Monday, February 25, 2008

MVP of Opening Weekend: LB's Danny Espinosa


Our Most Valuable Player from the weekend didn’t have the same eye popping stats as ASU’s Brett Wallace, but the Dirtbags would not have won this series against #14 ranked Rice without him. The junior shortstop was the hero of game one on Friday night, driving the first pitch he saw in the 10th to lead his team to a 1-0 walk off win.

On Saturday afternoon, Espinosa went 3-4 with a double and a home run, a game in which the Dirtbags beat the Owls 3-2. In the first inning, he scored from second after a 2 out double. In the 3rd, he hit a solo shot off Cole St. Clair to put LBSU up 2-0. He scored the go-ahead run in the 8th after leading the inning off with a single.

Although Rice won the third game to ruin the sweep, he went 1-3 on Sunday to finish the weekend 6-12. He hit 1 home run, 2 doubles, a walk, a stolen base, and was flawless in the field. Espinosa is the leader of this Dirtbag club, and he is continuing where he left off for Team USA last summer. After a disappointing start, he finished with hits in 12 of his last 15 games.

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