Wake Forest's Evan Ocheltree Named ACC Player of the Week :: Freshman hit five home runs and drove in nine over five games

Evan Ocheltree batted .565 (13-for-23) with five home runs and nine RBI as Wake Forest posted a 4-1 record on the week, including a three-game sweep of Duke in Durham.

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Wake Forest's Evan Ocheltree Named ACC Player of the Week

Freshman hit five home runs and drove in nine over five games

April 17, 2006

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - After leading Wake Forest to a 4-1 week and a series sweep over Duke, freshman Evan Ocheltree was named Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week the league office announced Monday. Ocheltree is the second Demon Deacon to earn ACC honors this season.

Ocheltree batted .565 (13-for-23) with five home runs and nine RBI in five games. The freshman outfielder registered four straight three-hit games, scored 10 runs, added a double and walked three times. Ocheltree led the Demon Deacons in batting average, runs scored, homers and on-base percentage (.615) over the five-game span.

Against Duke, Ocheltree hit .600 (9-for-15) with four home runs and seven RBI as Wake Forest posted its first road sweep since taking three straight over Maryland in College Park during the 2003 season. He registered a double and six runs scored as Wake Forest improved to 12-6 in league play. With a two-run homer in the series finale against the Blue Devils, the Richmond, Va., native has blasted a home run in four straight games and six in the last seven.

The Wake Forest baseball team returns to Hooks Stadium this week with a non-conference game against Davidson and three-game weekend series with Maryland. First pitch is scheduled for 3 pm. Tuesday's game with the Wildcats will conclude a stretch of 14 games in 19 days.