The South Atlantic Conference Announces Baseball Players of the Week, March 29

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Catawba's Chance Bowden was tabbed the Astroturf South Atlantic Conference Baseball Player of the Week, while Daniel Nations of Newberry was tabbed the Astroturf South Atlantic Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played March 21-27, the League announced today.

Bowden, a sophomore from Salisbury, N.C., posted 13 hits, nine doubles and nine RBI to lead the Catawba Indians to a 5-0 record last week, including a series sweep over Mars Hill.  He posted multiple hits in every game he played in, including four doubles vs. the Lions in game one of the double header on March 26.  He drove in multiple RBI in three contests and finished the five-game span with a slugging percentage of 1.042.  For the week, he batted .542 with an on-base percentage of .556 to go along with nine runs scored.  The honor is his first Player of the Week plaudit this season.

Nations, a senior from Central, S.C., posted a complete game shutout win over Wingate on March 25.  The right-hander struck out three hitters, scattered four hits and surrendered just two walks.  The award marks his first Pitcher of the Week selection this season.

2016 Astroturf SAC Baseball Players of the Week
Feb. 2 - Derek Olenchuk, Newberry
Feb. 9 - Rayshelon Carolina, Mars Hill
Feb. 16 - Miguel Frias, Coker
Feb. 23 - Wes Neiderland, Lincoln Memorial
Mar. 1 - Brandon Roberts, Carson-Newman
Mar. 8 - Jack Leech, Coker
Mar. 15 - Evan Rogers, Mars Hill
Mar. 22 - Malachi Hanes, Catawba
Mar. 29 - Chance Bowden, Catawba

2016 Astroturf SAC Baseball Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 2 - Placido Torres, Tusculum 
Feb. 9 - Placido Torres, Tusculum
Feb. 16 - Vince Apicella, Carson-Newman 
Feb. 23 - Placido Torres, Tusculum 
Mar. 1 - Placido Torres, Tusculum
Mar. 8 - Vince Apicella, Carson-Newman 
Mar. 15 - Placido Torres, Tusculum
Mar. 22 - Zach Slagle, Tusculum 
Mar. 29 - Daniel Nations, Newberry