North Carolina Central freshman Carter Williams(Northeast Guilford HigH School) was selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Baseball Player of the Week, the conference office announced today. North Carolina A&T State’s Camden Williamson(Dudley High School) earned Rookie of the Week honors, while Maryland Eastern Shore sophomore Zach Mills was named Pitcher of the Week.
Williams (6-3, 190, Fr., Brown Summit, N.C.) hit .480 (12-for-25) for the week, including five doubles, racking up four RBIs and scoring four times. He had three three-hit games during the week – against Longwood, High Point and Florida A&M – and he went 3-for-5 with three RBIs in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Rattlers. He reached base in all five games, and he stole a base against High Point. In the field, Williams went without an error in 31 putouts.
Williamson (5-8, 180, Fr., Greensboro, N.C.) hit .400 (6-for-15) for the week, driving in three runs and scoring four times. In the Aggies’ three-game sweep of Savannah State over the weekend, he was a combined 5-for-12 at the plate, including a pair of two-hit games, and he hit a home run in the series opener on Saturday. He also had a stolen base and went errorless in four games.
Mills (5-9, 175, So., Parksley, Va.) pitched seven shutout innings against Delaware State, giving up just two hits and striking out 11 – including five of the game’s first six batters. His performance on the mound helped the Hawks snap a 10-game losing streak, and it kicked off a doubleheader sweep of the Hornets. Mills also pitched a scoreless inning of relief earlier in the week at Mount St. Mary’s (Md.).
Other Top Performers
Tyler Krull (B-CU) struck out 10 batters in a combined 9.0 innings of work against North Florida and Liberty.
Anthony Maldonado (B-CU) gave up just one earned run in 7.0 innings against Liberty, scattering two hits and striking out seven.
Allen Saar (CSU) went 2-for-4 with an RBI and his first stolen base against Towson.
Dylan Carlson (FAMU) struck out five in 6.0 innings, scattering two hits against Alabama State.
Aubrey McCarty (FAMU) went 5-for-5 with two home runs and seven RBIs in the series finale against North Carolina Central.
Ryan Rotondo (MDES) hit .412 (7-for-17) for the week and had a pair of two-hit games.
Kaeson Wilson (NCAT) struck out a career-high eight in 6.0 innings against Savannah State.
Jake Raby (NCCU) had a combined four RBIs in a three-game set against Florida A&M, including a three-RBI performance in the first game of the series.
Devin Sweet (NCCU)/(Southeast Guilford High School) scattered three hits in six innings against Florida A&M, striking out five.
Chase Anderson (NSU) struck out eight in 4.1 innings of relief against Coppin State.
Brian Beard (NSU) had a pair of three-hit games – one against William & Mary and another against Coppin State – driving in seven runs for the week.