KINGSTON, R.I. - Rhode Island first baseman Xavier Vargas has been named the Player of the Week for the Atlantic 10, it was announced Monday.

Vargas is the second consecutive Rhody player to win the award, as teammate Sonny Ulliana was last week's honoree.

In a three-game series at No. 26 Arizona State, Vargas batted .467 (7-15) with three home runs, one double, eight runs batted in and six runs scored. He had at least two hits in all three games. He also scored in each game, scoring once in the opener, twice in the middle game and three times in the finale.

For the week, Vargas slugged 1.133 and had a .500 on-base percentage. He now leads the team with eight home runs and 35 RBI in 37 games.

Rhode Island returns to conference play this weekend when it travels to St. Bonaventure for a four-game series that begins Friday.