The South Atlantic Conference Announces AstroTurf Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week Honors

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Lenoir-Rhyne's David Bell was named the South Atlantic Conference AstroTurf Baseball Player of the Week, while Lenoir-Rhyne's Joshua Lanham was named AstroTurf Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played during week five of the 2022 season, the Conference office announced today.

Bell, a sophomore outfielder from Kings Mountain, N.C., led the Bears to a 4-0 week, including a three-game sweep of Coker. He finished the week with a .500 batting average, belting three doubles and a home run, while driving in seven runs, scoring seven runs, and stealing a base. He had a .571 on-base percentage and a 1.000 slugging percentage for the week, and had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage, including an outfield assist.

Lanham, a sophomore right-hander from Augusta, Ga., earned his fourth win of the season in a dominant performance against Coker. He threw seven innings of shutout baseball, allowing just four hits while issuing just one walk with 10 strikeouts.     

2022 AstroTurf SAC Baseball Player of the Week
Feb. 8 – Michael Dansky, Wingate
Feb. 15 – Wade Cuda, Lenoir-Rhyne
Feb. 22 – Tyler Lala, Mars Hill
Mar. 1 – Phill Griffor, Coker
Mar. 8 – David Bell, Lenoir-Rhyne

2022 AstroTurf SAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 8 – Walker Noland, Anderson
Feb. 15 – Ben Gilks, Catawba
Feb. 22 – Joseph Cottone, Anderson
Mar. 1 – AJ Chacon, Mars Hill
Mar. 8 – Joshua Lanham, Lenoir-Rhyne

AstroTurf is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.

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