A native of Kissimmee, Calilao led the Gators to a big series win over in-state rival Miami last weekend with a .583 average, five extra-base hits and six RBI.
Kendrick Calilao is the SEC Co-Freshman of the Week, the league announced on Monday.
A native of Kissimmee, Calilao led the Gators to a big series win over in-state rival Miami last weekend with a .583 average, five extra-base hits and six RBI. He currently has a four-game hitting streak in which he's 8-for-13 (.615) with a home run, two doubles, a triple and six RBI.
In Saturday's 9-3 win, Calilao went 2-for-4 and picked up a RBI in three-straight at bats as the Gators rallied from a 3-0 deficit. In the 4-1 victory on Sunday, he celebrated his 19th birthday going 3-for-4 with a home run, double and two RBI to help Florida clinch the series.
On the year, Calilao leads the team through eight games in batting average (.435), hits (10, tied with
Brady McConnell), RBI (6), total bases (17), walks (7), slugging percentage (.739) and on-base percentage (.563).
Florida returns to action on Tuesday with a midweek contest at Jacksonville (6 p.m. start). On Wednesday, the Gators host UCF at 6 p.m. at McKethan Stadium.
Other SEC awards for the week include:
- Player of the Week: Thomas Dillard, Ole Miss - Ole Miss' Thomas Dillard hit 7-for-17 with three home runs, a double, triple and 13 RBI to help lead Ole Miss to three wins last week. He drove in eight runs in the second game of the series against Tulane and had three home runs over the weekend, including a go-ahead three-run home run in the top of the 9th on Saturday.
- Pitcher of the Week: Zach Linginfelter, Tennessee - Tennessee's Zach Linginfelter threw six shutout innings, allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out 13 batters to improve to 2-0 on the year. Linginfelter was just one strikeout off of his career-high, and helped the Vols tie their single-game record with 21 total strikeouts.
- Co-Freshman of the Week: Kendrick Calilao, Florida
- Co-Freshman of the Week: JT Ginn, Mississippi State - Mississippi State's JT Ginn earned his second-straight victory with seven shutout innings vs. No. 21 Southern Miss on Saturday afternoon. The right-hander allowed just two hits and walked one batter, while striking out a career-high nine batters.
