Baseball Southern Conference

Callaway, Clark Earn SoCon Baseball Honors

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Appalachian State shortstop Will Callaway has been named the Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Week while Elon left-handed pitcher Dylan Clark has been selected as the league's Pitcher of the Week for all games from March 12-18.

Callaway hit .522 (12-for-23) with two home runs, five doubles, eight RBIs and six runs scored in five games last week as the Mountaineers were 4-1, including a three-game SoCon sweep of The Citadel. The shortstop from Greenville, S.C., hit safely in all five games, including multiple hits in 4-of-5 contests. Callaway's three-run home run in the first inning gave the Mountaineers an early lead over No. 3 South Carolina on Wednesday. The junior was 9-of-14 against The Citadel, highlighted by a 4-for-5 effort with a home run and two doubles in Sunday's series finale.

Clark ran his consecutive scoreless innings streak to 13 by tossing seven innings without a run in Elon's 10-2 win against Davidson on Saturday. The junior from Manchester, N.H., surrendered only a pair of singles to the Wildcats while fanning four and walking two. On the year, Clark is now 5-1 with a SoCon-best 1.26 ERA, allowing five earned runs in 35.2 innings on the mound.

Other hitters receiving consideration were Marty Gantt (College of Charleston), Drew Gadaire (Davidson), Garrett Koster (Elon), Chris Ohmstede (Furman), Scooter Williams (Georgia Southern), Lloyd Enzor (UNCG), Phillip Ervin (Samford), Cody Jones (Western Carolina) and Mac Doyle (Wofford).

Other top performers among pitchers were Jamie Nunn (Appalachian State), Josh Renfro (College of Charleston), Bobby Lyne (Furman), Chris Beck (Georgia Southern), Brennen James (UNCG), Charles Basford (Samford), Morgan McKinney (Western Carolina) and Brandon Yarusi (Wofford).


2012 SoCon Baseball Players of the Week
Feb. 20    Saxon Butler, Samford
Feb. 27    Thomas Troelstrup, UNCG
March 5   Will Owens, Furman
March 12  Ross Heffley, Western Carolina
March 19  Will Callaway, Appalachian State


2012 SoCon Baseball Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 20    Eric Eck, Wofford
Feb. 27    Ryan Arrowood, Appalachian State
March 5   Ryan West, College of Charleston
March 12  Josh Martin, Samford
March 19  Dylan Clark, Elon