[B]Congratulations to Kentucky catcher Marcus Nidiffer[/B], who has been named Southeastern Conference baseball player of the week.
[B]PLAYER OF THE WEEK[/B]
[B]Marcus Nidiffer • Kentucky[/B]
[B]Sr. • C • Bristol, Tenn.[/B]
• Nidiffer batted .500 (11-for-22) during the five-game week, with six runs, a double, two homers and 11 RBI, adding two walks, getting hit by one pitch and striking out just once, leading UK to its first series sweep over LSU in 19 years.
• Nidiffer’s biggest swing of his five-year career came with UK trailing by two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning and the bases loaded on Sunday, looking for the series sweep of the Tigers … In the last at bat of his home career, Nidiffer hit a grand slam on a 3-2 pitch from LSU All-American closer Matty Ott.
