Kansas City, Mo. - Missouri Southern baseball senior Matt Miller was named the MIAA Hitter of the Week as announced by the league office today.

Miller helped the Lions to three wins last weekend while etching his name in the Missouri Southern record books after a historic week, becoming the career home run king while batting .471. Miller totaled eight runs scored off eight hits, had three home runs, nine RBI, and five walks drawn while slugging 1.059 with a .545 on-base percentage for a 1.604 OPS. The senior from Aurora, Mo. has hit a home run in four of the last five games has at least one RBI in six straight and drawn at least one walk in four of the last six games. Last Saturday, Miller delivered his 42nd career home run to pass Jim Baranoski, 1986-89 for the career home run record at MSSU and currently  is the leader in the MIAA for home runs with eight, second for slugging percentage and third for RBIs and OPS at 1.378. 

The Lions and Miller will be back in action this weekend with a weekend series against Northwest Missouri in Maryville, Mo. from Mar. 3rd - Mar. 5th. First pitch on Friday and Saturday is set for 2:00pm and on Sunday from Bearcat Baseball Field at 1:00pm to conclude the series with the Bearcats.