The South Atlantic Conference Announces AstroTurf SAC Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, Mar. 7

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Wingate's Bradley Brown was tabbed the Astroturf South Atlantic Conference Baseball Player of the Week, while Thomas St. Clair of Lenoir-Rhyne was tabbed the Astroturf South Atlantic Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played Feb. 27-March 5, the League announced today.

Brown, a junior from Rockingham, N.C., posted six hits three home runs and 11 RBI to lead the Bulldogs to a 3-1 record last week, including a South Atlantic Conference series sweep over Anderson.  In the Anderson series, Brown homered in three-straight games and finished the series with a pair of multiple-hit games.  In game one of the double-header on March 4, he drove in six runs on three hits.  He slugged 1.000 percent in the four-game span and finished the week with a .400 average at the plate.  The honor marks his first Player of the Week nod this season.

St. Clair, a senior from Winston-Salem, N.C., threw his second-straight complete game win in a 6-2 victory over Catawba on March 4.  He allowed just one earned run, while striking out 16 Catawba batters.  St. Clair is 6-0 on the year and leads the nation with 62 strikeouts.  The honor marks his third Pitcher of the Week honor this season.

2017 Baseball Players of the Week
Feb. 7 - Justin Dean, Lenoir-Rhyne
Feb. 14 - Ryan Addington, Carson-Newman
Feb. 21 - Luke Setzer, Catawba
Feb. 28 - Luke Setzer, Catawba & Trejon Smith, Newberry
Mar. 7 - Bradley Brown, Wingate

2017 Baseball Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 7 - Hunter Hamilton, Wingate 
Feb. 14 - Zach Slagle, Tusculum & Thomas St. Clair, Lenoir-Rhyne 
Feb. 21 - Hunter Morgan, Wingate 
Feb. 28 - Thomas St. Clair, Lenoir-Rhyne 
Mar. 7 - Thomas St. Clair, Lenoir-Rhyne