Wingate's Adams Named NCBWA Southeast Region Player of the Week

March 26, 2024

Salisbury, N.C. ---- Mount Olive right-handed pitcher Ethan Imbimbo and Wingate outfielder Brett Adams were tabbed the National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association Southeast Region Pitcher and Player of the Week, respectively, the organization announced Tuesday afternoon.

A 6-foor-4 right-handed pitcher, Imbimbo joined exclusive company in Mount Olive history after recording the first no-hitter since Mount Olive Hall of Famer and former MLB draft pick Carter Capps achieved the feat against Coker in 2011. Imbimbo pitched seven innings on 88 pitches and tallied six strikeouts and zero walks while facing the minimum 21 batters in an 11-0 win over No. 21 ranked UNC Pembroke on Thursday night. Making the transition from reliever to starter this season, Imbimbo boasts an impressive 5-0 record on the mound with 32 strikeouts and 14 walks over 37.1 innings pitched. He has held his opponents to a .189 batting average this season, which leads Conference Carolinas this season.

Adams, a senior outfielder from Charlotte, N.C., led the Bulldogs to a 4-0 week, including a three-game sweep of Mars Hill. He batted .538 for the week with a double, a triple, two home runs, seven runs scored, and eight RBIs. He had a .625 on-base percentage and a 1.231 slugging percentage.

NCBWA Southeast Region Pitcher of the Week

Feb. 6 Jake Inman, UNC Pembroke

Feb. 13 Ben Smith, Anderson

Feb. 20 Benjamin Blackwell, Coker

Feb. 27 Nick McCollum, Georgia Southwestern

Mar. 5 Reece Fields, North Greenville

Mar. 12 Ethan Imbimbo, Mount Olive

Mar. 19 Tanner Halvorson, Barton

Mar. 26 Ethan Imbimbo, Mount Olive

NCBWA Southeast Region Player of the Week

Feb. 6 Derek Wylie, Columbus State

Feb. 13 Nick Dietsch, Emmanuel

Feb. 20 Connor Droze, Lander

Feb. 27 David Lewis, North Greenville

Mar. 5 Win Johns, Columbus State

Mar. 12 Dale Francis, Jr., Erskine

Mar. 19 Kyle Lodise, Augusta

Mar. 26 Brett Adams, Wingate