SAN DIEGO – For the third time this season, San Diego State's Colby Turner was named Mountain West Freshman of the Week, as announced Monday by the conference office in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
A native of Huntington Beach, California, Turner also collected the award on Feb. 26 and March 4, giving the Aztecs four such honors this year after Jake Jackson received the same distinction on Feb. 19.
Despite playing in just the final two games of SDSU's road series against Air Force for the week of March 12-17, Turner led the team in several categories, including batting average (.625), total bases (11), home runs (2), RBIs (5), runs scored (3), slugging percentage (1.375) and on-base percentage (.625).
Turner had multiple hits in both contests vs. the Falcons and homered in consecutive games for the first time this season.
In Saturday's doubleheader nightcap, the Aztec rookie went 3-for-4 at the plate, highlighted by his first collegiate grand slam, which narrowed the gap to 7-5 in the top of the ninth inning, although the Scarlet and Black was unable to seize the upper hand.
The following day, Turner enjoyed a 2-for-4 effort with two runs scored, including his third homer of the year—a solo shot in the top of the eighth.
For the season, Turner leads the Mountain West with a .385 batting average and a .677 slugging percentage while sharing the fifth spot with 25 hits and 44 total bases. In addition, he ranks seventh in the league with 17 RBIs.
Turner and the Aztecs continue their road swing with a weekend excursion to the Aloha State, March 22-24, where they will battle Hawai'i in a three-game non-conference series at Les Murakami Stadium in Honolulu.