GREENVILLE, S.C. – Jeremy Begora of Young Harris College was selected National Collegiate Baseball Writers’ Association (NCBWA) Southeast Region Player of the Week.

Begora had a big week to lead the Mountain Lions to four wins, including a sweep of Mount Olive. For the week, he posted a .588 batting average with 10 hits, 11 runs scored and 14 runs batted in. The senior launched five home runs and recorded five walks for a slugging percentage of 1.471 and on base percentage of .650. He posted three hits with two runs scored and two runs batted in against Southern Wesleyan in a mid-week contest.

Over the weekend he posted at least two hits in all three games against Mount Olive, including three hits, two home runs, four runs batted in and four runs scored in the series opener against Mount Olive. Begora added two home runs and six runs batted in in game two before launching another home run and scoring twice in the series finale.

NCBWA Southeast Region Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 4 Payne Stolsworth, Catawba
Feb. 11 Chansen Cole, Newberry
Feb. 18 Evan Harding, Barton
Feb. 25 Jake Larson, Lander
March 4 Thomas Paxton, Belmont Abbey
March 11 Seth Crowe, Shorter
NCBWA Southeast Region Player of the Week
Feb. 4 Landon Mokris, Emmanuel
Feb. 11 Kade Smallwood, Young Harris
Feb. 18 Tanner Folds, Shorter
Feb. 25 Charlie Bussey III, Francis Marion
March 4 Dylan Driver, Catawba
March 11 Grant Sherrod, Lander