Garrett Browder of Belmont Abbey and Andrew Ledbetter of Mount Olive Pick Up Baseball Weekly Honors
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Garrett Browder of Belmont Abbey and Andrew Ledbetter of Mount Olive have been chosen as the weekly award winners for Conference Carolinas baseball for the week ending April 2, 2023.
Browder was selected as the Player of the Week, while Ledbetter garnered Pitcher of the Week honors.
A junior catcher from Wilson, North Carolina, Browder finished Belmont Abbey’s four games last week hitting .500 (9-for-18) eight RBIs and five runs scored. He was particularly strong in his power numbers on the week, finishing with five extra-base hits on three home runs and two doubles. He owned an impressive slugging percentage of 1.111 and an on-base percentage of .550. Browder is presently in the top-10 in Conference Carolinas in batting average (.388) and on-base percentage (.500).
A relief pitcher from Huntington Station, New York, Ledbetter secured the series-winning save this past Saturday in the 10-4 Mount Olive win over No. 1 North Greenville. He tossed 3.0 scoreless innings while yielding one hit with five strikeouts and two walks against the Crusaders. He retired the side in order in the eighth inning before forcing a game-ending double play in the ninth.
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2023 Conference Carolinas Baseball Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Feb. 7, 2023)
Player of the Week: Ethan Ott, UNC Pembroke
Pitcher of the Week: Drew Moore, King
Week 2 (Feb. 14, 2023)
Player of the Week: Christian Jayne, UNC Pembroke
Pitcher of the Week: Ethan Wilson, Belmont Abbey
Week 3 (Feb. 21, 2023)
Player of the Week: Will Hardee, Francis Marion
Pitcher of the Week: Branden Kunz, UNC Pembroke
Week 4 (Feb. 28, 2023)
Player of the Week: Marcerio Allen, Southern Wesleyan
Pitcher of the Week: Steven Mufareh, Southern Wesleyan
Week 5 (March 7, 2023)
Player of the Week: Patrick Taylor, Belmont Abbey
Pitcher of the Week: Nic Aehlert, Belmont Abbey
Week 6 (March 14, 2023)
Player of the Week: Dylan Jeffries, Mount Olive
Pitcher of the Week: Erik Johnson, Mount Olive
Week 7 (March 21, 2023)
Player of the Week: Dale Francis, Jr., Erskine
Pitcher of the Week: Reece Fields, North Greenville
Week 8 (March 28, 2023)
Player of the Week: Christian Rivera, Erskine
Pitcher of the Week: Reece Fields, North Greenville
Week 9 (April 4, 2023)
Player of the Week: Garrett Browder, Belmont Abbey
Pitcher of the Week: Andrew Ledbetter, Mount Olive