Pecora and Moore earn USA South weekly baseball honors

Fayetteville, NC - The North Carolina Wesleyan Department of Athletics is pleased to announce that senior Chris Pecora and freshman Daniel Moore have earned USA South weekly baseball honors for March 24th. Pecora was tabbed the league's Player of the Week and Moore was named Rookie of the Week after leading the Battling Bishops to a 3-1 record, including a sweep of league foe Ferrum College. This is each player's first award of the season.

Pecora (pictured right), a senior right fielder from Henderson, NC, hit .500 (9-for-18) with eight runs scored, four RBI, two doubles, two home runs, two stolen bases, and one walk. In a 9-7 loss to Tufts, Pecora hit two home runs (one from each side of the plate) and finished 3-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBI. In the doubleheader sweep of Ferrum, he was a combined 5-for-9 with five runs scored, two RBI, one double, and one walk.

Moore (pictured left), a freshman outfielder from Nashville, NC, hit .538 (7-for-13) with five runs scored, four RBI, two doubles, one walk, and one stolen base last week. In a 4-3 win over Virginia Wesleyan, Moore was 2-for-3 with a run scored, a double, and a stolen base.  Against Ferrum, he was a combined 4-for-8 with four runs scored, three RBI, one double, and one walk.

Congratulations to both athletes on their stellar performances!