OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Missouri State's Max Knight was honored Tuesday by the College Baseball Foundation as its national John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week for games played April 21-27.
 
Knight batted .357 with two homers and six RBIs last week, beginning with a 2-for-4 game against Missouri that he ended with a home run in the seventh inning for an 11-0 Bears victory.
 
The sophomore from Bixby, Okla., hit a solo home run on Saturday against Evansville, then reached base safely four times in Sunday's series finale with two hits, two walks and three RBIs.
 
On the mound, Knight pitched six shutout innings with 11 strikeouts and just three hits allowed. The southpaw earned the winning decision Tuesday against Missouri, then got the four-inning save with nine strikeouts Friday against Evansville. His nine Ks against the Purple Aces were the most by an MSU reliever since 2016.
 
Knight was named to the award's 35-player watch list earlier this month. The award is named for former Washington State University standout John Olerud, who achieved success both as a first baseman and left-handed pitcher during the late 1980s. He was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007. The winner will be announced on June 17.
 
Missouri State is on the road this weekend with a May 2-4 series at Illinois State.