Chowan's Lanier and North Greenville's Giacone Named Conference Carolinas Baseball Players of the Week
Chowan's Lanier and North Greenville's Giacone Named Conference Carolinas Baseball Players of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Chowan University's Marquise Lanier was tabbed the Conference Carolinas Baseball Player of the Week, while North Greenville University's Michael Giacone was tabbed the Conference Carolinas Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played Feb. 25 - Mar. 3, the Conference announced today.
Lanier, a senior from Warsaw, Va., guided Chowan to a 3-2 record last week against Conference Carolinas competition. Lanier hit .524 with 11 hits, including five extra base hits (4 2B, HR), with seven RBI and eight runs scored. Lanier's best performance came in a 10-1 win over King in which he went 4-for-4 with one home run, three RBI and three runs scored.
Giacone, a junior from Huntington Beach, Calif., collected his third straight POTW after throwing five innings in a 24-0 win over Erskine. In the victory, Giacone gave up two hits and tallied 12 strikeouts while issuing no walks.
Also nominated for Baseball Player of the Week:
Hunter Barbour (King) - Batted .333 with seven hits and five RBI in five games.
Chase Allen (Limestone) - Batted .350 with seven hits and seven RBI in six games.
Nate Estes (Mount Olive) - Batted .417 with five hits and four RBI in three games.
Drew Yniesta (Erskine) - Batted .476 with 10 hits and nine RBI in six games.
Utah Jones (North Greenville) - Batted .429 with nine hits and four RBI in five games.
Also nominated for Baseball Pitcher of the Week:
Justin Greider (Limestone) - 1-0 record with eight innings pitched with five strikeouts and 3.38 ERA in two appearances.
Reed Parris (Mount Olive) - 1-0 record with seven innings pitched with eight strikeouts and 1.29 ERA in one appearance.
Cooper Murphy (Emmanuel) - 1-1 record with 11 innings pitched with eight strikeouts and 1.64 ERA in two appearances.
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)
Week Four (Feb. 26) - Blake McLean (Mount Olive)
Week Five (Mar. 5) - Marquise Lanier (Chowan)
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)
Week Four (Feb. 26) - Michael Giacone (North Greenville)
Week Five (Mar. 5) - Michael Giacone (North Greenville)