Jung Garners Big 12 Player of the Week

Junior infielder Josh Jung of the No. 11 Texas Tech baseball team has been named as the Big 12 Player of the Week, the league office announced today.

This marks the third time during Jung’s career he has received the award and the first time this season. He joins senior Cameron Warren (Mar. 11) as Red Raiders to receive the accolade in 2019.

The Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year, Jung led the league in batting, slugging and on-base percentage, hitting .583 with two home runs, two doubles, eight RBI and five runs. He homered in back-to-back games to help the Red Raiders capture a three-game sweep of No. 16 Oklahoma State.

In Tuesday’s win over New Mexico, he went 2-for-4 with the go-ahead double in the seventh that broke a 4-4 tie and pushed Tech to the 6-4 win.

Moving to shortstop for the last nine games, Jung has heated up during the month of April to the tune of .365 hitting with a team-high five dingers and 22 RBI. He’s hitting .394 over the last 10 games with a .758 slugging percentage and .563 on base percentage. During the month of April, his average has risen from .310 to .333.

Jung and the Red Raiders are gearing up for a two-game midweek series against UTRGV, starting tonight at 6:30 p.m.