WEATHERFORD, Okla. – SWOSU baseball’s Zach Baxley and men’s basketball’s Ben Smith have been named the latest Bulldogs of the Week. The award is brought to you by Wright Wradio, the home of SWOSU Athletics on both 95.5 ‘The Coyote’ and 100.3 ‘Coyote Classic.’

Smith (Edmond, Okla.) got the nod in the starting lineup for just the six and seventh time this season over the weekend and posted back-to-back season highs in scoring for himself. He notched 16 points against Henderson State and then outdid himself with 22 points against Ouachita Baptist two days later. Not only did he score, but he was also efficient. In two games, Smith shot 60% (12-of-20) from the field overall and 60% (6-of-10) from the three-point line. The Bulldogs won both games on their road trip to Arkansas and have won six of their last nine coming into the final leg of the regular season.  

Baxley (Wichita, Kan.) finished a four-game series with Adams State batting 9-for-14 (.643) with a triple and three walks, putting his on-base percentage at .706 for the weekend. His nine hits were over double the next best hitter for the Bulldogs, as they had two other players collect four hits on the weekend. He also was 3-of-4 on stolen base attempts. SWOSU won three out of four against Adams State to win the series and move back to an even 4-4 on the season heading into conference play this weekend.