Big South Announces Baseball Players of the Week - Feb. 24
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – UNC Asheville junior infielder
Easton Jones (Ramseur, N.C.) has been named the Big South Baseball Player of the Week for games played between Feb. 17-23, it was announced today. In addition, Charleston Southern senior left-hander
Jaret Bennett (Federalsburg, Md.) has been tabbed Starting Pitcher of the Week, while teammate senior left-hander
Trent Seibert (Fuquay-Varina, N.C.) has been named Relief Pitcher of the Week. CSU right-hander
Daniel Padysak (Prague, Czech Republic) was named Freshman of the Week.
Jones strung together four multi-hit games last week, headlined by a 8-for-13 (.615) mark in UNC Asheville’s series win at UAB last weekend. Before the three-game set with the Blazers, the first baseman posted a pair of singles with a RBI and a run scored in a nonconference matchup with Wofford on Wednesday. After he added two more hits in the series opener at UAB on Friday, the junior recorded a four-hit performance with two runs scored in a series-clinching 7-4 victory. To close the series, Jones was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Bennett tossed a complete game three-hitter in Charleston Southern’s 2-1 victory over Kansas on Friday. The left-hander struck out six Jayhawks and needed just 100 pitches to earn the win. He allowed just one walk and KU’s lone run was unearned.
Seibert struck out four Kansas hitters in the final two innings on Saturday to seal a 1-0 victory and earn his first collegiate save. The left-hander saw just seven hitters in the final two frames and helped maintain a combined one-hitter.
Padysak tossed seven complete, struck out eight and allowed just one hit in CSU’s 1-0 triumph over Kansas on Saturday. The freshman sat down the Jayhawks in order in his final four innings and eventually claimed his first collegiate win on the mound.
Also nominated for Player of the Week:
Collin Wolf (Campbell),
Mitch McLendon (Gardner-Webb),
Travis Holt (High Point),
Zacchaeus Rasberry (Presbyterian College),
Jeff Taylor (USC Upstate) and
Spencer Yankle (Winthrop)
Also nominated for Starting Pitcher of the Week:
Zach Adams (Campbell),
Harrison Smith (High Point),
Eric Miles (Presbyterian College),
Jacob Edwards (UNC Asheville),
Jordan Marks (USC Upstate) and
Daniel Blair (Winthrop)
Also nominated for Relief Pitcher of the Week:
Brendan Wright (Campbell),
Jacob Winger (High Point),
Austin Paradis (Presbyterian College),
Kevin Davis (USC Upstate) and
Colten Rendon (Winthrop)
Also nominated for Freshman of the Week:
Carter Cunningham (Gardner-Webb),
Justin Ebert (High Point) and
Justin Looney (Longwood)