[Baseball] League honor goes to Thompson

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa -- For the second time this season, a Mount Mercy baseball standout has been named the Midwest Collegiate Conference Player of the Week. Junior third baseman Jacob Thompson picked up the league honor for March 12 after batting .455 in three games for the Mustangs.

Thompson was 5-for-11 at the plate with a home run and four runs batted in during a three-game series at Graceland. He went 3-for-3 with a homer and four RBIs in a 9-7 loss in Saturday's opener and was 2-for-4 with an RBI in Sunday's 8-3 Mustang victory. Thompson is batting .333 with a pair of homers and 10 RBIs this season.

Mount Mercy (11-10) opens conference play this weekend with a three-game set against Ashford. Saturday's doubleheader begins at 1:00 p.m. in Clinton. Start time for Sunday's only contest is also at 1:00 p.m.