Rust's Berrien, Dillard's Burnett earn Week 8 HBCUAC Baseball Weekly Honors

Malik Berrien led Rust to a sweep over Wilberforce. Kejuan Burnett closed out a sweep over Tougaloo College.

March 24, 2025

NEW ORLEANS - March 24, 2025 - Rust College outfielder Malik Berrien wins Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Baseball Player of the Week and Dillard University's Kejuan Burnett claims Pitcher of the Week. The men were honored for their performances between March 17-23, the conference announced Monday.

Berrien hit .480 in six games last week with nine runs and eight runs batted in. In four of his six games, he recorded multiple hits, including three in the second game against Voorhees University on March 17 and in a non-conference game against Harris-Stowe State University on Wednesday. In the three-game series against Wilberforce University on Friday and Saturday, he scored seven runs helping the Bearcats to a sweep. Berrien leads the HBCUAC with 26 stolen bases.

Burnett threw a complete game to help Dillard sweep Tougaloo College on Sunday. He held the Bulldogs to an unearned run on five hits and struck out eight in nine innings. His performance helped the Bleu Devils move into fifth place in the HBCUAC standings. It's his second win of the season. He ranks 11th in the HBCUAC with a 5.65 earned run average.

Additional baseball weekly nominees: Kyler Bradley (Oakwood), Grant Carmichael (Tougaloo), Caleb Carter (Tougaloo), Ivan Del Villar (Wiley), Troy Easterling (Stillman), Kerrigan Edmondson (SUNO), Keyon Guillory (Wiley), Armando Jackson (Talladega), Daniel Jose (Talladega), Yojairon Juan (Voorhees), Eli Kennedy (Oakwood), Griff Minor (Stillman), Derrald Moore Jr. (Dillard), Joey Olveda (SUNO), Jathan Smith (Voorhees)

2025 Baseball Players of the Week

Date	Player	Pitcher
Jan. 20-Feb. 2	Enrique Herazo Jr., SUNO	Keyon Guillory, Wiley
Feb. 3-9	Ivan Del Villar, Wiley	Isaac Burciaga, Wiley
Feb. 10-16	Brigilio Santana, Talladega	Keyon Guillory, Wiley
Feb. 17-23	Smauri Abram, Wiley	Emilio Duque, Talladega
Feb. 24-March 2	Miguel Oropeza, Talladega	Griff Minor, Stillman
March 3-9	Jordyn Hill, Voorhees	Keith Copeland, Voorhees
March 10-16	Dylan Jimenez, SUNO	Bryscen Dartez, SUNO
March 17-23	Malik Berrien, Rust	Kejuan Burnett, Dillard

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About HBCU Athletic Conference
The HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) is the only HBCU conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The HBCUAC membership includes Dillard University (LA), Fisk University (TN), Oakwood University (AL), Philander Smith University (AR), Rust College (MS), Southern University at New Orleans (LA), Stillman College (AL), Talladega College (AL), Tougaloo College (MS), University of the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas), Voorhees University (SC), Wilberforce University (OH), and Wiley University (TX). HBCUAC sponsors championships in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's track and field, women's volleyball, softball, and baseball. In 2022, the HBCUAC secured the largest media rights deal in conference and NAIA history, signing a multimillion-dollar deal with Urban Edge Network. On July 1, 2024, the conference rebranded from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) to the HBCU Athletic Conference, marking a new era for the conference that embodies the makeup of its membership. For more information, visit hbcuac.org.