EUGENE, Ore. – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) named Spencer Steer its National Hitter of the Week on Tuesday.
Steer (Long Beach, Calif. / Millikan HS) batted .474 (9-for-19) with three home runs, 12 RBI and six runs scored leading Oregon to a 3-1 record with a road win against the nationally-ranked Beavers and a series win at WSU. Two of Steer's three home runs were grand slams, including a two-out, game-tying shot in the top of the ninth inning on Sunday. It was the junior's second home run of the day, marking the second time this season he has hit a pair of homers in the same game.