North Greenville's Brown and Barton's Fennell Named Conference Carolinas Baseball Players of the Week
North Greenville's Brown and Barton's Fennell Named Conference Carolinas Baseball Players of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – North Greenville University's Ryan Brown was tabbed the Conference Carolinas Baseball Player of the Week, while Barton College's Trent Fennell was tabbed the Conference Carolinas Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played Apr. 9-15, the Conference announced today.
Brown, a senior from Columbia, S.C., batted .545 with six hits, including two doubles and two homers, and three RBI to lead NGU to a three-game Conference Carolinas sweep of Limestone last week. He also scored five runs and stole one base.
Brown currently has 42 hits for a .316 batting average with seven home runs and 30 RBI. This marks North Greenville's fifth POTW honor of the season.
A senior from Dunn, N.C., Fennell pitched five strong innings against Belmont Abbey last week to earn a 6-5 victory for Barton. He would let up two runs, both earned, on six hits and issued four walks with seven K's in the win.
Fennell currently ranks first in Conference Carolinas in strikeouts (97), while ranking fifth in wins (6). This marks both his and Barton's second POTW honor of the season.
Also nominated for Baseball Player of the Week: Quinton Bent (Southern Wesleyan) & Nick Beinlich (Belmont Abbey)
Also nominated for Baseball Pitcher of the Week: Tyler Rio (Southern Wesleyan), Ethan Garner (North Greenville) & Cameron Busby (Belmont Abbey)
2018 Baseball Players of the Week
Week One (Feb. 6) - JT Stone (Mount Olive)
Week Two (Feb. 13) - Connor Grant (North Greenville)
Week Three (Feb. 20) - Colin Rosenbaum (Belmont Abbey)
Week Four (Feb. 27) - Luke Cureton (Belmont Abbey)
Week Five (Mar. 6) - Jeffrey Chandler (North Greenville)
Week Six (Mar. 13) - Jeffrey Chandler (North Greenville)
Week Seven (Mar. 20) - Josh Genthe (Belmont Abbey)
Week Eight (Mar. 27) - Matt Orth (Limestone)
Week Nine (Apr. 3) - Tony Valdes (King)
Week 10 (Apr. 10) - Chase Allen (Limestone)
Week 11 (Apr. 17) - Ryan Brown (North Greenville)
2018 Baseball Pitchers of the Week
Week One (Feb. 6) - Octavio Mirabal (King)
Week Two (Feb. 13) - Octavio Mirabal (King)
Week Three (Feb. 20) - Octavio Mirabal (King)
Week Four (Feb. 27) - Jeff Thompson (Belmont Abbey)
Week Five (Mar. 6) - Michael Carpin (Erskine)
Week Six (Mar. 13) - Trent Fennell (Barton)
Week Seven (Mar. 20) - Brighton Hudson (Mount Olive)
Week Eight (Mar. 27) - Robert Bamford (Limestone)
Week Nine (Apr. 3) - Grant Boyd (King)
Week 10 (Apr. 10) - Tucker Burgess (North Greenville)
Week 11 (Apr. 17) - Trent Fennell (Barton)