The South Atlantic Conference Announces Astroturf SAC Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, Mar. 31
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Newberry's Brandan Sheridan 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 March 23-29, the League announced today.
Sheridan, a senior from Jacksonville, Fla., batted .545 with 12 hits, four doubles, nine RBI and a home run to lead the Wolves to a 4-1 record last week. He posted multiple hits in four of the five games he played in, including a pair of three-hit games and one four-hit contest. In the double-header vs. Wingate on March 28, Sheridan notched seven hits in nine trips to the plate. He also added a pair of stolen bases it the five-game span. The award is his first Player of the Week plaudit this season.
Brooks, a senior from Monroe, N.C., posted a pair of one-hitters in 10 innings of shutout relief. At No. 26 Winston-Salem State on March 25, Brooks struck out 10 of the 12 hitters he faced as he picked up the win four innings of work. Four days later at Coker, he fanned a career-best 14 batters in six innings pitched to notch his second win of the week. Brooks did not allow a walk in 10 innings pitched, to go along with an opponent batting average of just .067. The award is his second Pitcher of the Week selection this season.
Also nominated for Baseball Player of the Week: John Slade (Brevard), Evan Jurjevic (Carson-Newman), Luke Setzer (Catawba), Tommy Scala (Mars Hill) and Jim Tolle (Tusculum).
Also nominated for Baseball Pitcher of the Week: Zac Joyce (Brevard), Jamie Miller (Carson-Newman), Hunter Boydston (Mars Hill), Jonathan Rosenberger (Newberry) and Placido Torres (Tusculum).
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
Mar. 10 - Blake Houston, Catawba
Mar. 17 - Will Albertson, Catawba
Mar. 24 - Will Albertson, Catawba
Mar. 31 - Brandan Sheridan, Newberry
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
Mar. 10 - Tyler Konzen, Brevard
Mar. 17 - Devan Watts, Tusculum
Mar. 24 - Tyler Brown, Wingate
Mar. 31 - Craig Brooks, Catawba