Wingate Sweeps South Atlantic Conference AstroTurf Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week Honors
Wingate outfielder Trent Wynn has been named the South Atlantic Conference AstroTurf Baseball Player of the Week, and Wingate right-handed pitcher Hunter Morgan has been named the South Atlantic Conference AstroTurf Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played April 9-15, the League announced today.
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Wingate outfielder Trent Wynn has been named the South Atlantic Conference AstroTurf Baseball Player of the Week, and Wingate right-handed pitcher Hunter Morgan has been named the South Atlantic Conference AstroTurf Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played April 9-15, the League announced today.
Wynn, a senior from New Bern, N.C., led the Bulldogs to a 3-1 record last week, including a SAC series win over Newberry. He collected a hit in all four games, batting .571 for the week with two home runs, two doubles, five RBI and four runs scored.
Morgan, a senior from Summerfield, N.C., went the distance for the Bulldogs and earned the win in game one of their SAC series against Newberry. He threw nine innings, allowing two unearned runs on eight hits with three strikeouts. Morgan needed just 92 pitches to complete the game and walked only one batter.
These are the first Player of the Week honors for both Wynn and Morgan this season.
2018 SAC AstroTurf Baseball Players of the Week
Feb. 6 – Brett Langhorne, Carson-Newman
Feb. 13 – Tyler Adams, Lincoln Memorial
Feb. 20 – Tyler Schneider, Wingate
Feb. 27 – Chance Bowden, Catawba
Mar. 6 – Colin Allman, Newberry
Mar. 13 – Brandon Odachowski, Anderson
Mar. 20 – Chance Bowden, Catawba
Mar. 27 – Colby Skeen, Tusculum
Apr. 3 – Matt Honeycutt, Mars Hill
Apr. 10 – Chance Bowden, Catawba
Apr. 17 – Trent Wynn, Wingate
2018 SAC AstroTurf Baseball Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 6 – Will Gee, Anderson
Feb. 13 – Nick Stegman, Wingate
Feb. 20 – Dillon Cate, Carson-Newman
Feb. 27 – Greg Valentine, Carson-Newman
Mar. 6 – John Grigg, Lenoir-Rhyne
Mar. 13 – Landon Whitson, Lenoir-Rhyne
Mar. 20 – Charles Hall, Tusculum
Mar. 27 – Austin Turgeon, Wingate
Apr. 3 – Andrew Dill, Anderson; DJ Laxton, Catawba
Apr. 10 – Troy Hall, Mars Hill
Apr. 17 – Hunter Morgan, Wingate
AstroTurf is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.
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