The South Atlantic Conference Announces Baseball Players of the Week, Feb. 2

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Newberry's Derek Olenchuk was tabbed the Astroturf South Atlantic Conference Baseball Player of the Week, while Placido Torres from Tusculum was tabbed the Astroturf South Atlantic Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played the opening week of the season, the League announced today.

Olenchuk, a sophomore from Irmo, S.C., posted six hits and a .545 average at the plate to lead the Wolves to three wins last week, including a pair of wins over Top 25 opponents.  He notched two doubles and two RBI in a 13-9 win over then No. 20 Lynn on Jan. 29 and followed with two hits and two RBI to lead Newberry to an 8-4 win over then No. 17 Nova Southeastern on Jan. 30.  He finished the week with two hits as Newberry knocked off Barry 11-9 on Jan. 31.  He scored a run in all three games and finished the week with a .727 slugging percentage and a .643 on-base clip.  The award is his first Player of the Week selection this season.

Torres, a senior from North Brunswick, N.J., struck out nine hitters in five innings of work in a 13-2 win over then No. 17 Nova Southeastern.  The lefty allowed just one hit in his outing and one unearned run in the win.  The award is his first Pitcher of the Week plaudit this season.

2016 Astroturf SAC Baseball Players of the Week
Feb. 2 - Derek Olenchuk, Newberry

2016 Astroturf SAC Baseball Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 2 - Placido Torres, Tusculum