Catawba's Poteat Named NCBWA Southeast Region Player of the Week

Wingate, N.C.----Catawba College senior outfielder Lee Poteat has been named the Southeast Region Player of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), officials announced Tuesday afternoon. Francis Marion University senior left-hander Josh Bobrowski is the NCBWA Southeast Region Pitcher of the Week.

Poteat led the Catawba Indians to a 4-0 record last week including a non-conference win over top-ranked North Greenville and a three-game sweep of SAC foe Queens. Poteat hit .563 with a double, two home runs, seven RBIs and seven runs scored. He also stole two bases and had an on-base percentage of .619 and a slugging percentage of 1.000. 

Bobrowski tied an FMU school record with 17 strikeouts as he pitched eight innings in a 3-2 win over Young Harris in the opener on Friday. He went eight innings, allowing two earned runs on seven hits with one walk. He retired the side in order twice and recorded six straight out via strikeout twice during the game. Bobrowski becomes only the sixth pitcher in league history to record 17 or more strikeouts in a game as his total is tied for fifth-most all-time.

NCBWA Southeast Region Player of the Week
2/18 | Luiz Ezra, Tusculum
2/25 | Bobby Dixon, UNC Pembroke
3/3 | Lee Poteat, Catawba

NCBWA Southeast Region Pitcher of the Week
2/18 | Lucas Smith, Anderson
2/25 | Tucker Smith, Georgia Southwestern  
3/3 | Josh Bobrowski, Francis Marion