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April 6, 2009
 ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Mars Hill outfielder Brian Williams was named the South Atlantic Conference Baseball Position Player of the Week league officials announced Monday. Williams, a 5-10, 195-pound senior from Orlando, Fla., earns this honor for a second time this season.
The Palm Beach Atlantic transfer hit .481 in six games last week with four home runs, 13 RBI, a double and scored eight runs as the Lions went 4-2. Included in that was a 4-1 league record, including a three-game sweep at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne. He had a .963 slugging percentage during the week and posted a .533 average against Lenoir-Rhyne, going 8-for-15 with two home runs, seven RBI and four runs scored.
Newberry pitcher Thomas Berryhill was named SAC Pitcher of the Week.
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
3/30 Mark Letchworth, OF Wingate
4/6 Brian Williams, OF 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
3/30 Mark Letchworth Wingate
4/6 Thomas Berryhill Newberry
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