North Greenville's Faile and Giacone Named Conference Carolinas Baseball Players of the Week
North Greenville's Faile and Giacone Named Conference Carolinas Baseball Players of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – North Greenville University's John Michael Faile was tabbed the Conference Carolinas Baseball Player of the Week, while North Greenville's Michael Giacone was tabbed the Conference Carolinas Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played Feb. 11-17, the Conference announced today.
Faile, a freshman from Boiling Springs, S.C., had a monster week at the plate and led No. 9 North Greenville to a 2-1 record in a three-game series against No. 18 Nova Southeastern. Faile tallied six hits, including four extra base hits (3 HR, 1 2B), with 13 RBI and three runs scored. Faile registered at least four RBI in each game, but his best performance came in a 10-1 win over NSU in which he went 2-for-3 with two home runs, four RBI and two runs scored.
Giacone, a junior from Huntington Beach, Calif., threw six innings of work and picked up a 10-1 win over No. 18 Nova Southeastern. In the victory, Giacone tallied six strikeouts while giving up two hits, one earned run and issuing one walk.
Also nominated for Baseball Player of the Week:
Jarred Jones (Southern Wesleyan) - Batted .438 with seven hits and six RBI in four games.
Mason Dodd (Belmont Abbey) - Batted .429 with nine hits and 10 RBI in five games.
JT Stone (Mount Olive) - Batted .667 with four hits and five RBI in two games.
Jacob Marcos (Barton) - Batted .471 with eight hits and eight RBI in five games.
Also nominated for Baseball Pitcher of the Week:
Josh Antwine (Southern Wesleyan) - 1-0 record with eight innings pitched with nine strikeouts and 0.00 ERA in two appearances.
Reed Parris (Mount Olive) - 1-0 record with seven innings pitched with seven strikeouts and 1.29 ERA in one appearance.
Colton Bridges (Emmanuek) - 6.2 innings pitched with five strikeouts and 1.35 ERA in two appearances.
Jakob Ryan (Barton) - 1-0 record with five innings pitched with six strikeouts and 0.00 ERA in one appearance.
2019 Baseball Players of the Week
Week One (Feb. 5) - Joe Mason (Mount Olive)
Week Two (Feb. 12) - Drew Yniesta (Erskine)
Week Three (Feb. 19) - Johh Michael Faile (North Greenville)
2019 Baseball Pitchers of the Week
Week One (Feb. 5) - Payton MacPherson (Limestone)
Week Two (Feb. 12) - Colby Shimmel (Barton)
Week Three (Feb. 19) - Michael Giacone (North Greenville)