RICHARDSON, Texas – Spencer Roach of the Eastern New Mexico baseball picked up Lone Star Conference Hitter of the Week honors after an outstanding weekend performance, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday.

Roach swung a hot bat over the weekend, as ENMU went 3-1 against  UT Tyler. Roach finished the weekend with a .429 batting average, with an  on-base percentage of .500, and tallied six hits over the series. Roach powered the Hounds in game one of the series, finishing 3-4 at the plate, with a two-run home run, along with three runs scored, and three RBI. Roach currently leads the Hounds in batting average (.348), slugging percentage (.591), hits (23), runs scored (19), home runs (3), and total bases (39) for the Greyhounds.

Roach is the first Greyhound to win a weekly award in the Riley Price era, and is the first Greyhound to receive a baseball weekly honor since Nicholas Ankerman was awarded LSC Hitter of the Week in April of 2019. 

Roach and the Greyhounds play a four-game series this weekend against University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. Friday, Mar. 18, is scheduled for a single nine inning game beginning at 6 pm, Saturday, Mar. 19, two seven inning games will be played starting at 2 pm, and the series finale will be a nine inning game on Sunday, Mar. 20, with first pitch at 1 pm.