GEORGETOWN, Texas – One day after earning Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Hitter of the Week honors, Southwestern University senior Will Cates was added to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week.

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Cates, an outfielder from Houston, helped the Pirates to a series victory over Schreiner last weekend at Rockwell Field. The 6-foot-2, 190-pounder hit .571 (8-for-14) with three doubles, one triple, a homer and four RBIs. His 16 total bases translated to a 1.143 slugging percentage, while he reached base at a .647 clip. Additionally, Cates stole five bases in as many attempts, scored four runs and was intentionally walked twice.

In the first game of last Saturday's doubleheader against the Mountaineers, Cates was a home run short of the cycle and stole four bases. He then hit a homer to lead off the nightcap, which propelled Southwestern to a win in the series finale.

Cates is hitting .418 (38-for-91) with eight doubles, five triples, one home run and 13 RBIs. The Pirates' leadoff batter is slugging .648 and has stolen 18 bases in 21 attempts.

Cates is the third SU student-athlete to land on the online publication's national team of the week. Senior left-handed pitcher Joe McCormack was selected for the honor on Feb. 22, while freshman southpaw hurler Tyler Polasek landed on the squad two weeks ago.

Southwestern will host Texas-Dallas in a non-conference contest on Tuesday evening at Rockwell Field. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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