Dale Francis, Jr. of Erskine Selected NCBWA Southeast Region Player of the Week

Dale Francis, Jr. of Erskine Selected NCBWA Southeast Region Player of the Week

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WINGATE, N.C. – Dale Francis, Jr. of Erskine has been selected as the Southeast Region Player of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
 
A sophomore from Fort Pierce, Florida, Francis finished Erskine’s four games last week hitting .667 (10-of-15) with 13 RBIs and eight runs scored. He had two four-hit games in addition to seven extra-base hits on four home runs and three doubles. Francis owned a 1.667 slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .737. In Erskine’s 21-9 game one win over Barton, Francis finished the game going 4-for-5 with eight RBIs and four runs scored. He had three home runs in the contest. Francis currently leads Conference Carolinas in slugging percentage (.946), on-base percentage (.539) and OPS (1.485). He is second in the league in batting average at .459.
 
Francis is the fourth different student-athlete from Conference Carolinas baseball from three different programs to receive a weekly region honor from the NCBWA.
 
Wingate redshirt junior left-hander Mitch Farris was tabbed as the NCBWA Southeast Region Pitcher of the Week.

NCBWA Southeast Region Player of the Week
2/7 | Dylan Driver, Catawba
2/14 | Christian Jayne, UNC Pembroke
2/21 | Seaver King, Wingate
2/28 | Cole Harness, UVA Wise
3/7 | Tyler Bradley, Emory & Henry
3/14 | Braylin Marine, Newberry
3/21 | Dale Francis, Jr., Erskine

NCBWA Southeast Region Pitcher of the Week

2/7 | Drew Moore, King
2/14 | Noah Windhorst, Columbus State
2/21 | Branden Kunz, UNC Pembroke
2/28 | Cam Dimidjian, USC Beaufort
3/7 | Matthew Heard, North Georgia
3/14 | Noah Windhorst, Columbus State
3/21 | Mitch Farris, Wingate