Monday, March 26, 2007

Macon, Ga. - The Atlantic Sun Conference office announced that ETSU outfielder, C.J. Lee, has been named the Player of the Week, and ETSU right-handed pitcher Brandon Langston, has been named the Pitcher of the Week.

This is the first player of the week award won by Lee this season. Lee won the award twice in 2006. This is the first career pitcher of the week award given to Langston. ETSU sweeps the awards for the first time.

C.J. Lee, ETSU (Sr. - OF - Bristol, Va. - Sports Management): Lee exploded out of an early season slump, hitting .632 (12-19) with a double, two home runs and three RBI while also accruing a stratospheric 1.000 slugging percentage and leading the Bucs to a 3-1 record for the week. The senior outfielder hit both home runs in the Bucs' weekend series victory over North Florida, helping power the 5-0 opening game victory with a third inning home run. His fourth inning solo shot in the series finale started the Bucs' seven-run rally from a 4-1 deficit en route to an 8-4 series clinching triumph.

On the season the Bristol, Va. native is hitting .337 with a team-leading 10 doubles, three home runs and seven RBI.

Brandon Langston, ETSU (Jr. - P - Ringgold, Ga. - Interdisciplinary Studies): The junior right-hander threw a five-hit complete game shutout in the Bucs' series opening victory over North Florida this past weekend. Keeping the Ospreys off balance with a variety of pitches, the Ringgold, Ga. native notched his fifth consecutive win and first career complete game. In addition to allowing just five hits, the interdisciplinary studies major also struck out a career-high eight batters.

In his last six starts Langston is 5-0 with a 1.03 ERA and 31 strikeouts. On the season, Langston is 5-1 with a 2.02 ERA and 34 strikeouts.

The Atlantic Sun Conference hands out Player and Pitcher of the Week awards weekly during the 2007 baseball season.

The 12-member league headquartered in Macon, Ga., consists of Belmont, Campbell, ETSU, Gardner-Webb, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, Mercer, UNF and Stetson with Florida Gulf Coast and USC Upstate beginning competition in 2007-08.

Other Top Performers

Jace Whitmer, KSU (Fr. - C - Kennesaw, Ga. - Undecided)
Whitmer had an extra-base hit and an RBI in all three games as he drove in six of the Owls 19 runs during the weekend.

Braedyn Pruitt, Stetson (Sr. - 3B - West Palm Beach, Fla. - Business)
Led Stetson to 3-1 week, batting .500 (6-for-12) with a home run, 4 runs scored, 3 RBI, no strikeouts, and an errorless week at third base.

Jon Dandridge, UNF (Sr. - OF - Jacksonville, Fla. - Finance)
Dandridge hit safely in each of UNF's games last week against USF and ETSU.

Josh Thompson, Mercer (Sr. - C - Pineview, Ga. - MBA)
Thompson is in the middle of a 17-game hitting streak. For the week, Thompson hit .294 (5-17) with 3 runs, 2 RBI and 2 doubles.

Caleb Joseph, Lipscomb (So. - C - Franklin, Tenn. - Marketing)
Joseph was 5-15 with 1 run scored, 1 home run, and 5 RBI. Joseph also hit a home run in extra innings to give the Bisons a win.

Chris Ingoglia, Stetson (Sr. - LHP - Boynton Beach, Fla. - Marketing)
Pitched second consecutive 9-inning complete game Saturday vs. Mercer allowing just one unearned run off six hits.

Justin Young, Jacksonville (Sr. - P - Oviedo, Fla. - Computer Information Systems)
For the week, Young was 1-0 with a 1.00 ERA, 9.0 IP, six strikeouts and a complete game.

Charles Lee, Belmont (Sr. - RHP - Brentwood, Tenn. - Accounting)
Lee pitched the first complete game of the season, allowing just four hits and two runs in the game, with five strikeouts and just one walk.

Brantley New, Mercer (Sr. - RHP - Dublin, Ga. - Business Management)
New went a season-high eight innings versus Stetson over the weekend, striking out 8-batters.

Derek Bell, North Florida (Sr. - RHP - Jupiter, Fla. - Communications)
On Saturday vs. ETSU, went seven innings and allowing three unearned runs on four hits while tying his career-high of eight strikeouts.

Kyle Heckathorn, KSU (Fr. - P - Ringgold, Ga. - Undecided)
The right-hander struck out six batters and held JU to a .190 batting average.