SPARTANBURG, S.C. – VMI baseball player Brandon Barbery has been named the General Shale Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for competition held Feb. 14-20, the league office announced Wednesday.
Barbery, who hails from Manassas, Virginia, threw five innings in VMI’s 9-4 win over No. 15 Virginia on Tuesday. The left-hander allowed just one earned run and six hits, picking up his first win since 2016.
A biology major, Barbery holds a 3.95 grade point average.
VMI returns to the diamond on Friday, hosting Lafayette for a three-game series.
Also nominated for SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week: Caleb Longley (ETSU), Alice Chen (Furman), Katie Sidor (Mercer), Monica San Juan (Chattanooga) and Madison Armstrong (Western Carolina).
General Shale SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 6 Lauren Greenspoon, Chattanooga, Volleyball
Sept. 13 Paige Alsten, Mercer, Volleyball
Sept. 20 John Payne, Chattanooga, Men’s Cross Country
Sept. 27 Austin Herink, ETSU, Football
Oct. 4 Andy Schumpert, Furman, Football
Oct. 11 Eleonora Goldoni, ETSU, Women’s Soccer
Oct. 18 Megan McCallister, Western Carolina, Women’s Soccer
Oct. 25 Tee Mitchell, Mercer, Football
Nov. 1 Allie Buchalski, Furman, Women’s Cross Country
Nov. 8 Cienna Rideout, UNCG, Women’s Soccer
Nov. 15 Catie Cronister, Wofford, Volleyball
Nov. 22 Allie Buchalski, Furman, Women’s Cross Country
Nov. 29 Andy Schumpert, Furman, Football
Dec. 6 Amanda Thompson, Mercer, Women’s Basketball
Dec. 13 Sherae Bonner, Western Carolina, Women’s Basketball
Jan. 3 Sydni Means, Mercer, Women’s Basketball
Jan. 10 Desmond Ringer, Mercer, Men’s Basketball
Jan. 17 Bethany King, VMI, Women’s Track and Field
Jan. 24 Savannah Carnahan, Furman, Women’s Track and Field
Jan. 31 Nadine Soliman, UNCG, Women’s Basketball
Feb. 7 Willem van Zyl, The Citadel Men’s Tennis
Feb. 14 Jacquelyn Crow, Furman Women’s Track and Field
Feb. 21 Brandon Barbery, VMI baseball
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