Gates Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week
5/12/2025 2:45:00 PM | Baseball
WASHINGTON – Following a stellar week at the plate, Sam Gates has been named the Atlantic 10 Under Armour Player of the Week. Gates becomes the first Revolutionary to earn a conference weekly award this season.
In GW's three games last weekend, Gates finished with a stellar .636 batting average, going 7-for-11 at the plate with a walk and two hit-by-pitches. His on-base percentage finished at .714, and he notched one home run and two doubles for a slugging percentage of 1.091. That gave him an astounding 1.805 OPS against a pitching staff that has allowed the fewest total hits and recorded the most strikeouts amongst A-10 teams in 2025.
Both of Gates' doubles came in Friday's series opener against Saint Joseph's, moving him into a tie for ninth place on the program's career rankings. He joins Charlie Kruer '08 with 48 career two-baggers with four games left in the regular season.
Gates and the Revolutionaries battle Georgetown today at 3:00 p.m. before traveling to Saint Louis for the final series of 2025. GW looks to make a push for postseason play, currently sitting in a four-way tie for the final two spots in the Atlantic 10 Baseball Championship, to be held next week in Tysons, VA. Follow GWsports.com for the latest news and info down the stretch of the season.
In GW's three games last weekend, Gates finished with a stellar .636 batting average, going 7-for-11 at the plate with a walk and two hit-by-pitches. His on-base percentage finished at .714, and he notched one home run and two doubles for a slugging percentage of 1.091. That gave him an astounding 1.805 OPS against a pitching staff that has allowed the fewest total hits and recorded the most strikeouts amongst A-10 teams in 2025.
Both of Gates' doubles came in Friday's series opener against Saint Joseph's, moving him into a tie for ninth place on the program's career rankings. He joins Charlie Kruer '08 with 48 career two-baggers with four games left in the regular season.
Gates and the Revolutionaries battle Georgetown today at 3:00 p.m. before traveling to Saint Louis for the final series of 2025. GW looks to make a push for postseason play, currently sitting in a four-way tie for the final two spots in the Atlantic 10 Baseball Championship, to be held next week in Tysons, VA. Follow GWsports.com for the latest news and info down the stretch of the season.
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