Texas first baseman Kimble Schuessler named SEC co-player of the week
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas first baseman Kimble Schuessler had one heck of a week.
The Llano native was named the Southeastern Conference co-player of the week after hitting .714 with three home runs and 10 RBIs to help the Longhorns beat UTRGV in a midweek game and sweep No. 8 Auburn in a 3-game series.
Jace LaViolette of Texas A&M was the other player honored alongside Schuessler. LaViolette hit four home runs and drove in seven runs across four games and help the Aggies win a series over No. 2 Arkansas.
Schuessler hit two homers and drove in a career-high eight runs in the finale against Auburn, blasting his second 3-run home run of the game in the seventh inning to end it via the 10-run mercy rule 14-2. He became the fourth Texas player since 2008 to have at least eight RBIs in a game, joining Brandon Belt (2008), Porter Brown (2023) and Will Gasparino earlier this season.
He hit a home run in the opening game of the Auburn series to help Texas claim it 3-2.
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It’s the sixth time this season a Longhorn has been honored with a weekly award by the conference. Dylan Volantis has two of them, along with Gasparino, Luke Harrison, Ruger Riojas and Adrian Rodriguez.
No. 1 Texas (33-5, 16-2 SEC) heads down I-35 to take on Texas State on Tuesday in San Marcos, and then hosts the Lone Star Showdown series with Texas A&M starting Friday.
