Erik Calderon Jr. and Bennett McCann of King Pick Up Baseball Weekly Honors
Erik Calderon Jr. and Bennett McCann of King Pick Up Baseball Weekly Honors
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Erik Calderon Jr. and Bennett McCann of King have garnered the weekly honors for Conference Carolinas baseball.
Calderon collected Pitcher of the Week plaudits, while McCann earned Player of the Week honors. The conference office unveiled the weekly honors on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.
A senior right-handed pitcher from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Calderon made three appearances last week, earning two saves. He had nine total strikeouts in his 3.2 innings on the hill. He first pitched 1.2 innings in helping to lead King to a 12-6 road win at Carson-Newman on Feb. 11. He had three strikeouts in the win at Carson-Newman. He made an appearance in both wins over Salem on Feb. 15. He fanned three in collecting his first save of the day in a 12-9 win. Calderon followed that up by once again fanning three and acquiring the save in a 5-2 win over Salem.
A sophomore infielder from Ringgold, Va., McCann helped lead King to an impressive 4-0 week by hitting .625 (10-of-16). He scored six runs on the week and had four RBIs. McCann went 4-for-5 at the dish in King’s opening game win over Salem. He scored three runs in the game. In the series finale of the sweep of Salem, McCann had a double and a triple. In total, McCann had three extra-base hits on the week on one double, one triple and one home run.
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Conference Carolinas has a rich tradition in roots that dates back to its early initial inception on Dec. 6, 1930. The NCAA Division II athletics conference presently has member schools located in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Conference Carolinas member institutions are Barton, Belmont Abbey, Chowan, Converse, Emmanuel, Erskine, King, Lees-McRae, Limestone, Mount Olive, North Greenville and Southern Wesleyan.
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2020 Conference Carolinas Baseball Players of the Week
Week One (Feb. 4, 2020)
Pitcher of the Week
Gentry Fortuno – Barton
Player of the Week
Brady West – North Greenville
Week Two (Feb. 11, 2020)
Pitcher of the Week
Seth Chestnut – North Greenville
Player of the Week
Joe Mason – Mount Olive
Week Three (Feb. 18, 2020)
Pitcher of the Week
Erik Calderon Jr. – King
Player of the Week
Bennett McCann – King