SAN MARCOS, Texas – A historic start to his collegiate career has seen Texas State's Chase Mora be named Collegiate Baseball's National Player of the Week.
 
Coming off the bench in the final two games against Northwestern, Mora hit a home run in all three of his plate appearances while seeing just seven pitches. The freshman smacked the second pitch he saw on Saturday in the seventh inning for a three-run homer as a pinch hitter.
 
The Tomball, Texas native came on as a pinch hitter again in the series finale in the seventh. He sent a 2-2 offering over the left field wall and into the outfield of the Bobcat Softball Stadium. Mora would blast the first pitch he saw to left center for a grand slam to cap off the Bobcats' scoring and inning later.
 
While no record exists, Mora is most likely is the first player in NCAA history to hit a home run in each of his first three career plate appearances. It is a feat that has never been accomplished in MLB with only two players, Keith McDonald (2000; St. Louis Cardinals) and Bob Nieman (1951; St. Louis Browns), hitting a homer in their first two career at bats.
 
Next up for TXST is a three-game series with Oral Roberts at Bobcat Ballpark. First pitch on Friday is slated for 6 p.m.
 
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