Wabash senior first baseman Shaun Rico has been named the North Coast Athletic Conference Baseball Player of the Week for his efforts in the Little Giants' 3-1 series victory over Ohio Wesleyan.
The Phoenix, Arizona and Desert Vista High School product hit three home runs, drove in eight runs, and hit .308 to guide the Little Giants to their overall series win over Ohio Wesleyan. Rico's three-run homer with two outs in the top of the seventh Saturday afternoon gave Wabash a 3-2 victory after scoring a 5-1 win in the opening game. Rico hit a two-run homer in Sunday's first game that became the difference in a 9-6 win for Wabash.
Rico finished the series with a 1000.00 slugging percentage. His three home runs in the series were as many as he had in one season as a sophomore. Rico has doubled his career total with his five home runs this season (3 as a sophomore, 2 as a junior). His eight RBIs against OWU were over half as many as his total last season (14). He is now tied for ninth on the Wabash career home run list with 10.