RUSTON – Sophomore first baseman Trey Hawsey has been named the Conference USA Hitter of the Week, per the league office's official release Monday afternoon. It is the first weekly recognition for any LA Tech player in 2026, and is the first Hitter of the Week honor of Hawsey's career.
 
The West Monroe native batted .636 this weekend at the Grind City Classic in Memphis along with posting a staggering 1.758 OPS at the plate with two doubles, a homer, five RBI and five runs scored. Hawsey picked up a base hit in all four games the Bulldogs played in last week, including multi-hit performances in all three games played in Memphis.
 
The left-handed hitter went 3-4 in the weekend opener against Ohio State with two RBI, one of them coming off his first homer of the year that went the opposite way over the left field fence for 357 feet.
 
He followed up with a two-hit day along with a pair of runs and an RBI against the host Memphis Tigers before capping off the road trip with a pair of doubles, two runs and two RBI in the second win over the Buckeyes.
 
Through the second weekend of the season, Hawsey ranks in the CUSA fifth in runs (10), sixth in hits (11), and sixth with four occasions of being hit by a pitch. He has a .393 average with 10 runs, a homer, two doubles and eight RBI with eight starts this season, along with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with 63 putouts and four assists.
 
Hawsey and the Bulldogs return to action on Tuesday, February 24 at 6 p.m. CT to host the Northwestern State Devils at the Love Shack, and will host the Southern Miss Golden Eagles in a three-game weekend series with the series opener set for Friday, February 27 at 6 p.m. CT.
 
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