SPARTANBURG, S.C. – ETSU baseball player Bryce Hodge has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for all competition from April 6-12. The selection is made by the conference office.
 
Hodge went 8-for-13 in his three appearances for ETSU this weekend, batting .615 and scoring eight total runs with two doubles, three home runs and eight RBIs in the Buccaneers’ conference-opening series sweep over Western Carolina. He started the series going 2-for-5 with one double, one RBI and one run scored in ETSU’s 5-3 victory over the Catamounts on Friday before going 3-for-4 with two RBIs, one home run and three runs scored in the Buccaneers’ 13-11 victory over Western Carolina on Saturday. The senior infielder went 3-for-4 again on Sunday, scoring four runs and batting in five runners, while adding two home runs to collect his third two-home run game of the season. He also drew three walks and concluded the week with a .688 on-base percentage and a 1.462 slugging percentage.
 
Hodge was also named the SoCon Baseball Player of the Week on Monday, earning his first award this season.
 
The Knoxville, Tennessee, native maintains a 3.40 grade point average and is currently majoring in finance with a minor in accounting.
 
The Buccaneers (20-8, 3-0 SoCon) return to action on April 14-16, traveling to Spartanburg, South Carolina, for a three-game conference series against No. 25 Wofford (24-9, 3-0 SoCon), with the first pitch against the Terriers set for 6 p.m. ET.
 
Also nominated for Student-Athlete of the Week: Jackson Kelley (Mercer baseball) and Matthew Marchal (Wofford baseball).
 
SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 1       Meghan Yaffa, R-Jr., OH, Wofford volleyball
Sept. 7       Hamp Sisson, Jr., QB, Furman football
Sept. 15     Timmy Bleekrode, R-So., PK/P, Furman football
Sept. 22     Kayla White, Sr., OH, UNCG volleyball
Sept. 29     Kyla Reynolds, Jr., F, Samford women’s soccer
Oct. 6         Atkins Roberts, So., K/P, Wofford football
Oct. 13       Alyssa Frazier, Sr., MF, Samford women’s soccer
Oct. 20      Cole Strange, Sr., OL, Chattanooga football
Oct. 27       Annie Karle, Sr., OH, Mercer volleyball
Nov. 3       Tereza Malecka, Grad, ETSU women’s golf
Nov. 10      Carol Pyon, Sr., Mercer women’s golf
Nov. 17     Mary Raymond, Jr., MF, Samford women’s soccer
Nov. 24      Malachi Smith, So., G, Chattanooga men’s basketball
Dec. 1       Alexis Tomlin, Sr., F, Wofford women’s basketball
Dec. 8       Abbey Cornelius, Jr., F, Chattanooga women’s basketball
Dec. 15      Andrea Cournoyer, Jr., G, Samford women’s basketball
Dec. 22      Abbey Cornelius, Jr., F, Chattanooga women’s basketball
Dec. 29      Jacksen Greco, So., G, Mercer men’s basketball
Jan. 5        Andrea Cournoyer, Jr., G, Samford women’s basketball
Jan. 12      Alexis Tomlin, Sr., F, Wofford women’s basketball
Jan. 19      Megan Marvin, So., Furman women’s indoor track and field
Jan. 26      Laylo Bakhodirova, Jr., ETSU women’s tennis
Feb. 2        Cameron Ponder, Sr., Furman men’s indoor track and field
Feb. 9        Jacob Greiner, R-So., A, Jacksonville men’s lacrosse
Feb. 16      Megan Marvin, So., Furman women’s indoor track and field
Feb. 23      Brooke Parrott, Jr., P, Chattanooga softball
March 2     Megan Marvin, So., Furman women’s indoor track and field
March 9     Alexis Tomlin, Sr., F, Wofford women’s basketball
March 16   Cameron Ponder, Sr., Furman men’s indoor track and field
March 23   Hannah Wood, Jr., P, Chattanooga softball
March 30   Megan Marvin, So., Furman women’s outdoor track and field
April 6        Dorota Zalewska, Jr., Chattanooga women’s golf
April 13      Bryce Hodge, Sr., INF, ETSU baseball