JJ Schwarz Collects Weekly Honors From SEC and Louisville Slugger
Monday, April 13, 2015 | Baseball
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Freshman catcher/designated hitter JJ Schwarz was named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week on Monday for the first time in his career and was chosen as one of Louisville Slugger's National Players of the Week after hitting .529 with 15 RBI, 12 runs and seven homers in the Gators' four victories.
Schwarz's Highlights
*Batted .529 (9-for-17) with 15 RBI, 12 runs and seven homers as Florida captured all four games last week, including a sweep of No. 21 South Carolina
*Amazingly, Schwarz's seven-homer barrage surpassed the six homers Taylor Gushue had in 63 games last year to lead the Gators
*All nine of his hits went for extra-bases (seven homers, two doubles) and he recorded a slugging percentage of 1.882
*Belted a school-record four homers against Stetson, tying the SEC's single-game mark set in 1982 by Kentucky's Bill Sandry, and established a UF single-game mark with 18 total bases
*Went 5-for-6 against the Hatters and totaled a career-high 10 RBI, second-most ever by a Gator, with a two-run homer in the second inning, a two-run blast in the third inning, a three-run jack in the fourth, a solo big fly in the seventh and a two-run double in the eighth
*Hit .364 (4-for-11) with a team-high seven runs, five RBI and three homers during the three wins over the Gamecocks
*Completed the weekend by going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a pair of round-trippers, a solo shot in the fourth and a two-run dinger in the eighth
*Started the series with USC with a run-scoring double in the fifth and a leadoff homer in the seventh
*Leads the Gators in homers (12) and RBI (45) and has a .309 overall average
The No. 7 Gators (28-9) start a four-game week by visiting No. 13 Florida State (26-12) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the third Share A Little Sunshine Showdown of the season. The game can be heard through GatorZone.com and on the Gator IMG Sports Network with Jeff Cardozo and Steve Russell. It will also be carried on ESPN3 through participating TV providers only through WatchESPN. Live stats for each game will be available on GatorZone.com and fans can also follow updates of each game on @GatorZoneBB, the official Twitter account of the Gator baseball team.
