Tanner Halvorson of Barton Tabbed NCBWA Southeast Region Pitcher of the Week
SALISBURY, N.C. - Tanner Halvorson of Barton has been chosen as the National Collegiate Baseball Writers’ Association (NCBWA) Southeast Region Pitcher of the Week.
In two starts, Halvorson threw two complete game conference victories last week in a 4-1 win over Young Harris on Monday and a 4-2 victory over Belmont Abbey on Sunday.
Halvorson struck out 19 batters this past week and pushed his record this year to 6-0 with a 2.57 earned run average and 62 strikeouts. Halvorson, last year's Pitcher of the Year in the league, has a 17-game winning streak dating back to last year. He struck out 11 batters against 11th-ranked Young Harris before striking out eight in a win over Belmont Abbey.
NCBWA Southeast Region Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 6 Jake Inman, UNC Pembroke
Feb. 13 Ben Smith, Anderson
Feb. 20 Benjamin Blackwell, Coker
Feb. 27 Nick McCollum, Georgia Southwestern
Mar. 5 Reece Fields, North Greenville
Mar. 12 Ethan Imbimbo, Mount Olive
Mar. 19 Tanner Halvorson, Barton
NCBWA Southeast Region Player of the Week
Feb. 6 Derek Wylie, Columbus State
Feb. 13 Nick Dietsch, Emmanuel
Feb. 20 Connor Droze, Lander
Feb. 27 David Lewis, North Greenville
Mar. 5 Win Johns, Columbus State
Mar. 12 Dale Francis, Jr., Erskine
Mar. 19 Kyle Lodise, Augusta