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@MizzouBaseball’s Brian Sharp Earns SEC Co-Player of the Week

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball junior RHP/3B Brian Sharp (Liberty, Mo.) is the SEC Co-Player of the Week, announced Monday (Feb. 26) by the league office. Sharp earns SEC Player of the Week for the first time in his career and it his first SEC weekly honor since 2016 when he earned SEC Freshman of the Week following the second week of action that season.

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball junior RHP/3B Brian Sharp (Liberty, Mo.) is the SEC Co-Player of the Week, announced Monday (Feb. 26) by the league office. Sharp earns SEC Player of the Week for the first time in his career and it his first SEC weekly honor since 2016 when he earned SEC Freshman of the Week following the second week of action that season.

Sharp was sensational in five games last week for the Tigers, who return home this week for five games at Taylor Stadium. The Liberty, Mo., native began his week by pitching 5.0 shutout innings in a 9-0 road win at No. 24 Miami Wednesday. In his first career start in 29 appearances, he reset career-highs for innings pitched and strikeouts (eight). He allowed just four hits against the nationally-ranked Hurricanes and did not walk a batter. He entered the game as the DH following his time on the mound and tallied a hit and a run in the win, a prelude to a huge weekend with the bat.

In Mizzou's weekend series vs. Northeastern, Sharp exploded for one of the most impressive single-game performances in school history in the second game of a Saturday doubleheader. In Mizzou's 20-1 win, Sharp went 5-for-5 with a pair of homers, a triple, a walk and a school-record nine RBI, tying the mark set by Jacob Priday on April 11, 2008, vs. Texas. His 13 total bases were the most since Priday had 15 in that same game vs. Texas. A double shy of the cycle, Sharp came to bat in the eighth inning with the bases loaded. Instead of hitting the double he needed for the cycle, he launched a grand slam to right field to complete the historic performance. He also had a three-run, go-ahead homer in the second inning of that game. In all, he hit .563/.588/1.125 on the week with 10 RBI.

Following Saturday's heroics at the plate, Sharp pitched the final 4.2 innings of the series finale vs. Northeastern. He did not allow a run or a walk and scattered just three hits while striking out six. He finished the week throwing 9.2 shutout innings without a walk and 14 strikeouts while scattering just seven hits.

Sharp and Mizzou return to Columbia for the home opener on Feb. 27 vs. Alabama A&M, which will be the first Taco Tuesday. For all the latest on Mizzou Baseball, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (Mizzou Baseball).