Brendan Katin Named ACC Player Of The Week

April 11, 2005

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Miami outfielder and designated hitter Brendan Katin (Ft. Myers/Ft. Myers HS) was named Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week for his performances in a three-game sweep of Virginia Tech last week.

Katin had three hits in each of Miami’s three wins against the Hokies and totaled 10 RBIs to lead the Hurricanes to its first road sweep of the season. The senior tied career highs with two home runs and six RBIs in a 20-5 win on Saturday, April 9. Katin had three RBIs and a double in Sunday’s win over the Hokies, including two ninth-inning RBIs that helped seal the 9-5 win. He posted a 1.063 slugging percentage in the series and is now batting .418 in ACC play with three home runs and 19 RBIs.

It is the first ACC Player of the Week Award given to a Hurricane since the team joined the conference this season. Pitcher Cesar Carrillo has earned Pitcher of the Week honors twice this season.

Miami (27-9 overall, 11-4 ACC) begins a critical ACC series on Friday, April 15 against North Carolina (27-6, 11-2 ACC) in Chapel Hill. All three games will be televised on ESPN Networks. Friday’s game will be shown on ESPNU at 4 p.m. Saturday’s game is set for 7 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN2, while the 1 p.m. series finale on Sunday moves back to ESPNU and will be shown on tape delay at 4 p.m.

The Hurricanes are currently ranked ninth in the latest Baseball America poll and are fifth in the ACC, two games behind conference leader Georgia Tech (13-2). UNC enters the series ranked seventh and in second place.