NCBWA Announces NCAA Division II Southeast Region Players of The Week

PEMBROKE, N.C. – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association has released its 12th weekly NCAA Division II Southeast Region Players of the Week awards for the week of April 25-May 1, 2016.  The Hitter of the Week is Catawba senior Will Albertson.

Alberston, a senior from Sophia, N.C., hit .538 in four starts at the South Atlantic Conference Tournament on the way to tournament co-MVP laurels.  Albertson drew four walks and was hit by pitch twice over the stretch as well, and finished his tournament outing with a .684 on-base percentage and a .769 slugging percentage. His offensive outburst also included one home run, five RBI and six runs scored.  He tallied two or more hits in three of the four contests, including a 3-for-5, 2-run showing in the tournament-opening win over Wingate. He also walked, homered, drove in four and scored three times on a 2-for-3 hitting line against Lincoln Memorial.

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NCBWA Regional Hitter/Pitcher of the Week (SAC only)
May 4: Will Albertson, Catawba (Hitter)
Apr. 5: Placido Torres, Tusculum (Pitcher)
Mar. 29: Chance Bowden, Catawba (Hitter) 
Mar. 16: Placido Torres, Tusculum (Pitcher) 
Mar. 1: Placido Torres, Tusculum (Pitcher) 
Feb. 24: Placido Torres, Tusculum (Pitcher) 
Feb. 17: Vince Apicella, Carson-Newman (Pitcher)