SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Nick Orvin, a junior baseball player at The Citadel, has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for March 30, the league office announced today.
The Moncks Corner, S.C., native holds a 3.74 GPA in education.
In five games over the week, Orvin hit .364 (8-for-22) while totaling 15 bases and hitting two home runs. Against No. 29 Coastal Carolina in midweek action, Orvin picked up his 200th career hit with a solo home run. In the first game of Sunday's doubleheader against conference foe Wofford, Orvin hit his 12th career home run and his team-leading third long ball of the season. The junior outfielder hit safely in all five of the Bulldogs' contests last week and had three multi-hit games to complement four runs, four RBI, two walks and a steal.
The Bulldogs return to conference action this weekend when they travel to Statesboro, Ga., to take on Georgia Southern.
Other nominees included Elon men's tennis player Alberto Rojas, Furman women's tennis player Monica Arguello, Georgia Southern women's tennis player Ali Beavers, UNCG softball player Eileen Horsmon and Chattanooga softball player Tiffany Baker.
Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week
Sept. 8: Brittany Hallberg, Women's Soccer, Elon
Sept. 15: Courtney Barnes, Volleyball, Chattanooga
Sept. 22: Ashley Schnell, Women's Cross Country, UNCG
Sept. 29: Moriah Bellissimo, Volleyball, Georgia Southern
Oct. 6: Ashley Schnell, Women's Cross Country, UNCG
Oct. 13: Sarah Schermerhorn, Women's Volleyball, Elon
Oct. 20: Mitch Allen, Football, Wofford
Oct. 27: Kate Van Dyke, Volleyball, Georgia Southern
Nov. 3: A.J. Harris, Football, Elon
Nov. 10: Maggie Seeds, Volleyball, Appalachian State
Nov. 17: B.J. Coleman, Football, Chattanooga
Nov. 24: Joel Bradford, Football, Chattanooga
Dec. 1: Courtney Freeman, Women's Basketball, Appalachian State
Dec. 8: Kendra Berry, Women's Basketball, Furman
Dec. 15: Monique Floyd, Women's Basketball, UNCG
Jan. 5: Meredyth Frye, Women's Basketball, Georgia Southern
Jan. 12: Drew Spradlin, Men's Basketball, Elon
Jan. 19: Monique Floyd, Women's Basketball, UNCG
Jan. 26: David Moore, Men's Indoor Track & Field, Chattanooga
Feb. 2: Christopher Castagno, Men's Indoor Track & Field, The Citadel
Feb. 9: Jason McCroskey, Wrestling, Chattanooga
Feb. 16: Paige Anderson, Women's Basketball, Samford
Feb. 23: Mike Groselle, Men's Basketball, The Citadel
March 2: Tiffany Baker, Softball, Chattanooga
March 9: Kelsey Sharkey, Women's Basketball, Appalachian State
March 16: David Orces, Men's Tennis, The Citadel
March 23: Daniel Stallsmith, Baseball, Furman
March 30: Nick Orvin, Baseball, The Citadel