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MANHATTAN, Kan. &ndash;&nbsp;For the fourth straight week, K-State baseball picked up a Big 12 Conference weekly award, as&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/aj-evasco/12312" rel="smarttag" rev="12312">AJ Evasco</a></dfn>&nbsp;was named the Newcomer of the Week on Monday afternoon. &nbsp; The true freshman from Lincoln, Nebraska, becomes the third Wildcat to earn the honor this season, joining left-handed pitcher&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/lincoln-sheffield/12332" rel="smarttag" rev="12332">Lincoln Sheffield</a></dfn>&nbsp;and shortstop&nbsp;<dfn><a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/maximus-martin/12314" rel="smarttag" rev="12314">Maximus Martin</a></dfn>. For the week, Evasco recorded a team-high 12 RBI and raised his batting average to .429, the third-best in the league and highest among all freshmen. His slugging percentage climbed to .796, ranking fourth overall in the conference. Evasco drove in a team-leading eight RBI against Utah, helping K-State open Big 12 play with its first series sweep since 2010. &nbsp;Evasco ended the weekend hitting .583 (7-for-12), compiling a 1.488 OPS with a double and home run. In the series finale against Utah, Evasco went 3-for-4 and launched his fourth home run of the year &ndash; a walk-off three-run shot that sealed a run-rule victory and extended the Cats' home winning streak to six. &nbsp;It marked his second walk-off homer of the season, as the freshman belted a three-run homer in K-State's 17-5 run-rule victory over William &amp; Mary (March 8). He blasted his first collegiate grand slam against Creighton, cutting a five-run deficit to one. The Wildcats (12-7, 3-0 Big 12) will head to Stephenville, Texas for a midweek non-conference matchup against Tarleton State (9-12) on Wednesday, March 19. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Tarleton Baseball Complex. Wednesday's game will broadcast on ESPN+, while a free live streaming audio available for all games at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/watch/?Live=3268&amp;type=Archive">KStateSports.com/watch</a>&nbsp;and on the K-State Sports app. Season and single-game tickets are now available. To purchase tickets, fans can visit&nbsp;<a name="_Hlk192492882"></a>KStateSports.com, call 1-800-221-CATS (2287), or stop by the K-State Athletics Ticket Office in Bramlage Coliseum.</div>

⚾ K-State's Evasco garners Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors