LCSC’s Lester earns Region I Player of the Week honor

05-06-08

Lewis-Clark State College senior Ikaika Lester has been named the Region I Baseball Player of the Week for his performance in three games against the Oregon Institute of Technology. 

Lester, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound first baseman/designated hitter from Kaunakakai, Hawaii, went 4-for-9 in the three games with two home runs, six RBI and four runs scored. He had a .444 batting average and a 1.222 slugging percentage. 

Lester provided the late-game heroics in the first game of a doubleheader last Saturday when his solo home run with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning gave the Warriors a 2-1 victory in the scheduled seven-inning contest. Lester followed that walk-off home run with a three-run shot in the second game when he went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and five RBI. He also had a double in that contest. 

Lester is now eligible for NAIA national Player of the Week honors, which will be announced on Wednesday.