Players of the Week

Week 8: Dalton Barham (Peninsula Pilots / Norfolk State)
  • Barham finished the week with a perfect 0.00 ERA and was the beneficiary of a 2-0 record with one save. The senior lefty from Norfolk State made four appearances for the Pilots and only allowed two hits in 6 2/3 innings. He did give up two runs, but both were unearned, and he struck out eight. Barham held opposing batters to a lousy .111 average against him, while sporting a 0.43 WHIP and K/9 of 9.643.
Week 7: Hunter Varnadoe (Macon Bacon / Georgia State)
  • Varnadoe led the league with a complete game, 8-inning outing in which he gave up one run - unearned - on three hits, walked one and struck out a league-high 11. The 6-5, 215-pound right-hander earned the win, while also flexing with a 0.50 WHIP and 12.375 K/9.
Week 6: Chance Fitzgerald (Lexington County Blowfish / Clemson)
  • Fitzgerald threw five innings of one-hit baseball, walked four and struck out five for the Blowfish to pick up the win. The 6-1, 210-pound freshman righty from Clemson also held opposing batters to a mere .063 average, while finishing with a 1.00 WHIP and K/9 of 9.000.
Week 5: Sam Rochard (Peninsula Pilots / Tennessee Wesleyan)
  • Rochard, a 6-1, 200-pound senior right-hander from Tennessee Wesleyan made two appearances for the Pilots, picking up a win and a save. In 6 2/3 innings, he surrendered just three hits while striking out a league-best nine. In addition to his 0.00 ERA, he featured a 0.45 WHIP, K/9 of 12.150 and held opposing batters to a .136 average against him.
Week 4: Noah Samol (Asheboro ZooKeepers / Clemson)
  • The 6-8, 250-pound lefty, Samol struck out a league-best 12 batters on the week. He gave up just two hits in six innings, walked two and picked up a save to go with his 0.00 ERA. Batters swung just .100 against him, while he finished with a WHIP of 0.67 and K/9 of 18.000.
Week 3: Brady Pendley (Macon Bacon / Georgia Southern)
  • The 6-1, 175-pound Pendley continued his solid season for the Bacon. Although he didn’t earn a decision, he struck out a league-best 13 across six innings of work. The sophomore right-hander from Georgia Southern only allowed two hits and one walk on his way to holding opposing batters to a lousy .105 average. Pendley also finished with an impressive WHIP of 0.50 and K/9 of 19.500.
Week 2: Jordan Zuger (Boone / Belmont)
  • Zuger didn’t earn a decision, but was quite reliable for Wilmington. The 6-2, 215-pound righty from Belmont made three appearances, including one start, and threw a total of seven innings. In that time, he surrendered just two hits and walked a pair while not giving up a run and striking out a league-high 10 on the week. To go along with his perfect 0.00 ERA, Zuger also held opposing batters to a mere .091 average, while sporting a 0.57 WHIP and K/9 of 12.857.
Week 1: AJ Campbell (Holly Springs Salamanders / Barton College)
  • Campbell shined on the mound across two appearances, including throwing a complete-game shutout against the Morehead City Marlins in his first outing of the season. Overall, the 6-2, 210-pound right-hander pitched 11 innings, allowing just three hits and walking only one, while striking out nine. He earned a 2-0 record and perfect 0.00 ERA. A junior from Barton College, Campbell also finished the week with a .081 average against him plus a league-best 0.36 WHIP.