Four players earned Lone Star Conference Diamond Baseball Player of the Week honors for their efforts last week, the league office announced today.

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Diamond Players of the Week
LSC Hitter
Ryan Schoonover, Central Oklahoma, So., Outfield, Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater
Schoonover helped lead UCO to a 3-2 week, hitting an sizzling .615 with eight hits in 13 at bats.  He scored seven runs and drove in nine with two doubles and a home run while also stealing three bases and playing perfect in left field.  Schoonover had a grand slam in UCO's 8-4 first-game win over Eastern New Mexico and he drove in three runs in the Bronchos' 11-8 victory over the Greyhounds.

Co-LSC Pitcher
Brad Bichel, Cameron, Sr., Pitcher, St. Charles, Mo./St. Charles CC
Bichel had a very strong outing this weekend for #11 Cameron, improving his season record to 10-1 overall after winning a game one pitcher's duel last weekend against nationally-ranked Abilene Christian, who at the time was #9 in the nation. Bichel went 6.0 strong innings, giving up only one unearned run. He faced 27 batters and gave up 4 walks, but threw 3 strikeouts. Bichel was able to get out of a few tough jams in the game. In the second inning with the bases loaded and no outs, Bichel threw a strikeout and then got the very next batter to hit into a double-play, preventing any runs from coming across. In another inning, Bichel caught a hard-hit ground ball with his bare hand, and threw out the runner at first base, stopping runs from crossing home plate. For the season Bichel is third on the team with a 4.18 earned run average, second on the team with 55 strikeouts, and first on the squad with 75.1 innings pitched. Opposing hitters are batting just .279 when Bichel is on the hill, and his recent pitching is a huge reason the Aggies moved up from #21 to #11 in the most recent national rankings and currently lead the entire LSC.

Matt Hinds, Southeastern Oklahoma, Sr., Pitcher, Plano, Texas/Plano HS
Hinds posted three relief appearances that all directly contributed to Southeastern's four-game sweep of Texas A&M-Kingsville which keeps the Storm's postseason playoff chances alive.  Hinds picked up a win and a pair of saves in 6.1 innings pitched over three contests.  He scattered just five hits, holding the Javelinas to a .208 batting average when he was on the hill.  He did not allow a run and only four baserunners passed first base.

Danny Morris, Tarleton State, Sr., RHP, Princeton, Texas/Princeton
The Tarleton offense scored just one run in game one on Sunday against Southwestern Oklahoma, but that was all it needed as Morris pitched his second complete-game shutout of the season.  Morris went the full 7.0 innings while scattering just three hits and striking out one.  His dominance on the mound kept the Texans on pace to clinch a berth in the LSC postseason tournament.