SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG outfielder Corey Rosier and Mercer right-handed pitcher Jackson Kelley have been named the Southern Conference player and pitcher of the week, respectively, for all games from March 1-7. The selections are made by the league office.
Rosier tallied 10 RBIs over the weekend against the Elon Phoenix, hitting .556 with three home runs and crossing home plate four times throughout the series. In the series opener against Elon, Rosier finished 3-of-5 at the plate, crossing home twice with two a pair of homers and three RBIs. On Saturday, he hit .462 before leading the Spartans on Sunday to their fourth straight win with six RBIs and another home run. The Waldorf, Maryland, native leads the NCAA with three triples and ranks sixth with 18 RBIs, both which also lead the conference.
UNCG (9-2) will play North Carolina A&T on Tuesday at 5 p.m. The team will travel to Knoxville, Tennessee, for its weekend series to play No. 15 Tennessee with hopes to defeat its second ranked opponent of the season.
Mercer’s Kelley made two appearances this weekend against No. 14 South Carolina. In Sunday’s contest against the Gamecocks, Kelley pitched a season-high 7 1/3 innings and only allowed four hits while striking out five batters. The Marietta, Georgia, sophomore limited South Carolina to only one run in the Bears’ 1-0 loss.
Mercer (3-7) will host Florida A&M on Wednesday, March 10, at OrthoGeorgia Park before opening its weekend series on Friday, March 12, at home against Xavier (3-4).
Also nominated for player of the week: Ethan Cady (ETSU), Towns King (Samford), Cody Warner (VMI) Pascanel Ferreras (Western Carolina) and Nolen Hester (Wofford).
Also nominated for pitcher of the week: Gant Starling (The Citadel), Matthew Bollenbacher (ETSU), Jack Voigt (UNCG), Samuel Strickland (Samford), Gavin Mortenson (Western Carolina) an Elliot Carney (Wofford).
2021 SoCon Players of the Week
Feb. 22 Justice Bigbie, Western Carolina
March 1 Sonny DiChiara, Samford
March 8 Corey Rosier, UNCG
2021 SoCon Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 22 Taylor Lobus, Mercer
March 1 Zebby Matthews, Western Carolina
March 8 Jackson Kelley, Mercer
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