
ROCHESTER, Mich. -Â Ian Cleary of baseball and Lauren Griffith of softball have been named Oakland Student-Athletes of the Week presented by Prairie Farms.
In the four-game series against Marshall University, Cleary added his name to the Oakland University baseball record book as he tied for first in most home runs in a game after he hit three out of the park in the third game of the series. The record Cleary tied had previously been set in 2004. Cleary also had a grand slam home run in the first game of the doubleheader, earning him four home runs for the day. The junior tallied nine RBI, five runs, and four hits during the Saturday doubleheader, going 4-6 at the plate.Â
Griffith now posts a league-best .407 ERA with 11 hits on 27 at bats after last week's 6-13 plate performance while smacking a left field home run in Oakland's near comeback win over No. 3 Florida State. Griffith recorded three doubles last week in the five games played, adding three RBI against FSU adding to a second-best five RBI on the year. Griffith is second in slugging percentage in the Horizon League at .667and second in on base + slugging percentage at 1.134.Â