Talladega's Oropeza, Wiley's Guillory secure Week 12 HBCUAC Baseball Weekly Honors

Miguel Oropeza scored 11 runs and drove in nine. Keyon Guillory struck out 14 batters.

April 22, 2025

NEW ORLEANS - April 22, 2025 - Talladega College first baseman Miguel Oropeza claims Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference Baseball Player of the Week and Wiley University pitcher Keyon Guillory claims Pitcher of the Week. The athletes were honored for their performances between April 14-20, the conference announced on Tuesday.

Oropeza hit 9-for-15 in four games last week, scoring 11 runs and bringing home 13 garnering his second weekly honor. Four of his nine hits went for extra bases with a double, a triple and two home runs. He posted a 1.200 slugging percentage for the week. Oropeza's performance helped Talladega sweep Philander Smith University and maintain its lead in the HBCUAC standings entering the final week of the regular season.

Guillory picked up his eighth win and his fifth complete game, earning his third weekly honor. He held a strong SUNO lineup to a run on two hits and struck out a career-high 14, which is tied for the most by a Wildcat pitcher since 2007. Guillory's performance helped seal a sweep and keep the Wildcats within a game of first in the HBCUAC. Guillory leads the HBCUAC and ranks in the top 25 of the NAIA with a 2.55 ERA.

Additional baseball weekly nominees: Miles Bowens (SUNO), Tony Bradley Jr. (Tougaloo), David Diaz (Wilberforce), Diego Duque (Talladega), Griff Minor (Stillman), Ryan Ready (Wiley), Orlando Truss (Tougaloo)

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
March 24-30	Miles Bowens, SUNO	Jalen Porter, Wiley
March 31-April 6	Isaac Guzman, Talladega	Jalen Porter, Wiley
April 7-13	Jacob Perez, Wiley	Jalen Porter, Wiley
April 14-20	Miguel Oropeza, Talladega	Keyon Guillory, Wiley

-HBCUAC-

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.