TROY, N.Y. - The Liberty League has announced its weekly award winners from baseball and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) student-athlete Sam Lawrence has been named Performer of the Week.

A junior out of Chicago, Ill., Lawrence hit a team-best .556 (10 for 18) as the starter in four of the club's five games. He notched two doubles, a triple, four runs scored and a team-high five runs batted in. Compiling a .778 slugging percentage and a .571 on-base percentage, he was perfect on 34 defensive chances.

On the season, Lawrence is batting .390 (16 for 41) with five doubles, a triple, six runs and eight RBI in 11 games (10 starts). The former University of Chicago High School standout has a .561 slugging percentage and a .435 on-base percentage with three walks and one sac fly.

Lawrence played in 29 games last season, including 18 as a starter. He hit .303 (20 for 66) with two doubles, a triple, a home run, eight runs and 11 RBI. Registering a .409 slugging percentage and a .351 on-base percentage, he had a .987 fielding percentage on 156 chances.

In 45 career games (28 starts) at RPI, Lawrence is hitting .333 (37 for 111) with eight doubles, two triples, a home run, 14 runs and 20 RBI. He has a lifetime .468 slugging percentage and a .379 on-base percentage.

The Engineers (1-12) are back in action this weekend, when they open up Liberty League play with a four-game series against Rochester at Robison Field. Doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday are scheduled to start at 1pm and 12pm, respectively.