FROM PRESS RELEASE
IRVING, Texas — Neil Medchill (Oklahoma State) and Travis Starling (Texas A&M) have been tabbed the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for games of April 14-20 in voting by a media panel. Both student-athletes are being honored for the first time.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Neil Medchill, Oklahoma State, LF/DH, So., Oxford, Mich./Chandler-Gilbert CC
Medchill led the Cowboys to a 4-1 week, which included OSU becoming the first team to sweep at Texas in 12 years. He produced a team-high .524 batting average along with a double, a triple, two home runs and six RBI. At the plate, the Oxford, Mich. native was 11-for-24, scoring six runs and recording a .952 slugging percentage.
In the Texas series, Medchill was 6-for-13 with a double, a homer and three RBI. He was 3-for-4 with a three-run home run in the series clinching game on Saturday. In Sunday’s finale, the sophomore went 2-for-4 while extending his career-long hitting streak to seven games.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Travis Starling, Texas A&M, RHP, So., Yoakum, Texas/Yoakum
Starling picked up a win and a save to guide the No. 8 Aggies to their first Big 12 sweep of Baylor. He entered in the ninth inning on Friday night to protect a 2-1 lead, retiring the Bears’ 4-5-6 hitters en route to posting his eighth save of the season. On Sunday in Waco, Starling threw a career-high four innings and earned the 13-12, 11-inning victory over BU. He completed a stretch during the ninth and 10th innings where he retired six of seven, setting the stage for Texas A&M’s game-winning hit in the 11th.
| 2008 PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK | ||||
| Feb. 25 | Tyrone Hambly | Oklahoma State | 2B | Jr. |
| March 3 | Rebel Ridling | Oklahoma State | 1B | Sr. |
| March 10 | Roger Kieschnick | Texas Tech | RF | Jr. |
| March 17 | Craig Corriston | Nebraska | 1B | Sr. |
| March 24 | Nick Sullivan | Nebraska | OF | Jr. |
| March 31 | Doug Thennis | Texas Tech | OF/1B | Sr. |
| April 7 | Ben Booker | Baylor | OF | Jr. |
| April 14 | Jacob Priday | Missouri | OF | Sr. |
| April 21 | Neil Medchill | Oklahoma State | LF/DH | So. |
| 2008 PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 PITCHERS OF THE WEEK | ||||
| Feb. 25 | Kendal Volz | Baylor | RHP | So. |
| March 3 | Michael Rocha | Oklahoma | RHP | Fr. |
| March 10 | Johnny Dorn | Nebraska | RHP | Sr. |
| Brooks Raley | Texas A&M | LHP | Fr. | |
| March 17 | Shawn Tolleson | Baylor | RHP | Fr. |
| March 24 | Aaron Crow | Missouri | RHP | Jr. |
| March 31 | Lance Hoge | Kansas State | LHP | Jr. |
| April 7 | Aaron Crow | Missouri | RHP | Jr. |
| April 14 | Andrew Oliver | Oklahoma State | LHP | So. |
| April 21 | Travis Starling | Texas A&M | RHP | So. |
