SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG right-handed pitcher Matt Frisbee has been named the General Shale Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for competition held Feb. 15-21, the league office announced Wednesday.
Frisbee opened his season with a 1-0 win over No. 4 South Carolina on Sunday, combining with reliever Andrew Wantz to shut out the Gamecocks, who had scored a combined 12 runs in the first two games of the season-opening series.
Frisbee scattered three hits over seven innings, striking out four and walking just one in matching his career high in innings pitched. He was perfect the first time through South Carolina’s lineup, as he retired the first 10 batters of the game before allowing a one-out single in the fourth. Frisbee worked around a leadoff single in the fifth, a one-out walk in the sixth and a two-out single in the seventh, never allowing more than one baserunner in an inning.
The sophomore from Candler, North Carolina, consistently worked ahead of hitters on the day, throwing 17 first-pitch strikes to 25 batters faced.
In the classroom, Frisbee boasts a 3.4 grade point average as a nutrition major.
The General Shale Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week recognizes student-athletes that hold a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 and whose sport is currently in-season. Nominees must have also completed at least one full academic year at their respective institutions.
Also nominated for SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week: Chris Cook (ETSU, baseball), Hunter Bening (Mercer, baseball), Ellen Riggins (Samford women's basketball), Bryan Sammons (Western Carolina, baseball) and Bethany King (VMI, women’s track & field).
General Shale SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 7: Frank Lara, Furman, Men’s Cross Country
Sept. 14: Jay Broom, VMI, Men’s Cross Country
Sept. 21: Tori Penrod, Mercer, Volleyball
Sept. 28: Derrick Craine, Chattanooga, Football
Oct. 5: Anna Maddox, Samford, Women’s Soccer
Oct. 12: Maddie Clark, Mercer, Women’s Soccer
Oct. 19: Samantha Espy, The Citadel, Volleyball
Oct. 26: Myles Pierce, The Citadel, Football
Nov. 2: David Marvin, Wofford, Football
Nov. 9: Virginia McNeill, Samford, Women’s Soccer
Nov. 16: Jajuan Stinson, ETSU, Football
Nov. 30: Sherae Bonner, Western Carolina, Women’s Basketball
Dec. 7: Amanda Thompson, Mercer, Women’s Basketball
Dec. 14: Ellen Riggins, Samford, Women’s Basketball
Dec. 21: Ellen Riggins, Samford, Women’s Basketball
Jan. 4: Jared Johnson, Chattanooga, Wrestling
Jan. 11: Lydia McGee, Samford, Women’s Basketball
Jan. 18: Jared Johnson, Chattanooga, Wrestling
Jan. 25: Marina Guinart, ETSU, Women’s Tennis
Feb. 1: Stephen Kulick, The Citadel, Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Feb. 8: Allie Buchalski, Furman, Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Feb. 15: Javion Lee, Samford, Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Feb. 22: Matt Frisbee, UNCG, Baseball
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