MONTGOMERY – Alabama State designated hitter Waldyvan Estrada and pitcher Joseph Camacho were named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Player and Pitcher Of The Week, respectively.
Estrada (6-0, 205, Jr., Loiza, PR / International Baseball Academy and HS) hit. 450 (9-for-20) in five games last week, with six runs scored, one double, one home run, and 10 RBI. Estrada had three multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games last week. Estrada hit a two-run double and a two-run homer as part of a four-RBI game at Samford last Tuesday. Estrada, who walked five times last week, had a .560 on-base percentage and a .650 slugging percentage as the Hornets won four games last week and moved into sole possession of first place in the SWAC’s Eastern Division. This season, Estrada is batting .354 with two home runs and 25 RBI with a .445 on-base percentage and a .475 slugging percentage.
Camacho (5-9, 170, Soph., El Paso, Texas / Franklin HS) earned Co-Pitcher of the Week honors with a complete game win at defending champ Jackson State in a 6-1 Alabama State victory. Camacho yielded nine singles among the 10 hits allowed, one unearned run, one walk and seven strikeouts in throwing a career-high 138 pitches. The career-long outing for Camacho was his second straight complete game victory. He had a seven-inning complete-game effort in an 11-1 win at Alabama A&M on March 15. This season, Camacho has a 4-1 record with a 1.85 ERA with a more than four-to-one strikeout-to-walk ratio (37 strikeouts, eight walks) in six starts this season.
The Hornets, off to their best start in school history with a 21-8 overall record, 12-1 in SWAC play, open a five-game homestand Friday at 6 p.m. in the first of a three-game weekend series against North Carolina Central at the Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex.
