Highlanders sweep baseball Player of the Week awards

A pair of McLennan Highlanders claimed the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference's baseball Player of the Week awards.

Kade Bing was named the Pitcher of the Week. The freshman left-hander from West, Texas, threw a perfect game in the Highlanders' 12-0 win over North Central. He faced the minimum 15 batters in the five-inning game, striking out five.

Sam Flores, a sophomore third baseman from Lufkin, is the Position Player of the Week. He had a .600 batting average in three games with a double, a home run, seven RBI and three stolen bases.