McNeese’s Gonzales earns weekly honors from LSWA

Special to the American Press

LAFAYETTE — The Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) announced on Monday the selection of McNeese outfielder Julian Gonzales and ULM southpaw Cam Barlow as the State College Baseball Players of the Week.

The weekly award is based on nominations by the state’s baseball sports information directors with voting by the state baseball SIDs and a statewide media panel. SIDs are not allowed to vote for their own players.

Gonzales, the LSWA Hitter of the Week, had a remarkable weekend at the plate for the Cowboys against Nicholls.

He went 5-for-7 (.714) at the plate with three home runs, four RBI, eight runs scored and a pair of stolen bases while reaching base in 13 of his 15 plate appearances (five hits, five walks, three hit-by-pitches) in a four-game Southland Conference series.

Gonzales had a multi-home run game in the second game of the series, a 13-3 win in Saturday’s first game of a doubleheader. His first home of the game came in his initial plate appearance and followed a home in his final at-bat in Friday’s 7-0 victory. Gonzales then hit his third home run of the weekend in his third at-bat in the series.

Barlow, the LSWA Pitcher of the Week, threw five hitless innings at No. 6 TCU on Friday night as ULM carried a combined no-hitter through 8.2 innings against one of the top offensive teams in the nation.

The redshirt freshman worked around five walks and finished with three strikeouts in his best road performance of the season as ULM went on to the 4-3 upset of the Frogs and eventual series win after a 13-9 win in game one of a doubleheader on Saturday.

””

Julian Gonzales hits a triple off the right-field wall in the second inning during a Southland Conference game Friday at Joe Miller Ballpark.

Rick Hickman / American Press

SportsPlus

McNeese Sports

Title hopes go up in Flames

Local News

DA: School threats ‘echoes far beyond the walls’ of the classroom

Jim Gazzolo

Gazzolo column: More cleaning needed

Local News

Special counsel moves to drop Trump election, documents cases citing ‘categorical’ DOJ policy

McNeese Sports

Parker earns SLC honor

McNeese Sports

BREAKING: McNeese fires Goff

Local News

‘Busiest Thanksgiving ever’: How the TSA plans to handle record air travel

Football

Hobbs column: LSU ignores to doom and gloom to break streak

Local News

Wet Thanksgiving could be in the cards for SW La.

Crime

Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run

Local News

Consumers expected to increase food spending this Thanksgiving

McNeese Sports

Parker shoots McNeese to title game

life

Catholic Charities, Chevron team up to distribute Thanksgiving turkeys

Local News

Sheriff announces methods of payment for 2024 property taxes

Local News

Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ dies at 83

Jim Gazzolo

Gazzolo column: Embarrassing night for all

life

Cruising down the Nile: River serves as a gateway to Egypt’s ancient wonders

Local News

Local woman on mission to find owner of lost Marine ring

McNeese Sports

Cowboy season ends in chaos

McNeese Sports

Cowgirls go cold, fall to Utah Tech

Jim Beam

Jim Beam column: Legislators approve tax reform

Local News

Public’s thoughts sought on proposed 2025 parish budget of $350.7 million

Crime

Lake Charles Police Department plans to add robot dog to force 

McNeese Sports

Garcia, bench find paradise