JACKSON – Sophomore shortstop Jay King of Northwest has been named the MACJC and NJCAA Baseball Player of the Week for games played Monday, Feb. 24 through Sunday, March 2.

The weekly conference honor is the second of King's career, also earning the award on May 7, 2013.

King was 11-for-22 in a 4-2 week for the No. 15 Rangers with two doubles, a triple, two home runs, seven RBIs and eight runs scored. He boasted a .955 slugging percentage to go along with a .522 on-base percentage.

In 12 starts this season, the Bruce native is hitting .436 with four doubles, a triple, two home runs and 10 RBIs.

Northwest returns to action on Wednesday, March 5, playing host to 7th-ranked Jones County.