Cameron senior third baseman Lance Barnett (Fort Worth, Texas) became the Lone Star Conference's first national weekly award winner of the season, earning the title of National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association National Hitter of the Week on Feb. 6.

Head Baseball Coach Kyle Williams had this to say about Barnett's award "Lance is a tremendous player and leader for our team, his performance this weekend is picking up right where he left off last season. 7 extra base hits, 10 RBI and 8 runs scored is a good month for a lot of guys so to watch Lance complete that in a weekend was fun to see. His hard work and loyalty to the Cameron Baseball program makes him being honored as the National Hitter of The Week award that much sweeter." 

Barnett started his season with a bang, hitting .563 with three home runs, a triple, three doubles and 10 RBI in a four-game road series against Texas A&M International. The Fort Worth, Texas native also scored eight runs, walked four times, was hit by a pitch and stole a base. In the series finale to help produce a split, Barnett went 5-for-5 with three homers and a triple. He played errorless defense in the field.

Whenever any of our Aggie Athletes can get recognized in the National media it's a great thing for our university and department and I'm very proud to have the baseball programs first NCBWA National Player of The Week that I'm aware of. Lance embodies the work ethic, toughness and dedication we want out of every player to wear the Black and Gold and we're excited to see how the rest of the season plays out not just for him but for our entire team" states Williams.

Barnett was also named LSC Hitter of the Week on Feb. 3 and NCBWA South Central Region Hitter of the Week on Feb. 4.

Valdosta State senior right-hander Drake LaRoche won the NCBWA's national pitcher of the week award.