North Greenville's Jones and Belmont Abbey's Baker Named Conference Carolinas Baseball Players of the Week
North Greenville's Jones and Belmont Abbey's Baker Named Conference Carolinas Baseball Players of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – North Greenville University's John Jones was tabbed the Conference Carolinas Baseball Player of the Week, while Belmont Abbey College's Griffin Baker was tabbed the Conference Carolinas Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played Apr. 16-22, the Conference announced today.
A senior from Oviedo, Fla., Jones batted .400 with six hits and nine RBI to lead NGU to a 4-0 overall record, including a three-game Conference Carolinas sweep of Barton, last week. His play led the Crusaders to a regular season Conference Carolinas title and the No. 1 seed in this week's baseball tournament.
Jones currently has a .376 batting average with 56 hits, six home runs and 47 RBI. This marks North Greenville's sixth POTW honor of the season.
Baker, a sophomore from Durham, N.C., pitched a seven-inning no-hitter for the Crusaders in a 6-0 victory over Erskine last week. He punched out six batters and issued one walk in the contest.
Baker currently sports a 4-1 record with 33 strikeouts on the season. This marks Belmont Abbey's fifth POTW honor of the season.
Also nominated for Baseball Player of the Week: Drew Ellis (Mount Olive), Zach Piazza (Limestone), Kevin Barbato (King) & Nick Beinlich (Belmont Abbey)
Also nominated for Baseball Pitcher of the Week: Robert Bamford (Limestone), Tucker Burgess (North Greenville) & Grant Boyd (King)
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)
Week 12 (Apr. 24) - John Jones (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)
Week 12 (Apr. 24) - Griffin Baker (Belmont Abbey)