Carson-Newman’s Jonathan Dalton, Wingate’s Casey Allison, Catawba’s Nick Lomascolo Named Baseball Players Of The Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. -- Carson-Newman College's Jonathan Dalton and Wingate Univesity's Casey Allison have been named the South Atlantic Conference Baseball Players of the Week and Catawba College's Nick Lomascolo earned league Pitcher of the Week honors for the week ending March 13, announced conference officials Monday.

Dalton, a senior outfielder from Rutledge, Tenn. (Walters State CC), batted .450 (9-for-20) with three doubles, three home runs and 10 RBIs. He also scored seven runs and had a slugging percentage of 1.050. He went 8-for-14 at the plate with three doubles, three home runs and 10 RBIs during the three-game conference series against Brevard, including a 3-for-5 effort with two home runs and six RBIs in the series opener.

Allison, a junior outfielder from Horse Shoe, N.C. (West Henderson HS), help lead Wingate to a 4-1 week that included a SAC sweep over Lenoir-Rhyne. His week was highlighted with a go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth in Saturday's seven-inning game. Allison racked up 10 hits on the week, including three homers and three doubles, driving in 10 and scoring eight. He finished his week by going four-for-four with a double, homer, four RBI and run scored to help Wingate overcome a four-run deficit.

Lomascolo, a sophomore from Mooresville, N.C. (Lake Norman HS), wins Pitcher of the Week honors for the second week in a row. Lomascolo earned a save and a win in two appearances last week, while not allowing a run over eight and two-thirds innings of work. He struck out the side while walking one in posting the save in a 4-2 win over No. 17 USC Aiken in a mid-week contest then shutout Newberry for seven and two-thirds innings in his league start on Friday in the 5-0 victory. Lomascolo surrendered just four hits, walked four and fanned nine. For the week, he gave up just four hits and recorded a dozen strikeouts. He improved to 4-1 on the season and lowered his ERA to 2.93.

Jonathan Dalton	Casey Allison	Nick Lomascolo