Ben Gobbel of Belmont Abbey and Landen Smith of UNC Pembroke Capture Conference Carolinas Baseball Weekly Honors
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Ben Gobbel of Belmont Abbey and Landen Smith of UNC Pembroke have earned the weekly honors in Conference Carolinas baseball for the week ending May 1.
Gobbel was selected as the Player of the Week for the second straight week, while Smith earned Pitcher of the Week accolades.
A junior shortstop from Cumming, Georgia, Gobbel helped the Crusaders go 4-0 on the week as he hit .688 (11-for-16) with a 1.500 slugging percentage and a .750 on-base percentage. He drove in 10 runs and scored 11 with three home runs, two doubles and one triple while also drawing four walks, stealing two bases and striking out just once. In an 18-6 non-conference win over Lander on April 26 he went 4-for-5 with four RBIs and five runs scored with a triple and a home run. He was a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs scored and an RBI to go with two walks in the series opening 9-1 league win over Chowan and he closed the series with a 3-for-5 game on April 30 in which he drove in five and scored twice with a pair of home runs in a 16-1 victory.
A redshirt senior left-handed pitcher from Archdale, North Carolina, Smith is the closer for the Braves and earned a save as he allowed just two hits with 12 strikeouts over 5.2 innings in a pair of wins. He appeared in both wins over Emmanuel on Saturday as he struck out five and allowed just two base runners in two innings of a 7-3 win in game one before striking out seven with two hits over 3.2 innings to earn the save the 3-2 win. He limited the Lions to a .118 average in his appearances.
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2022 Conference Carolinas Baseball Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Feb. 8, 2022)
Player of the Week: Ben Ferguson, Belmont Abbey
Pitcher of the Week: Alex Hart, Barton
Week 2 (Feb. 15, 2022)
Player of the Week: Ethan Ott, UNC Pembroke
Pitcher of the Week: Shane Rademacher, Chowan
Week 3 (Feb. 22, 2022)
Player of the Week: Jack Casbarro, Mount Olive
Pitcher of the Week: Hunter Stevens, Mount Olive
Week 4 (March 1, 2022)
Player of the Week: Cory Bivins, North Greenville
Pitcher of the Week: Caleb Erwin, Mount Olive
Week 5 (March 8, 2022)
Player of the Week: John Michael Faile, North Greenville
Pitcher of the Week: Reece Fields, North Greenville
Week 6 (March 15, 2022)
Player of the Week: Alden Cottle, Mount Olive
Pitcher of the Week: Reece Fields, North Greenville
Week 7 (March 22, 2022)
Player of the Week: Sean Johnson, Belmont Abbey
Pitcher of the Week: Reece Fields, North Greenville
Week 8 (March 29, 2022)
Player of the Week: John Michael Faile, North Greenville
Pitcher of the Week: Shane Rademacher, Chowan
Week 9 (April 5, 2022)
Player of the Week: Marek Chlup, North Greenville
Pitcher of the Week: Alex Hart, Barton
Week 10 (April 12, 2022)
Player of the Week: Tanner Wakefield, Francis Marion
Pitcher of the Week: Austin Moore, Francis Marion
Week 11 (April 19, 2022)
Player of the Week: Todd Mattox, Francis Marion
Pitcher of the Week: Reece Fields, North Greenville
Week 12 (April 26, 2022)
Player of the Week: Ben Gobbel, Belmont Abbey
Pitcher of the Week: Drew Moore, King
Week 13 (May 2, 2022)
Player of the Week: Ben Gobbel, Belmont Abbey
Pitcher of the Week: Landen Smith, UNC Pembroke