Griffin Baker of Belmont Abbey and Gregory Sanders of Erskine Earn Baseball Weekly Honors
Griffin Baker of Belmont Abbey and Gregory Sanders of Erskine Earn Baseball Weekly Honors
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Griffin Baker of Belmont Abbey and Gregory Sanders of Erskine have earned the weekly honors for Conference Carolinas baseball.
Baker was named the Pitcher of the Week, while Sanders garnered Player of the Week plaudits. The league office released the weekly honors on Tuesday, March 10, 2020.
In Belmont Abbey’s 13-2 game one victory over then national No. 1 North Greenville, Baker was phenomenal in six innings on the hill. The senior left-handed pitcher from Durham, N.C. fanned nine in his win.
It was a historic last week for Sanders. The sophomore outfielder from Charleston, S.C. hit for the cycle in Erskine’s 13-2 game one win over Southern Wesleyan on March 6. Sanders was a perfect 4-for-4 in collecting a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the win over the Warriors. Overall on the week, Sanders hit .579 (11-of-19) with 11 runs scored and five RBIs. He had four extra-base hits on two doubles, a triple and a home run. Sanders owned a slugging percentage of 1.158 and an on-base percentage of .636 in a perfect 5-0 week for the Flying Fleet.
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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
Week Four (Feb. 25, 2020)
Pitcher of the Week
Will Abbott – Mount Olive
Player of the Week
Douglas Angeli – North Greenville
Week Five (March 3, 2020)
Pitcher of the Week
Braden White – King
Player of the Week
Benjamin Huber – Limestone
Week Six (March 10, 2020)
Pitcher of the Week
Griffin Baker – Belmont Abbey
Player of the Week
Gregory Sanders – Erskine