BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Infielder Dakota Joggerst of SEMO Baseball was named Ohio Valley Conference 'Co-Player of the Week' this week, the league announced on Monday afternoon. 
 
Joggerst, who is in his first season in Cape Girardeau, is a 6-2 junior from Eureka, Missouri and was on fire at the plate over the four-game week last week. Dakota finished the week going 11-17 at the plate with a pair of doubles, six RBIs, and three runs scored. 
 
In each game this week, Joggerst recorded at least two hits including an impressive five-hit day on Saturday afternoon against UT Martin. He had two hits against Evansville and against UT Martin in games one and three finishing the week with a .647 batting average and a .765 slugging-percentage. 
 
He recorded 13 total bases, drew a walk, and had an on-base percentage of .667 as the Redhawks went 4-0 over the week. Defensively, Joggerst was a vacuum at first base as he made all four starts there recording 31 putouts, two assists, and finished with a perfect 1.000 fielding-percentage. 
 
This season, Joggerst has made 17 starts in the field and has played in 18 games. He is hitting .391 overall (25-64) with six doubles, a triple, 13 RBIs, and 11 runs scored. 
 
Joggerst is the first Redhawk this season to win an OVC weekly award. 
 
Looking Ahead
SEMO Baseball will return to OVC play this weekend at Western Illinois. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m., CT. in Macomb, Illinois on Friday afternoon.