two doubles and a pair of RBI in Sunday’s series finale, including the game-tying two-RBI single in the fifth inning.