Baseball Southern Conference

Elon's Grant Rembert named National Baseball Hitter of the Week

DALLAS, Texas -- The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released the Pro-Line Cap National Player of the Week awards for the period ending February 6, today. Elon senior outfielder Grant Rembert was named National Hitter of the Week, while Arizona State junior LHP Erik Averill was named National Pitcher of the Week. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference each week and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season. This marks the first time an Elon player has won a national player of the week honor at the Division I level in any sport.

Rembert batted .500 (4-for-8) with five runs scored, two doubles, a homer, six RBI, three walks, one hit by pitch and 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts in leading Elon to a three-game sweep of Southern Conference foe, Wofford. The Hickory, N.C., native collected nine total bases and finished with a 1.125 slugging percentage for the week and had a .667 on-base percentage. In the field, he recorded four putouts for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.

Averill threw a complete-game shutout and collected a career-high 14 strikeouts in a 12-0 victory over New Mexico State. Averill scattered seven hits (six singles) and did not allow a runner past second base, while picking up his first win of the season and 13th of his career. Of his 14 strikeouts, eight were looking, and he allowed only three fly balls. The complete-game shutout was the first by a Sun Devil since Jered Liebeck beat Long Beach State in 2003 to earn National Pitcher of the Week honors. His 14 strikeouts also were the most by a Sun Devil since Mike Esposito had 17 against Washington in 2002. For the season, Averill is 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 13.0 innings, while not allowing a walk.

Rembert and the Phoenix will be back in action at Latham Park this weekend beginning at 2:30 p.m. on Friday when Delaware State visits Elon for a three-game set.