Baseball

Wofford’s Black Named SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week

Senior hit .450 this week, holds a 3.80 GPA

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Wofford Baseball player, Dixon Black, has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for all competition from May 1-7.  The selection is made by the conference office.
 
Black hit .450 in five games this week, totalling nine hits, three of which that went for extra bases. The Scranton, Pennsylvania, product registered two doubles and two home runs, one of which was the game winner at Gardner-Webb in game two of the series. The third baseman scored six runs, logged five RBIs, drew four walks, and did not strike out to post a .560 on base percentage and .800 slugging mark. Black got a hit in all five contests, logging multiple hits in three of the games, including a three-hit performance against Winthrop on May 1.
 
A senior, Black is majoring in International Affairs and holds a 3.80 GPA.
 
2023-24 Southern Conference Student Athletes of the Week
Sept. 6             Paige Gallentine, Chattanooga Volleyball
Sept. 13           Nate Brackett, ETSU Football
Sept. 20           Lesley Green-Boyd, Chattanooga Cross Country
Sept. 27           Mary Raymond, Samford Women’s Soccer
Oct. 4               Lesley Green-Boyd, Chattanooga Cross Country
Oct. 11             Mats Ege, ETSU Men’s Golf
Oct. 17             Tarik Pannholzer, ETSU Men’s Soccer
Oct. 26             Emma Arnold, ETSU Women’s Soccer
Nov. 1              Abigail Robertson, Furman Cross Country
Nov. 8              Kendall Folley, ETSU Women’s Basketball
Nov. 15             Julian Ashby, Furman Football
Nov. 22             Mary Emily Morgan, Wofford Volleyball
Nov. 29             Ken Standley, Mercer Football                                                                                         
Dec. 6               Jacob Johanning, Furman Football                                                                                 
Dec. 13             Randy Brady, Chattanooga Men’s Basketball
Dec. 20            Rachael Rose, Wofford Women’s Basketball
Jan. 3               Rachael Rose, Wofford Women’s Basketball
Jan. 10             Kate Johnson, Furman Women’s Basketball
Jan. 17             Maddie Wheatcroft, Chattanooga Women’s Indoor Track and Field
Jan. 24             Megan Marvin, Furman Women’s Indoor Track and Field
Jan. 31             Rachael Rose, Wofford Women’s Basketball
Feb. 7              Anna Morgan, Furman Women’s Golf
Feb. 14            Kassidy Moore, Mercer Softball
Feb. 21            Ben VanderWal, Furman Men’s Basketball
Feb. 28            Megan Marvin, Furman Women’s Indoor Track and Field
March 6           Mats Ege, ETSU Men’s Golf
March 13         Sigrun Olafsdottir, Chattanooga Women’s Basketball
March 20         Ralitsa Alexandrova, ESTU Women’s Tennis
March 27         Dixon Black, Wofford Baseball
April 3              Lauralee Scott, Furman Softball
April 10            Diana Romero-Barba, ETSU Women’s Outdoor Track and Field
April 17            Anna Morgan, Furman Women’s Golf
April 24            Matty Dodd-Berry, ETSU Men’s Golf
May 1              Kaili Phillips, Chattanooga Softball
May 8              Dixon Black, Wofford Baseball