Feb. 23, 2010

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Jeffery Jones from the Gamecock baseball team has been named AgSouth Athlete of the Week.

Jones was South Carolina’s leading run producer on opening weekend with three homers and 10 RBI in a sweep of Duquesne. He tallied his first career multi-homer game including a grand slam and a career-high five RBI in Friday’s 10-3 win. Jones added a homer, double and four RBI in 13-3 win over the Dukes in game two. He also drove in a run in Sunday’s 5-3 victory and finished the weekend with 14 total bases and a 1.167 slugging percentage.