The South Atlantic Conference Announces Astroturf SAC Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, Mar. 3
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Lincoln Memorial's Logan Augustine was tabbed the Astroturf South Atlantic Conference Baseball Player of the Week, while Craig Brooks from Catawba was named the Astroturf South Atlantic Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played Feb. 23-Mar. 1, the League announced today.
Augustine, a freshman from Urbandale, Iowa, batted .471 with eight hits and four RBI to lead the Railsplitters to a 5-0 record last week, including a series sweep over League foe and then ranked No. 23 Lenoir-Rhyne. He posted multiple hits in three of his five games and highlighted his week with three hits, two RBI and a stolen base to open the Lenoir-Rhyne series on Feb. 28. Augustine finished the five-game span with an on-base percentage of .571 and two stolen bases. In the field, he notched 10 putouts on 10 chances from his spot in the outfield. The award is his first Player of the Week selection this season.
Brooks, a senior from Monroe, N.C., posted an ERA of 1.20 and two wins in a pair of starts for the Catawba Indians last week. He got his week started with a no-hitter in a seven inning win vs. Brevard on Feb. 23. He struck out seven Tornado hitters and allowed just three walks. At Newberry on Feb. 28, Brooks struck out eight Wolves batters and gave up only three hits, two earned runs and a walk. The honor is his first Pitcher of the Week nod this season.
Also nominated for Baseball Player of the Week: Will Albertson (Catawba), Albert Baur (Newberry), Travis Winnon (Tusculum) and Shane Billings (Wingate).
Also nominated for Baseball Pitcher of the Week: Grant Painter (Lincoln Memorial), Cole Cromer (Newberry), Devan Watts (Tusculum) and Jimmy Doolittle (Wingate).
2015 South Atlantic Conference Baseball Player of the Week
Feb. 3 - Dylan Richardson, Catawba
Feb. 10 - Jalen Shuffler, Tusculum
Feb. 17 - Thomas Spitz, Wingate
Feb. 24 - Bradley Brown, Wingate
Mar. 3 - Logan Augustine, Lincoln Memorial
2015 South Atlantic Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 3 - Thomas St. Clair, Lenoir-Rhyne
Feb. 10 - Vince Apicella, Carson-Newman
Feb. 17 - Vince Apicella, Carson-Newman
Feb. 24 - Quinton Yocom, Carson-Newman
Mar. 3 - Craig Brooks, Catawba