Burton Selected to D3Baseball.com Team of the Week

Anderson University baseball standout Tyler Burton (Knightstown, Ind./Knightstown) has been selected to the D3Baseball.com Team of the Week, which was announced on Tuesday.

In three games, Burton went 7-for-10 with three walks, three doubles, three RBIs, five runs and three stolen bases. Burton posted a .700 batting average, .769 on-base percentage and a 1.000 slugging percentage for the week.

Last week, Anderson (13-8, 13-8) outlasted Defiance College (4-16, 4-16) with a 13-12 victory in 10 innings on Wednesday. Transylvania University (12-6, 12-6) then swept the Ravens on Saturday. The Pioneers took a 16-1 victory in seven innings during Game 1 and then hung onto an 11-10 win in Game 2.

Burton reached base in each of his six plate appearances against Defiance, going 4-for-4 at the plate with two walks, three RBIs and three stolen bases. During Game 1 against Transylvania, Burton finished 1-for-2. Burton then went 2-for-4 with a double and four runs in Game 2.

Anderson takes on Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (10-8, 10-8) in an HCAC doubleheader on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Don Brandon Field.