Sykes and Peddycord earn USA South Baseball weekly honors
Greensboro, NC – The USA South Athletic Conference has announced that Greensboro College’s Evan Sykes and Sam Peddycord have been named Baseball Rookie of the Week and Pitcher of the Week.
Sykes, a Freshman infielder from Graham, North Carolina went a combined 8-for-13 (.615) with a .688 on-base percentage, and a 1.385 slugging percentage to go along with six runs scored, six RBI, two doubles, one triple, two home runs, and two walks as the Pride posted a 3-1 record last week. In a 13-3 loss to nationally-ranked Lynchburg, Sykes was 3-for-4 with three RBI, one double, and one triple. In a three-game sweep of USA South foe Mary Baldwin, Sykes was a combined 5-for-9 with six runs scored, three RBI, one double, two home runs, and two walks.
Peddycord, a Senior from Kernersville, North Carolina earned a complete-game victory in his only appearance last week for the Pride, a 4-1 victory over USA South foe Mary Baldwin. Peddycord allowed just one unearned run on seven hits with zero walks and seven strikeouts.
The Greensboro College Athletic Department would like to congratulate Evan and Sam on receiving these honors.