SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Mercer’s Jose Hernandez has been named General Shale Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for competition held Feb. 17-23, the league office announced Wednesday.

A senior catcher for the Bears, Hernandez posted a team-best .625 batting average and two home runs as Mercer earned an opening-weekend sweep of Radford. His best day at the plate came in the series finale, when he went 3-for-4 with two RBIs in Mercer’s 9-2 victory on Sunday. The Fort Meade, Fla., native also blasted a crucial pinch-hit solo homer in the Bears’ 8-7 win on Saturday.

Hernandez is a finance major and boasts a 3.86 grade point average.

Other nominees: Bethany Cowart (ETSU, softball), Holli Wilkins (Furman, women’s basketball), Brittany Stevens (Samford, women’s basketball) and Megan Woods (Chattanooga, women’s golf).

General Shale SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week (since Dec. 1, 2015)

Dec. 2: Lucy Mason, UNCG, Women’s Basketball

Dec. 9: Sydni Means, Mercer, Women’s Basketball

Dec. 16: Krista Stricklin, Samford, Women’s Basketball

Dec. 23: Eric Robertson, Chattanooga, Men’s Basketball

Jan. 6: Lucy Mason, UNCG, Women’s Basketball

Jan. 13: Haydn Borghetti-Metz, ETSU, Track and Field

Jan. 20: Chandler Christopher, ETSU, Women’s Basketball

Jan. 27: Taylor Reece, Samford, Women’s Basketball

Feb. 3: Lyn Yee Choo, ETSU, Women’s Tennis

Feb. 10: Ashley Kessler, ETSU, Track and Field

Feb. 17: Taylor Sigmon, Western Carolina, Softball

Feb. 24: Jose Hernandez, Mercer, Baseball

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