Monday, March 18, 2013

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MACON, Ga. - ETSU's freshman duo of Jeremy Taylor and Griffin Krieg powered the Buccaneers to a conference opening series win vs. USC Upstate and in the process earned the underclassmen the Atlantic Sun Baseball Weekly Honors, announced Monday by the league office.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Jeremy Taylor, ETSU (OF – Fr. – Fayetteville, Ga.)

• First Career A-Sun Player of the Week honor; second for ETSU this season
• Totaled 11 hits with three doubles and five RBI in a 3-2 week for ETSU
• Crossed the plate eight teams including four times in win vs. UNCA
• Added five hits vs. the Bulldogs with four RBI
• Recorded two doubles in 10-4 Sunday win vs. USC Upstate
• Helped Bucs to a 2-1 start in conference play with series win vs. Spartans

• Robert Bruce (OF, Stetson) - Hit .474 with five RBI including game-winners vs. B-CU and Fairfield
• Corbin Olmstead (RHP/IF, North Florida) - Amassed nine hits with five RBI; added 2.1 innings pitched
• Kal Simmons (SS, Kennesaw State) - Collected seven hits in 14 at-bats including four vs. Mercer on Sunday

• First Career Pitcher of the Week honor
• Pitched 11.0 innings on the week without allowing a run
• Allowed only five hits with only two walks and five strikeouts
• Earned the win vs. USC Upstate with eight scoreless innings and four hits
• Added three scoreless innings vs. Winthrop on one hit and three strikeouts
• Bucs currently sit tied for first place in the A-Sun at 2-1

• Blake Bagshaw (RHP, Northern Kentucky) - Fanned eight batters in 6.2 innings vs. Eastern Michigan with one earned run
• Kevin Kyle (RHP, Kennesaw State) - Claimed the Sunday win vs. Mercer with 6.2 innings pitched and one earned run
• Kyle Westwood (RHP, North Florida) - Tossed 7.2 combined innings in two contests; totaled 13 strikeouts on the week