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May 06, 2021
WOOSTER, Ohio Penn State Altoona baseball’s freshman third baseman Jake Hillard (State College, Pennsylvania/State College) was recognized on a national level for his stellar performance with the bat last week, as the slugger was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division III Rookie of the Week on May 5.
Hillard, the reigning Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Player of the Week, propelled Penn State Altoona to doubleheader sweeps of conference opponents Mount Aloysius College and Hilbert College last week.
In last Tuesday’s doubleheader versus Mount Aloysius, Hillard combined to hit 3-for-7 with four runs batted in, two runs scored, one home run, and one triple. The freshman followed that up by going 6-for-9 with 11 RBI, five runs scored, three home runs, and two doubles in the Lions’ games against Hilbert on Saturday.