Paxton had a big week, posting two saves to help Belmont Abbey win the Conference Carolinas series over top-ranked North Greenville. He started by tossing the final two innings with four strikeouts in a 10-8 game-one win. He then earned the final two outs, one via strikeout in the Crusaders' 4-3 game-two victory. For the week he recorded an ERA of 0.00 with five strikeouts in two and two-thirds innings while holding the Trailblazers to a .111 batting average.