AUGUSTA, Ga. – USC Aiken’s Travis Howard was honored as the Peach Belt Conference Player of the Week for the third time in the 2009 regular season it was announced by the league office on Monday afternoon.Howard (Bonneau, S.C./USC Salkehatchie) also won the award in two consecutive weeks on Mar. 17 and Mar. 23. He is the only player in the PBC to earn the honor more than twice.Howard is one of three USC Aiken baseball players to earn a weekly nod from the league office in 2009 with Ken Raborn and Stephen Carmon also earning weekly plaudits from the conference.Raborn (Evans, Ga./Evans) was named the league’s first Player of the Week in 2009 on Feb. 10, while Carmon (Camden, S.C./Camden) has twice won the league’s Freshman of the Week honor. Carmon first claimed the award on March 23 and then received the accolade once again on Apr. 27.Howard concluded one of the best single-season offensive outputs in USC Aiken history last week by hitting .500 (6-for-12). He had three extra-base hits on the week, including two home runs.Howard kicked things off last week by collecting a double and a home run against Conference Carolinas champion Belmont Abbey. He finished the week by going 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs in the Pacers’ 17-1 regular season finale win over Erskine.
Howard’s six RBIs last week led to him ending the regular season as the top RBI producer in NCAA Division II. He leads the nation presently in total RBIs and RBIs per game.Howard currently has a school-record 99 RBIs to his credit in 2009. The 99 RBIs leave him just five shy of breaking the Peach Belt Conference single season record of 103 set by Kennesaw State’s Jason Jones in 1998.
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