OXFORD – Jemile Weeks agonized over his decision coming out of Lake Brantley High in Altamonte Springs, Fla.

Major League Baseball scouts were frothing at the mouth trying to land one of the most explosive prep baseball players in the country. He had the pedigree – his brother Rickie was the national college player of the year at Southern University in 2003 and both parents were standout athletes in high school and in college.

But when the pro teams came calling, Weeks didn’t answer. He instead chose to attend Miami and pass over guaranteed money for a chance to play at one of the most prestigious baseball schools in the country.

&#8220Rickie told me to follow my heart and do whatever was best for me,” Weeks said. &#8220I prayed about it and I chose Miami. He was behind it 100 percent.”

After Sunday night’s performance, Ole Miss fans will not soon forget the second baseman who is generously listed at 5 feet, 9 inches and 155 pounds. Inside that body, though, is a power-hitting speedster. He led off Sunday’s 7-0 victory over Ole Miss with a home run on the second pitch of the game. He then hit a two-RBI single in the second inning and for good measure crushed a two-run homer in the fourth.

&#8220He swung the bat real well tonight,” said Ole Miss starting pitcher Brett Buckvich, who fell to 6-6 with the loss. &#8220He’s a really good hitter and you can’t make mistakes with him.”

Weeks went 7-for-12 in leading the Hurricanes to a regional sweep in Lincoln. In the two Super Regional games, he is 7-for-9 with seven RBIs.

&#8220He is hot right now,” Miami coach Jim Morris said of his freshman star.

Weeks’ parents were standout athletes as well. His father, Richard, was an all-state outfielder in high school in New Jersey, then went on to play at Seton Hall and Stetson. His mother, Valeria, was a standout track athlete at Daytona Beach Community College.

&#8220It’s his genes,” Morris said. &#8220Look at his family and the things they can do. He has it.”

Now the true freshman will try to take the team to Omaha for a shot at a fifth national championship.

&#8220It’s been an unbelievable stretch,” said Weeks, who earned the Lincoln Regional’s Most Outstanding Player honors. &#8220This is why I came to school to try to get to Omaha. This is part of the dream and I hope to keep it going.”