March 24, 2008

BOCA RATON, FL - Florida Atlantic University senior outfielder Mike McKenna was named Collegiate Baseball Newspaper "Louisville Slugger's" National Player of the Week on Monday. The publication recognized McKenna on the same day he earned Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week honors for the second time this season.

McKenna went 12-for-22 (.545 BA) with seven home runs and 19 RBI in six games last week. McKenna, the Sun Belt's top returning hitter (.413 BA in 2007), led the Owls to a perfect 6-0 record. He homered three times in FAU's series-opener against Middle Tennessee State, going 4-for-5 with seven RBI.

He began the week by belting two homers and driving in five against Cornell, a lopsided 10-1 FAU victory. He had three RBI one night later against Rutgers and went on to total 10 runs and 34 total bases in just six games.

McKenna is hitting .434 this season leading the SBC in homers (13), RBI (43) and total bases (82). McKenna was phenomenal during FAU's recent homestand, homering nine times in 10 games driving in 26 runs and totaling 46 bases.

Florida Atlantic's 6-1 record and .857 winning percentage in SBC play has the Owls edging out Troy and Louisiana-Monroe (this weekend's opponent) for the top spot in the league standings. McKenna has helped Florida Atlantic (16-6; 6-1 SBC) win seven consecutive games and 16-of-19.

Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Top-30 and "Louisville Slugger's" National Player of the Week.

Sun Belt Conference weekly release 3/24.