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Oklahoma's Jason Fransz Named Big 12 Player Of The Week :: Junior outfielder had career weekend in OU's sweep of Missouri.

Oklahoma's Jason Fransz Named Big 12 Player Of The Week :: Junior outfielder had career weekend in OU's sweep of Missouri. Oklahoma's Jason Fransz Named Big 12 Player Of The Week

Junior outfielder had career weekend in OU's sweep of Missouri.




OU junior Jason Fransz was named Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week for his play during the Sooners' sweep of Missouri.

March 11, 2002

NORMAN, Okla. - The Big 12 Conference office announced today that Oklahoma junior outfielder Jason Fransz of Corona, Calif., has been tabbed the Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Baseball Player of the Week. Fransz had a career weekend against Missouri as the Sooners (11-4, 3-0 Big 12) swept the three-game series. He hit two home runs, drove in 11 runs, had 14 total bases (including two doubles, a triple and the pair of homers), scored five runs and produced a 1.000 slugging percentage while going 6-for-14 against the Tigers.

Fransz helped OU stay close in an Friday's 10-9 comeback win in 12 innings, and then drove in seven runs with a three-run triple and a grand slam in Sunday's 16-10 OU triumph. Fransz's seven RBI were just shy of the OU school record of nine, most recently set in 1987 by Chris Ebright. The junior left fielder, who transferred to Oklahoma from Riverside (Ca.) Community College, now leads the Sooners with five home runs and 23 RBI to compliment his .404 batting average.

Fransz and the Sooners return to action Tuesday evening as Arkansas visits L. Dale Mitchell Park for a non-conference tilt at 6:35 p.m. OU plays Western Illinois at home on Wednesday, then travels west to face No. 15 Arizona State this weekend.