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South Atlantic Conference

Wingate’s Jalen Evans and Carson-Newman’s Christian Henderson Named SAC Baseball Players of the Week

Wingate’s Jalen Evans and Carson-Newman’s Christian Henderson Named SAC Baseball Players of the Week
April 28, 2025

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Wingate's Jalen Evans has been named the South Atlantic Conference WePlayed Sports Baseball Player of the Week, while Carson-Newman's Christian Henderson has been named the WePlayed Sports Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played during the final week of the 2025 season, the Conference office announced today.

Evans, a sophomore infielder from Coats, N.C., posted an incredible week at the plate, hitting .727 (8-for-11) over four games. He collected six RBIs, six runs scored, a home run, and a double while drawing four walks and striking out just once. Evans registered multiple hits in each contest and finished the week with a .813 on-base percentage and a 1.091 slugging percentage to help the Bulldogs earn a SAC series win over Emory & Henry.

Henderson, a freshman from Knoxville, Tenn., delivered a standout performance on the mound, tossing a complete-game gem in Carson-Newman's 7-1 win over Emory & Henry. Henderson allowed just one earned run on eight hits across nine innings while striking out four and issuing no walks. His complete game marked just the third nine-inning complete game by a Carson-Newman pitcher in the last seven seasons and helped the Eagles cap their regular season with momentum heading into postseason play.

2025 SAC WePlayed Sports Baseball Player of the Week

  • Feb. 4 – Nicholas Castellana, Carson-Newman

  • Feb. 11 – Mackenzie Wainwright, Lenoir-Rhyne

  • Feb. 17 – Owen Blackledge, Lenoir-Rhyne

  • Feb. 24 – Ben Bullard, Anderson

  • Mar. 3 – Dylan Driver, Catawba

  • Mar. 10 – Sal Carricato, Lenoir-Rhyne

  • Mar. 17 – Cole Stanford, Lenoir-Rhyne

  • Mar. 24 – Cole Hales, Catawba

  • Apr. 1 – Adams Faucett, Limestone

  • Apr. 8 – Cole Stanford, Lenoir-Rhyne

  • Apr. 15 – Logan Floyd, Carson-Newman

  • Apr. 22 – Sal Carricato, Lenoir-Rhyne

  • Apr. 29 – Jalen Evans, Wingate

2025 SAC WePlayed Sports Baseball Pitcher of the Week

  • Feb. 4 – Payne Stolsworth, Catawba

  • Feb. 11 – Chansen Cole, Newberry

  • Feb. 17 – Ryan Higgins, Carson-Newman

  • Feb. 24 – Cody Chapman, Coker

  • Mar. 3 – Walker Noland, Anderson

  • Mar. 10 – Kolton Casson, Carson-Newman

  • Mar. 17 – Payne Stolsworth, Catawba

  • Mar. 24 – Philip Miller, Tusculum

  • Apr. 1 – Kolton Casson, Carson-Newman

  • Apr. 8 – Britton Adams, Coker

  • Apr. 15 – Chansen Cole, Newberry

  • Apr. 22 – Casey Gouge, Catawba

  • Apr. 29 – Christian Henderson, Carson-Newman

WePlayed Sports is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and the title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.