The reigning Conference Carolinas Player of the Year, Faile had a breakout week for the Crusaders as the junior catcher hit .500 on the week with a 1.000 slugging percentage and a .667 on-base mark with nine runs scored and 13 RBIs, a double and two home runs. The Boiling Springs, South Carolina native reached base three times, drove in two and scored in a 9-2 win over Bluefield State March 1 before hitting a grand slam in the second game of the doubleheader. He wrapped up the week by going 5-for-10 with seven RBIs and six runs scored in a road conference sweep of Chowan.
2022 Conference Carolinas Baseball Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Feb. 8, 2022)
Player of the Week: Ben Ferguson, Belmont Abbey
Pitcher of the Week: Alex Hart, Barton
Week 2 (Feb. 15, 2022)
Player of the Week: Ethan Ott, UNC Pembroke
Pitcher of the Week: Shane Rademacher, Chowan
Week 3 (Feb. 22, 2022)
Player of the Week: Jack Casbarro, Mount Olive
Pitcher of the Week: Hunter Stevens, Mount Olive
Week 4 (March 1, 2022)
Player of the Week: Cory Bivins, North Greenville
Pitcher of the Week: Caleb Erwin, Mount Olive
Week 5 (March 8, 2022)
Player of the Week: John Michael Faile, North Greenville
Pitcher of the Week: Reece Fields, North Greenville