Joe Larkins Named MWC Player of the Week

Release Date: April 17, 2000

Joe Larkins, a Monmouth College sophomore from Galesburg, had a huge last week for the Fighting Scots baseball team against Illinois College, belting four home runs in four games and pitching a one-hit, complete game victory.

Larkins’ all-around performance earned the pitcher/designated hitter the Midwest Conference’s South Division Player of the Week honor, the league announced Monday.

In a home doubleheader with IC Wednesday, Larkins saved his best for the nightcap, going 4-for-5 with two homers. His grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning broke open a close game and gave him six RBI for the contest.

Larkins then hurled a gem in the opener of a doubleheader at Jacksonville Saturday, allowing just the one hit and three walks while striking out six. Monmouth won 17-2, as Larkins allowed just one earned run. In the nightcap, the sophomore slugger belted two more homers, but the Scots came up short 8-5.

For the season, Larkins is hitting .370 with a team-leading six homers and 17 RBI. His slugging percentage of .722 also leads the team and he has a .433 on-base percentage.

In other Scots news, Steve Glasgow, another sophomore from Galesburg, is riding a 12-game hitting streak as Monmouth prepares to play four straight games against co-South leader Grinnell. The first two games will be played Wednesday starting at 1 p.m. at Glasgow Field, where Monmouth has yet to lose a game.