A graduate infielder/outfielder from Gainesville, Georgia, Wakefield batted .692 (9-for-13) in four games last week which included a conference series win over Mount Olive and a win over defending national champion and second-ranked Wingate. In the 8-0 win over Wingate he went 3-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and two RBIs. He then went 7-for-10 in the series win over Mount Olive with one double, five runs scored and three driven in. He is currently riding a 20-game hitting streak, the fifth longest in program history. He slugged .846 with a .688 on-base percentage on the week.
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
Week 6 (March 15, 2022)
Player of the Week: Alden Cottle, Mount Olive
Pitcher of the Week: Reece Fields, North Greenville
Week 7 (March 22, 2022)
Player of the Week: Sean Johnson, Belmont Abbey
Pitcher of the Week: Reece Fields, North Greenville
Week 8 (March 29, 2022)
Player of the Week: John Michael Faile, North Greenville
Pitcher of the Week: Shane Rademacher, Chowan
Week 9 (April 5, 2022)
Player of the Week: Marek Chlup, North Greenville
Pitcher of the Week: Alex Hart, Barton
Week 10 (April 12, 2022)
Player of the Week: Tanner Wakefield, Francis Marion
Pitcher of the Week: Austin Moore, Francis Marion