SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? Western Carolina’s Tyler Sexton was named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week. A standout on Western Carolina’s baseball team, Sexton has a 3.9-grade point average and is majoring in sports management.
Sexton, a senior from High Point, N.C., had a record of 1-0 with two relief appearances in 7.1 innings of work, he allowed no earned runs and struck out 11.
Sexton pitched three innings, gave up three hits, and struck out six batters in a 13-6 win over Gardner-Webb on Tuesday April 1.
He pitched 4.2 innings, giving up six hits, striking out five batters and allowed one unearned run in an 8-4 win over Davidson on Sunday