Boykin Takes Home Weekly Award

Bradenton, Fla. - While the #22 SCF baseball team prepares for the final four of the NJCAA Region 8 State Baseball Tournament, sophomore Luke Boykin was able to add another weekly accolade to the trophy case as he was named the NJCAA Region 8 Player of the Week. Boykin's weekly award marks the eighth time the Manatees won a weekly award and the second straight week that they won the player of the week award (Myles Davis: April 29).

Boykin is coming off of helping the Manatees' sweep over RV Northwest Florida State in the Niceville Regional. There, he would go 4-for-9 (.444) with three home runs, five runs scored and seven RBI. In the second game of regionals, he would hit two home runs with three runs scored and four RBI. In fact, not only was he the second Manatee to have a multi-home run game this season (first being Myles Davis), but he is the first Manatee to hit two home runs in a postseason game under head coach Tim Hill II's leadership.

Currently, the transfer from the University of Georgia is batting .342 with 53 hits, 44 runs, 18 home runs and 48 RBI. In fact, Boykin's 18 home runs are not only ranked #2 in the state, but are ranked #10 in the nation.

Boykin and the Manatees will look to continue to play strongly in the postseason as they face #7 Florida Southwestern State on May 9.