SAN DIEGO – San Diego State's Colby Turner was named Mountain West Freshman of the Week, as announced Monday by the league office in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
With his award, Turner gives the Aztecs their second straight conference freshman weekly honor after Jake Jackson earned the same distinction on Feb. 19.
A graduate of Huntington Beach (Calif.) High School, Turner started all four games at third base, hitting .467 with a .529 on-base percentage, seven RBIs and four runs scored, as the Scarlet and Black compiled a 2-2 record for the period ending Feb. 25.
Along with his batting average and on-base percentage, Turner led the team with seven hits and 11 total bases, scoring a run in all four contests. The Aztec newcomer also ranked second on the squad in RBIs and struck out just once in 15 at-bats.
Three of Turner's hits went for extra bases, including two doubles and one triple, and the SDSU infielder finished with multiple hits in both of the Aztecs victories last week during the Tony Gwynn Legacy, a 10-3 romp over Missouri and a dramatic 11-6 triumph over CSU Bakersfield.
Against Missouri, Turner went 3-for-4 at the plate with a career-high four RBIs, highlighted by a bases-clearing double in the bottom of the first, as the Scarlet and Black raced to a 4-1 lead it would not relinquish. He later added an RBI triple in the sixth to help the Aztecs extend their advantage.
Turner also ripped two RBI singles in SDSU's victory over CSUB, before closing out the week with a run-scoring double against Utah on Sunday night.
For the season, Turner owns a team-high .333 batting average, ranking second on the squad with nine hits and eight RBIs. He is also tied for the conference lead with two triples and shares the sixth spot in RBIs.
San Diego State hits the road for the first time this season when it travels to UC Riverside for a midweek clash on Tuesday, Feb. 27, starting at 6:30 p.m. PT. The Aztecs will then travel to the Central Valley to open Mountain West play with a three-game series at Fresno State, March 1-3.