March 23, 2009

ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Mars Hill’s Mike Dobre and Alex Britt have been named the South Atlantic Conference Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, announced conference officials Monday.

Dobre, a 5-9, 175-pound senior catcher from Pompano Beach, Fla., batted .550 with a pair of doubles and a home run to lead the Lions to a 4-1 record on the week, all SAC games. In Mars Hill’s three-game sweep over Newberry, Dobre went 8-for-13 (.615) with a pair of doubles and a stolen base. He went 3-for-5 in MHC’s 8-7 win in the series opener and 3-for-4 in an 8-0 victory in game two.

Britt, a 6-1, 175-pound freshman from Salisbury, N.C., posted a pair of wins over Catawba and Newberry. He tossed 5.1 innings in the Lions’ 6-3 win over the Indians. He scattered five hits, gave up three runs, a walk and posted a strikeout. In MHC’s 7-2 win over Newberry, Britt pitched a nine-inning complete game as he allowed seven hits, two runs, walked two and struck out a pair. On the week, he posted a 3.14 earned run average in his 14.1 innings of work, including three strikeouts.

The SAC Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week are selected by a vote of the league’s nine sports information directors.

SAC Baseball Player of the Week

Date      Player, Pos.                                        School

2/10       Evan Taylor, OF                               Lenoir-Rhyne

2/17       Evan Taylor, OF                               Lenoir-Rhyne

2/24       Craige Lyerly, 3B                             Catawba

3/3         Max Loveland, OF                            Lenoir-Rhyne

3/10       Brian Williams, OF                       Mars Hill

3/16       Payden Houser, 2B                          Tusculum

3/23       Mike Dobre, C                                Mars Hill

SAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Date      Player                                                   School

2/10       Justin Hall                                     Mars Hill              

2/17       Corbin Ariail                                     Carson-Newman

2/24       Trevor Mullins                                  Catawba

3/3         Josh Strawn                                     Lincoln Memorial

3/10       Josh McElwee                                   Newberry

3/16       Rob Currie                                         Tusculum

3/23       Alex Britt                                         Mars Hill

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