Carson-Newman’s Potts, Tusculum’s Ruggles Named Baseball Players Of The Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. -- Carson-Newman College second baseman Langdon Potts and Tusculum College's Raymond Ruggles have been named South Atlantic Conference Player and Pitcher of the Week, the league announced today.

Last week, Potts, a senior from Dandridge, Tenn., and the Eagles knocked off non-conference opponent Milligan College (14-5), before hosting and sweeping the Lions of Mars Hill College in a three-game conference series. Led by the hitting of Potts, the Eagles captured 7-3, 13-1 and 15-10 wins over Mars Hill to move into second place of the South Atlantic Conference standings at 6-3 on the year.

For the week, Potts turned in a .706 batting average which included 12 hits, 10 runs scored, two doubles, one triple, two homeruns and eight RBI. Potts also added three stolen bases last week to his current season statistics.

Langdon Potts

Raymond Ruggles

Ruggles, a senior from Newport, Tenn.m was named South Atlantic Conference Pitcher of the Week by turning in a stellar performance in his only appearance against conference opponent Catawba College. Ruggles scattered three hits over eight innings to help the Pioneers take a 6-1 win in game-one of the three-game series with Catawba. Ruggles stingy pitching shut the Catawba Indians down as he allowed no hits in the final five innings of work while recording seven strikeouts.

The SAC Player of the Week is determined by a vote of the sports information directors in the league.