Gentry Fortuno of Barton and Brady West of North Greenville Collect Baseball Weekly Honors
Gentry Fortuno of Barton and Brady West of North Greenville Collect Baseball Weekly Honors
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Gentry Fortuno of Barton and Brady West of North Greenville earned the Conference Carolinas baseball weekly honors.
Fortuno was named the Pitcher of the Week, while West was tabbed as the Player of the Week. The league office made the official announcement on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.
A freshman right-handed pitcher out of Pembroke Pines, Fla., Fortuno pitched an absolute gem in his first career outing. Fortuno dealt a four-hit, complete game shutout in Barton’s 1-0 win over No. 5 Catawba. Fortuno fanned 16 and did not allow a single walk.
A senior from Rockford, Ill., West opened the 2020 season for the nationally-ranked Crusaders by hitting .667 (6-of-9) in a 1-1-1 week against some of the best competition in NCAA Division II baseball. West collected seven RBIs and scored three runs to go along with slugging 1.222. He had an on-base percentage of .769. West had two doubles and one home run.
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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