SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota State first baseman/designated hitter Dawson Parry was honored Monday as the first baseball TicketSmarter Summit League Peak Player of the Week after an impressive weekend at the plate.
A senior from Highland, Utah, Parry batted .583 (7-for-12) with three home runs and nine runs batted in over the first three games of a season-opening series at New Mexico State. In posting a 1.333 slugging percentage, Parry collected at least two hits and two RBIs in each of the three games, highlighted by a two-home run, five-RBI performance on Feb. 18. His go-ahead grand slam with two outs in the top of the ninth inning provided the final tally in an 8-5 Jackrabbit victory.
The grand slam was Parry's third of his career, while he hit two home runs in the same game for the second time as a Jackrabbit.
South Dakota State was scheduled to wrap up its four-game series at New Mexico State on Monday before moving to play the University of New Mexico in a four-game set Thursday through Saturday.