SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Citadel right fielder Tyler Griffin has been named the Southern Conference Player of the Week and Davidson right-hander Nick Neitzel has been named the SoCon Pitcher of the Week for all games May 13-18. The selections are made by the league office.

Griffin made a triumphant return to the Bulldog lineup after missing 18 games with a fractured foot, hitting .588 with three home runs, two doubles, five runs and 13 RBIs in The Citadel’s four games.
    
In his first game back, the Gainesville, Fla., junior went 3-for-4 with two home runs and a career-high tying five RBIs and three runs scored as The Citadel trounced Charleston Southern on Tuesday, 21-6.

Against UNCG on Thursday, Griffin was 1-for-4 with a walk, a run and an RBI. The following day, he again matched his career high with five RBIs, going 3-for-5 with a home run. In Saturday’s regular-season finale, he turned in his third three-hit game of the week, going 3-for-4 with a walk, two doubles and two driven in.

The Citadel returns to action on Wednesday as the fourth-seeded Bulldogs will kick off the SoCon Baseball Championship against No. 5 seed Appalachian State at 10 a.m. at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C.

Other top hitters included: Hector Crespo (Appalachian State), Carl Wise (College of Charleston), Nathan Becker (Davidson), Chris Ohmstede (Furman), Ben Morgan (Georgia Southern), Trevor Edwards (UNCG), Christiaan Durdaller (Samford), Tyler White (Western Carolina) and Alec Paradowski (Wofford).

Neitzel allowed just an unearned run in a rain-shortened complete-game win over Samford on Saturday, 12-1. The Coral Gables, Fla., sophomore surrendered just four hits and two walks in six innings as the Wildcats won their final regular-season series and wrapped up their season with five wins in their last six tries. The win was the first of Neitzel’s career. He struck out four batters on the day.

Other top pitchers included: Jeffrey Springs (Appalachian State), Blake Ross (College of Charleston), Austin Pritcher (The Citadel), Evan Challenger (Georgia Southern), Eric Wright (Samford), Jonathan Waszak (Western Carolina) and Bradley Evsich (Wofford).


2013 SoCon Players of the Week
Feb. 18    Tommy Corbin, Samford
Feb. 25    Josh Hyman, Wofford
March 4    Drew DeKerlegand, The Citadel
March 11    Tyler White, Western Carolina
March 18    Bo Thompson, The Citadel
March 25    C.K. Irby, Samford
April 1    Cambric Moye, UNCG
April 8    Ryan Kinsella, Elon
April 15    Brandon Murray, College of Charleston
April 22    Adam Martin, Western Carolina
April 29    Johnathan Stokes, The Citadel
May 6    Greg Harrison, Furman
May 13    Noah Holmes, Appalachian State
May 21    Tyler Griffin, The Citadel

2013 SoCon Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 18    Jamie Nunn, Appalachian State
Feb. 25    Adam Curtis, Western Carolina
March 4    C.K. Irby, Samford
March 11    Nate Smith, Furman
March 18    Kyle Webb, Elon
March 25    C.K. Irby, Samford
April 1    Sam Agnew-Wieland, Appalachian State
April 8    Sam Agnew-Wieland, Appalachian State
April 15    Brandon Yarusi, Wofford
April 22    Jeremy Null, Western Carolina
April 29    Austin Pritcher, The Citadel
May 6    Matt Pegler, College of Charleston
May 13    Austin Pritcher, The Citadel
May 21    Nick Neitzel, Davidson