ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Missouri Valley Conference has announced its sixth selection of weekly awards on Monday afternoon, per the league office. Redshirt Sophomore Brayden Bakes and Junior Michael Addari were nominated for the MVC's March 24 awards.
Bakes was named the MVC Player of the Week following an impressive performance at the plate against SIUE and Belmont last week. In the four contests combined, Bakes delivered a 12-for-18 performance that included four home runs, eight runs scored, and 13 RBIs. On Friday, March 20, Bakes recorded the second three-home run performance of his career and tallied 5 RBIs in the Redbirds' 9-4 victory in the series opener against Belmont.