John Michael Faile of North Greenville Named NCBWA Southeast Region Player of the Week

John Michael Faile of North Greenville Named NCBWA Southeast Region Player of the Week

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WINGATE, N.C. – John Michael Faile of North Greenville has been named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) NCAA Division II Southeast Region Player of the Week.
 
A redshirt junior catcher from Boiling Springs, South Carolina, Faile led the nationally fifth-ranked Crusaders to a 4-0 week record last week, which included a 12-2 win over No. 18 Lenoir-Rhyne. On the week, Faile hit .571 (8-for-14) with a 1.000 slugging percentage and a .556 on-base percentage while driving in eight runs and scoring three times. His best game of the week came against Lenoir-Rhyne as he went 2-for-4 with two home runs and five RBIs. He also finished 6-for-10 (.600) with three RBIs and a run scored in a conference sweep of Mount Olive. 
 
Faile presently leads Conference Carolinas with 43 RBIs on the season. He is hitting .386 with 33 runs scored to go along with 15 extra-base hits on nine home runs and six doubles.
 
Catawba’s Greg Brown was chosen as the Southeast Region Pitcher of the Week.
 
NCBWA Southeast Region Player of the Week
2/8 | Michael Dansky, Wingate
2/15 | Wade Cuda, Lenoir-Rhyne
2/22 | Mason Streater, Lander
3/1 | Cory Bivins, North Greenville
3/8 | Steven Minter, Columbus State
3/15 | Alden Cottle, Mount Olive
3/22 | Sean Johnson, Belmont Abbey
3/29 | John Michael Faile, North Greenville
 
NCBWA Southeast Region Pitcher of the Week
2/8 | Alex Hart, Barton
2/15 | Ben Gilks, Catawba
2/22 | Hunter Stevens, Mount Olive
3/1 | Bennett Nance, Lander
3/8 | Gage Voorhees, Flagler
3/15 | Joel Haney, USC Aiken
3/22 | Reece Fields, North Greenville
3/29 | Greg Brown, Catawba