TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State baseball's Mike Sears was named this week's Mark Clinkenbeard Construction ISU Student-Athlete of the Week as announced by the athletic department on Monday afternoon.
 
Mike Sears homered four times over the weekend series against UIC and powered the Sycamores to a 4-0 week including a midweek win over Purdue. Sears posted a .353 batting average over the week with a 1.059 slugging percentage as the slugging third baseman scored a team-high five runs and drove in five RBI, while connecting on four of his team-leading 12 home runs. Sears posted a team-high 18 total bases, while adding a three-hit game in Saturday's 11-inning victory over the Flames to clinch the series.
 
Sears opened the week getting hit by a pitch and scoring a run in the Sycamores' six-run fifth inning to seize control in their 8-7 win over the Boilermakers. His solo home run in the bottom of the third inning in Friday's opener against UIC sparked a 10-run swing as the Sycamores rallied back in the 10-6 win over the Flames.
 
He posted his second three-hit game of the season in Saturday's extra-inning affair including a solo home run in the fifth to stake ISU to the 5-1 lead, while his single to lead off the bottom of the 11^th inning led to the eventual game tying run crossing the plate as ISU overcame an 8-7 extra-inning deficit to win 9-8.
 
Sears capped the week by homering twice on Sunday connecting on the go-ahead solo shot in the second inning, while his two-run home run in the sixth inning secured the 4-1 series sweep. It marked Sears' fifth career two-homer game and second of the 2024 season.
 
Overall, he leads ISU with 12 home runs making him the first Sycamore since 2018 to post back-to-back double-digit home run seasons.
 
The Mark Clinkenbeard Construction ISU Student-Athlete of the Week will be announced every Monday afternoon throughout the 2023-24 athletic season.
 
Previous Winners

• April 1 – Mike Sears (Baseball)
• March 25 – Jayson Kent (Men's Basketball)
• March 18 – Mya Glanton (Women's Basketball)
• March 11 – Luis Hernandez (Baseball)
• March 4 – Hailey Griffin (Softball)
• February 26 – Kiley Bess (Women's Basketball)
• February 19 – Henry Brown (Baseball)
• February 12 – Ella Sawyer (Women's Basketball)
• February 5 – Will Staggs (Men's Indoor Track & Field)
• January 29 – Will Staggs (Men's Indoor Track & Field)
• January 22 – Robbie Avila (Men's Basketball)
• January 16 – Will Staggs (Men's Indoor Track & Field)
• January 8 – Jayson Kent (Men's Basketball)
• January 2 – Chelsea Cain (Women's Basketball)
• December 25 – Robbie Avila (Men's Basketball)
• December 18 – Ryan Conwell (Men's Basketball)
• December 11 – Terrance O'Bannon (Men's Indoor Track & Field)
• December 4 – Claire Parsons (Women's Swimming & Diving)
• November 27 – Mya Glanton (Women's Basketball)
• November 20 – Zane Boozer (Football)
• November 13 – Garret Ollendieck (Football)
• November 6 – Chloe Farro (Women's Swimming & Diving)
• October 30 – Molly Lee (Women's Golf)
• October 23 – Claire Parsons (Women's Swimming & Diving)
• October 16 – Kira Holland (Volleyball)
• October 9 – Maddie Alexander (Women's Soccer)
• October 2 – Plez Lawrence (Football)
• September 25 – Kristen Hobbs (Women's Golf)
• September 18 – Emma Gresham (Women's Cross Country)
• September 11 - Mackenzie Kent (Women's Soccer)
• September 4 - Ethan Breen (Men's Cross Country)
• August 28 - Maddie Alexander (Women's Soccer)

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