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University of Minnesota Athletics
HARING NAMED BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK
4/23/2001 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Haring, a native of Champlin, Minn, batted .438 (7-16) with a double, a triple and three home runs - all in consecutive games. He posted a slugging percentage of 1.188 and 19 total bases, while scoring six times and knocking in eight RBI against a Hawkeye pitching staff the was tops in the conference entering the weekend. All three of Haring's home runs were solo shots to lead off an inning, sparking the Golden Gopher offense. In each of those three games, Minnesota held a slim lead or trailed Iowa, scoring a combined five runs - only three of which were earned. Following Haring's heroics, the Golden Gopher bats erupted for 23 earned runs against Iowa pitching, en route to a weekend sweep of the Hawkeyes and sole possession of first place in the Big Ten. The sweep also continued a streak of 23 consecutive victories over the Hawkeyes, dating back to 1996.
This is Haring's first year in the batter's box. He spent his first three seasons with Minnesota on the mound, but moved to the catcher position to help alleviate a vacancy caused by graduation. Haring is batting .375 on the year - second on a Golden Gopher team that is batting .322 collectively - with six home runs, seven doubles, 30 RBI and 25 runs scored. He is also second on the team with a .656 slugging percentage.
