Big South Announces Baseball Players of the Week - March 9

Big South Announces Baseball Players of the Week - March 9

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Radford redshirt-senior infielder Colby Higgerson (Chesapeake, Va.) has been named the Big South Baseball Player of the Week for games played March 2-8, it was announced today. In addition, UNC Asheville senior right-hander Blake Brown (Dallas, N.C.) has been tabbed Starting Pitcher of the Week, while High Point freshman right-hander Mason Keanrey (Roswell, Ga.) has been named Relief Pitcher of the Week. Longwood right-hander Dominick D’Ercole (Cary, N.C.) was named Freshman of the Week.
 
Higgerson hit .647 (11-for-17) with a pair doubles, a triple, nine runs scored and five RBI in four nonconference games last week. After he posted a double and crossed the plate once in the Highlanders’ 14-8 home win over Norfolk State on Tuesday, the infielder closed a three-game sweep of Canisius 10-for-13 with eight runs scored and five RBI. He also walked four times this week to finish with a .727 on-base percentage and a .882 slugging percentage.
 
Brown tossed 5.2 innings, struck out seven and allowed just one single en route to a win over Coppin State on Saturday. The righty faced the minimum through three innings and did not allow an Eagle base runner reach third in the outing.
 
Kearney completed 3.1 perfect innings and earned a save in High Point’s 4-2 series-clinching victory over James Madison on Sunday. The freshman needed just one strikeout in the outing, as six of the first seven hitters he faced grounded out.
 
D’Ercole posted a career-best 10 strikeouts in just five innings of work and took a no-hitter into the fifth inning against Ball State on Sunday. The freshman allowed two hits and just one earned run in the outing, as he retired eight of the first nine hitters he faced.
 
Also nominated for Player of the Week: Brady Pearre (High Point), Greg Gasparro (UNC Asheville), Julian Rip (USC Upstate) and Spencer Yankle (Winthrop)
 
Also nominated for Starting Pitcher of the Week: Cam Cowan (Campbell), Joe Johnson (High Point) and Ryan Bywaters (Radford)
 
Also nominated for Relief Pitcher of the Week: JP Perez (UNC Asheville), Will Wheeler (USC Upstate) and Jason Crumley (Winthrop)
 
Also nominated for Freshman of the Week: Keegan Houser (Campbell), Tanner Barrs (Radford), Ryan Douglas (UNC Asheville), Riley Kirkpatrick (USC Upstate) and Luke Hannum (Winthrop)