Tusculum's Wilson and Newberry's Marchesini Named South Atlantic Conference WePlayed Sports Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Tusculum's Zach Wilson was named the South Atlantic Conference WePlayed Sports Baseball Player of the Week, while Newberry's Matias Marchesini was named WePlayed Sports Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played during week nine of the 2024 season, the Conference office announced today.

Wilson, a graduate student second basemen from Lawndale, N.C., batted .538 going 7-for-13 with three doubles and four runs scored as the Pioneers went 3-1 on the week. Wilson opened the week going 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles in Tusculum's 6-4 win over 15th-ranked Lee University. He would follow with a 4-for-9 performance as TU won the weekend series over Wingate 2-1 to move into second place in the league standings.

Marchesini, a senior right-handed pitcher from Asheville, N.C., threw eight innings of shutout baseball in Newberry's 1-0 win over Mars Hill on Friday. Marchesini struck out seven batters and only allowed one runner in scoring position the whole game.

2024 SAC WePlayed Sports Baseball Player of the Week
Feb. 6 – Sam Hunter, Catawba
Feb. 13 – Kye Andress, Anderson
Feb. 20 – Cam Harris, Wingate
Feb. 27 – Winston Parke, Limestone
Mar. 5 – Sion Barnette, Limestone
Mar. 12 – Brett Adams, Wingate
Mar. 19 – Harrison Travis, Carson-Newman
Mar. 26 – Brett Adams, Wingate
Apr. 2 – Zach Wilson, Tusculum

2024 SAC WePlayed Sports Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 6 – Eli Edds, Lincoln Memorial
Feb. 13 – Ben Smith, Anderson
Feb. 20 – Benjamin Blackwell, Coker
Feb. 27 – Colt Wilkins, Limestone
Mar. 5 – Benjamin Blackwell, Coker
Mar. 12 – Marty Neal, Limestone
Mar. 19 – Hayden Simmerson, Catawba
Mar. 26 – Josh Dotson, Wingate
Apr. 2 – Matias Marchesini, Newberry

WePlayed Sports 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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