PEORIA, Ill. – Junior Connor O'Brien (San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo) has been named this week's Bradley Busey Bank Scholar-Athlete of the Week announced Wednesday after hitting .462 in last weekend's series at South Florida.
O'Brien pushed his hit streak to seven games with hits in each of the three games at South Florida, going 6-for-13 in the series with two walks, two runs, two RBI, one double and one stolen base. He was 2-for-4 with a walk and a double in the series opener Friday. O'Brien helped highlight Saturday's 10-4 victory by going 1-for-4 with a walk, stolen base, one run and two RBI.