May 18, 2004

LAS VEGAS - The honors continue to roll in for junior right fielder Eric Nielsen, as he was named the national player of the week by CollegeBaseballInsider.com on Tuesday afternoon.

Nielsen, who was also named the Mountain West Conference's Player of the Week on Monday, helped the Rebels take three of four games from Utah to stay in first place in the Mountain West. He hit .529 for the week with pitcher five homers and 15 RBI. He had two two-homer games against the Utes, including on Sunday, when he hit two three-run shots. For the year, Nielsen has started all 52 games and leads the conference in hits (87), runs (69), RBI (76), homers (14) and batting average (.405).

CollegeBaseballInsider.com's also recognized several players as regional honorees. Northeastern senior pitcher Jordan Thompson recieved recognition from the Northeast region, while a pair of North Carolina State pitchers, sophomore Michael Rodgers and senior Vern Sterry, where honored for the Southeast region.

Toledo senior outfielder Sean Dobson from the Central region, and Illinois-Chicago freshman right-hander Ryan Zink from the West region were also honored.