May 20, 2008
TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona State junior C/DH Kiel Roling has been named Pac-10 Player of the Week, the conference announced today. It is the second time this season and fourth time in his career he has earned the honor from the conference. This also marks the fifth time a Sun Devil has won the award this season. Roling also won on April 29, Brett Wallace won the award after the first weekend of play and Ike Davis won back-to-back awards in March.
Roling, from Grand Junction, Colo., went 9-for-13 (.692) leading the Sun Devils to a 4-0 week. He knocked in eight runs, slugged 1.385 and scored five runs helping Arizona State beat LMU on Monday and sweep Washington. He also played solid defense at first base.