Rick Brebner named Ivy Player of the Week

Senior outfielder Rick Brebner was named Ivy League Player of the Week for the first time in his career after leading the Quakers to five straight wins over the week ending on April 1^st. Facing arms from Villanova, Yale and Brown, Brebner hit .364 with four doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI.

The Langhorne, Pa. native’s biggest game of the week came in the second contest of Penn’s doubleheader versus Yale on Monday, where he went 4-for-5 with four RBI and two runs.

Brebner’s bat remained hot on Wednesday in Penn’s 11-5 win over Lafayette, as he went deep twice, driving in five runs along the way.

Brebner has started every game this year for the Quakers, hitting .321 overall with a team-leading five home runs and .605 slugging percentage. Brebner has thus far displayed the most power in a Penn lineup that has belted 23 bombs, an Ivy League high by a significant margin.

Brebner’s honor represents the second straight week a Penn outfielder has been named Ivy Player of the Week, as sophomore Gary Tesch took home the award the week before.