ST. LOUIS – Southern Illinois first baseman Cecil Lofton has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, the League office announced Tuesday. It is the first weekly honor for Lofton from The Valley, and the second weekly award for the Salukis this season.
Lofton, a senior transfer from Bryan College, powered Southern Illinois to a series win on the road over Tennessee Tech last weekend. The Resaca, Georgia native led the Salukis with four extra-base hits, including two home runs and a pair of doubles to finish the weekend with a 1.077 slugging percentage. Lofton closed the three games with a .462 batting average on six base hits, six runs scored, and five RBIs.