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April 3, 2006
CATAWBA'S
SANDS AND MARS HILL'S HARRISON NAMED
SAC PLAYER AND PITCHER OF THE WEEK
 ROCK
HILL, S.C. - Catawba outfielder Jerry
Sands and Mars Hill pitcher Charlie Harrison
(Granite Falls, NC) have been named the
South Atlantic Conference Player and Pitcher
of the Week, respectively, the league
announced Monday afternoon.
Catawba freshman, Jerry Sands hit .538
for the week as the No.4 Indians won three
of four games and took over first place
in the SAC. After having his 25-game hitting
streak snapped last Sunday at Lenoir-Rhyne,
Sands picked up hits in all four games
this week. He had three hits in a 5-3
win over Pfeiffer, including a homerun.
Sands next added two hits and a homerun
in the opener against Tusculum. For the
week, he had three homeruns and seven
RBI, while scoring six runs. On the season,
Sands is hitting .408 with 11 homeruns
and 44 RBI.
Mars Hill junior, Charlie Harrison, picked
up one win and one save this past week.
Harrison pitched in relief to obtain a
win against Carson-Newman in extra innings
and then obtained a save against West
Virginia Wesleyan. The right hand pitcher
threw four innings in relief and did not
allow any runs and only two hits. Harrison
struck out six batters while walking none.
The SAC player and pitcher of the week
are selected by the conference's eight
sports information directors.
2006 Baseball Position Player of the
Week
week 1 Jimbo Davis - Catawba
week 2 David Thomas - Catawba
week 3 Adam Kefauver - Carson-Newman
week 4 Matt Smith - Catawba
week 5 Charlie Munroe - Carson-Newman
week 6 Josh Wolff - Tusculum
week 7 Matt Smith - Catawba
week 8 David Thomas - Catawba
week 9 Jerry Sands - Catawba
2006 Baseball Pitcher of the Week
week 1 Zack Evans - Catawba
week 2 Chad Yow - Wingate
week 3 Ernie Castellano - Newberry
week 4 Brent Gabel - Tusculum
week 5 Tim Smith - Catawba
week 6 John Wallace - Carson-Newman
week 7 Derrick Calkin - Carson-Newman
week 8 Nick Tracy - Mars Hill
week 9 Charlie Harrison - Mars Hill
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