The South Atlantic Conference Announces Astroturf SAC Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, April 7
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Catawba's Will Albertson was tabbed the Astroturf South Atlantic Conference Baseball Player of the Week, while Carson Bryant from Carson-Newman was named the Astroturf South Atlantic Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played March 30-April 5 the League announced today.
Albertson, freshman from Sophia, N.C., batted .524 with 11 hits, 16 RBI, six home runs and three doubles to lead the Catawba Indians to a 3-2 record last week. He posted a pair of multiple home run games and highlighted his week with four hits, a double, eight RBI and a pair of long balls in a 19-1 win over Winston-Salem State on April 1. He posted a hit in every game he played, including three multiple hit contests. Albertson notched nine extra-base hits to finish the five-game span with a slugging percentage of 1.524. The award marks his third Player of the Week selection this season.
Bryant, a senior from Fletcher, N.C., posted a win and three saves for the Eagles last week. He posted one strike out in one inning of work to pick up the save against Limestone on March 31 and followed with another save as he notched a strike out in one inning-pitched against Virginia-Wise the next day. Against Winston-Salem State on April 3, Bryant pitched a pair of innings with four strikeouts to garner the win. He closed the week out with a save against the Rams on 1.1 innings pitched. The honor is his first Pitcher of the Week selection this season.
Also nominated for Baseball Player of the Week: LJ Newman (Anderson), John Slade (Brevard), Brandon Roberts (Carson-Newman), Tayor Fennewald (Coker) and Jojo Bradley (Newberry).
Also nominated for Baseball Pitcher of the Week: Nick Contafio (Anderson), Hunter Donaldson (Brevard), Ryan McClintock (Catawba), Ryan Milner (Coker) and Jonathan Rosenberger (Newberry).
2015 South Atlantic Conference Baseball Player of the Week
Feb. 3 - Dylan Richardson, Catawba
Feb. 10 - Jalen Shuffler, Tusculum
Feb. 17 - Thomas Spitz, Wingate
Feb. 24 - Bradley Brown, Wingate
Mar. 3 - Logan Augustine, Lincoln Memorial
Mar. 10 - Blake Houston, Catawba
Mar. 17 - Will Albertson, Catawba
Mar. 24 - Will Albertson, Catawba
Mar. 31 - Brandan Sheridan, Newberry
Apr. 7 - Will Albertson, Catawba
2015 South Atlantic Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 3 - Thomas St. Clair, Lenoir-Rhyne
Feb. 10 - Vince Apicella, Carson-Newman
Feb. 17 - Vince Apicella, Carson-Newman
Feb. 24 - Quinton Yocom, Carson-Newman
Mar. 3 - Craig Brooks, Catawba
Mar. 10 - Tyler Konzen, Brevard
Mar. 17 - Devan Watts, Tusculum
Mar. 24 - Tyler Brown, Wingate
Mar. 31 - Craig Brooks, Catawba
Apr. 7 - Carson Bryant, Carson-Newman