Wingate's King and UVA Wise's Stiltner Earn NCBWA Southeast Region Honors

Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University freshman infielder Seaver King has been named the Southeast Region Player of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), officials announced Tuesday afternoon. UVA Wise junior right-hander Garrett Stiltner is the NCBWA Southeast Region Pitcher of the Week.

King led the #2 Bulldogs to a 5-0 record last week, including a three-game sweep of Tusculum. He hit .579 for the week with a double, a home run, eight runs scored, 10 RBI, adding three stolen bases. He collected multiple hits in four of the five games, finishing the week with a .619 on-base percentage and a .789 slugging percentage. His big hit of the week was the go-ahead grand slam in the Tuesday night win over Belmont Abbey.

Stiltner allowed just three hits in 11 innings of work last week. Highlighting his week was a three-hit, complete-game shutout victory against Limestone. He did not allow a runner to reach third base the entire game and did not allow a runner to reach second after the first inning. Stiltner closed out the game with seven strikeouts and had nine punchouts total for the week.

NCBWA Southeast Region Player of the Week
2/8 | Michael Dansky, Wingate
2/15 | Wade Cuda, Lenoir-Rhyne
2/22 | Mason Streater, Lander
3/1 | Cory Bivins, North Greenville
3/8 | Steven Minter, Columbus State
3/15 | Alden Cottle, Mount Olive
3/22 | Sean Johnson, Belmont Abbey
3/29 | John Michael Faile, North Greenville
4/5 | Marek Chlup, North Greenville
4/12 | Mitch Farris, Wingate
4/19 | Seaver King, Wingate 

NCBWA Southeast Region Pitcher of the Week
2/8 | Alex Hart, Barton  
2/15 | Ben Gilks, Catawba
2/22 | Hunter Stevens, Mount Olive
3/1 | Bennett Nance, Lander
3/8 | Gage Voorhees, Flagler
3/15 | Joel Haney, USC Aiken
3/22 | Reece Fields, North Greenville
3/29 | Greg Brown, Catawba
4/5 | Brody McCullough, Wingate
4/12 | Austin Moore, Francis Marion
4/19 | Garrett Stiltner, UVA Wise