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UT’s Campbell, OU’s Carmichael and TTU’s Hester Earn Final Big 12 Baseball Weekly Awards

Texas’ Dylan Campbell (player), Oklahoma’s Braden Carmichael (pitcher) and Texas Tech’s Nolen Hester (newcomer) captured the final Big 12 baseball weekly awards of the season.
 
Campbell hit .538, leading Texas to a three-game sweep of West Virginia that the Longhorns had to have to clinch a share of their 10th Big 12 regular season title. Campbell, who extended his school-record hitting streak to 33 games, had five extra-base hits, including two doubles, a triple and two home runs. The junior outfielder was 3-for-3 in the first inning of games, sparking the Longhorn offense. The Houston native scored six runs and drove in four. He had a .571 on-base percentage and a 1.308 slugging percentage to earn his first career player of the week honor.
 
Carmichael threw a complete game shutout, leading Oklahoma to a 5-0 win over Oklahoma State. The senior lefty allowed just four hits, struck out five and did not walk a batter, facing just four batters over the minimum. By finishing his outing in just 96 pitches, the Prosper, Texas native earned a “Maddux,” which describes a complete-game shutout completed in under 100 pitches. It is Carmichael’s first career pitcher of the week honor.
 
Hester hit .583 as the Red Raiders took a series from Kansas, and doubled in all three games of the series. The Red Raider leadoff hitter reached base in all five plate appearances in Saturday’s series finale, scoring three runs in the game. He posted an on-base percentage of .667 and a slugging percentage of .833, to go along with a pair of three-hit outings. The transfer from Wofford collected his first newcomer of the week award.

Big 12 Baseball Player of the Week:
Feb. 20: Austin Davis, TCU
Feb. 27: JJ Wetherholt, West Virginia
March 6: Nolan McLean, Oklahoma State
March 13: Roc Riggio, Oklahoma State
March 20: Austin Green, Texas Tech
March 27: Porter Brown, Texas
April 3: Roberto Pena, Kansas State
April 10: Anthony SIlva, TCU
April 17: Gavin Kash, Texas Tech
April 24: Tevin Tucker, West Virginia
May 2: JJ Wetherholt, West Virginia
May 8: Roc Riggio, Oklahoma State
May 15: Chase Adkison, Oklahoma State & JJ Wetherholt, West Virginia
May 22: Dylan Campbell, Texas

Big 12 Baseball Pitcher of the Week:
Feb. 20: Brendan Girton, Texas Tech
Feb. 27: Blaine Traxel, West Virginia
March 6: Cam Brown, TCU
March 13: Juaron Watts-Brown, Oklahoma State
March 20: Will Rigney, Baylor
March 27: Cam Brown, TCU
April 3: Juaron Watts-Brown, Oklahoma State
April 10: Tyson Neighbors, Kansas State & Robby Porco, West Virginia
April 17: Ryan Free, Texas Tech
April 24: Carter Campbell, Oklahoma 
May 2: Lucas Gordon, Texas & Blaine Traxel, West Virginia
May 8: Lebarron Johnson Jr., Texas
May 15: Kole Klecker, TCU
May 22: Braden Carmichael, Oklahoma

Big 12 Baseball Newcomer of the Week:
Feb. 20: Kevin Bazzell, Texas Tech
Feb. 27: Janzen Keisel, Oklahoma State
March 6: Nolan Schubart, Oklahoma State & Louis Rodriguez, TCU
March 13: Easton Carmichael, Oklahoma
March 20: Dakota Harris, Oklahoma & Austin Green, Texas Tech
March 27: Carson Benge, Oklahoma State
April 3: Gage Harrelson, Texas Tech
April 10: Cole Elvis, Kansas
April 17: Gage Harrelson, Texas Tech
April 24: Tyler Wulfert, Oklahoma State
May 2: Blaine Traxel, West Virginia
May 8: Nolan Schubart, Oklahoma State
May 15: Nolan Schubart, Oklahoma State
May 22: Nolen Hester, Texas Tech