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Briggs Named TranSouth Baseball Player of the Week

Jackson, Tenn. - 4/7/2003 - Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University senior Chip Briggs has been selected as the TranSouth Player of the Week. On the week, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s baseball team went 4-2 and improved their season record to 24-13 overall and 8-7 in TranSouth Conference play. The Bulldogs posted wins over NCAA Div. II opponent Christian Brothers, cross-town rival Lambuth, and two wins over conference foe Lyon College.

Chip Briggs, a senior from Clarksville, Tenn., hit .542 (13-24) to lead Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ. He tallied six runs, four doubles, one triple, and six RBI. Briggs also walked three times, slugged .792, and had an on base percentage of .593. Briggs recorded multi-hit games in five of six games for the week including a 4-of-5 day versus NCAA Div. II opponent Christian Brothers. He also had at least one RBI in five of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ's six games this week.

Briggs, a former Jackson State standout, missed the first 22 games of this season with a broken ankle, but in the 15 games since his return to Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ's lineup, he is hitting .411 (23-56). Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ is now 24-13 overall and 8-7 in the TranSouth. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ is currently in a three-way tie with Berry and Martin Methodist for the third place spot in the TranSouth.

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Steven Aldridge
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