LAS VEGAS - UNLV senior Ryan Thornton, who delivered a pair of game-winning hits with two outs in the ninth inning, was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week, the league announced today. This is the first weekly honor in Thornton's career, and he was joined on this week's honor list by Stephen Strasburg of San Diego State, who was named the Pitcher of the Week.
Thornton, a Vallejo, Calif., native, hit .375 (9-for-24) from the plate, with two home runs, one double, seven RBI and seven runs scored as UNLV went 3-2 last week, including a 2-1 record at second-place New Mexico in league play.
In the opener of a two-game series against Cal State Northridge, Thornton went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a double, two RBI and three runs scored in UNLV's 13-8 win. In game two vs. the Matadors, he went 2-for-4 with one RBI in an 8-2 loss.
Thornton went 1-for-4 with one run scored in an 8-4 loss in the first game of the series against Lobos, but the designated hitter was just warming up. In game two he stepped to the plate in the top of the ninth with the score knotted at six apiece and drilled a two-run single to propel the Rebels to an 8-6 win. He concluded the series with a 2-for-7, two RBI and two run scored effort, including hitting the game-winning, two-run home run with two outs in the top of the 10th inning in UNLV's 13-11 win.
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