02.19.08
Festervand's Powerful Start Earns
ASC Hitter of the Week Honors
UTD Third Baseman Has Four Homers, 15 RBI in First Four Games
RICHARDSON, TX - UTD junior third baseman Juston Festervand has been named the American Southwest Conference East Division Hitter of the Week after a remarkable start in the Comets' first four games.
Festervand, a junior transfer from Cedar Valley College, started the season with a .529 batting average (9-for-15) and 15 runs batted in. He homered four times - twice in each game of a Sunday doubleheader against Hendrix College – and also had a pair of doubles as UTD started the season 3-1.
The Spring, TX native also scored eight runs and walked once.