Smith and Webb tabbed USA South Athletes of the Week

Fayetteville, NC - The North Carolina Wesleyan Department of Athletics is pleased to announce that senior Matt Smith and freshman Andrew Webb have earned USA South weekly baseball honors for March 31st. Smith picked up Player of the Week honors after batting .727 in three games, while Webb was named Rookie Pitcher of the Week after tossing two scoreless innings in the Bishops' extra inning win over Averett. The duo helped Wesleyan turn in a 3-0 record last week.

Smith (pictured right), a senior from Stedman, NC, hit .727 (7-for-11) with seven runs scored, three RBI, two doubles and two walks. In an 11-3 win over Hampden-Sydney, Smith was 4-for-5 with three runs scored, one run batted in, one double, and one stolen base. In a doubleheader sweep of USA South rival Averett, he was a combined 4-for-6 with four runs scored, two RBI, two walks, one double, one sacrifice fly, and one sacrifice hit. To top things off, he drove in the eventual game-winning run against HSC, while scoring the winning runs in both games at Averett.

Webb (pictured left), a freshman from Rocky Mount, NC, collected a victory in his only appearance last week for the Bishops. In a 6-4, ten-inning, win over USA South rival Averett, Webb entered in the ninth inning with runners on first and third and no outs. He proceeded to get out of the jam by forcing a groundout and recording two strikeouts, eventually earning the win. In total, Webb pitched two innings and gave up no runs on one hit.

Congratulations to both athletes on their stellar performances!