FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – College of Charleston outfielder Matt Mansilla has been named the Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Week while Western Carolina starting pitcher Chris Masters has been chosen as the league’s Pitcher of the Week for all games from April 27 through May 3.
Mansilla hit safely in all four games last week as the Cougars were a perfect 4-0, scoring at least two runs in each contest. The senior outfielder scored four times with two homers and five RBIs versus Davidson on Sunday as Charleston powered its way to a 27-10 win and a series sweep. Mansilla also had three hits and a homer on Friday and a two-run homer on Saturday, and the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native went 3-for-5 with a double, three RBIs and two runs in CofC’s 13-7 win over 22nd-ranked Coastal Carolina during the midweek.
Masters worked eight scoreless innings for the second-consecutive Friday start, holding UNC Greensboro to three hits, countering a pair of walks with eight strikeouts. The junior, who improved to 5-2 on the season, carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning, working the first four and two-thirds hitless against the Spartans. A native of Marietta, Ga., Masters also tossed a third of an inning of one-hit relief at Charlotte in mid-week action.
The SoCon’s weekly awards are voted on by the league’s baseball sports information directors.
Other hitters earning consideration for the award were Elon’s Harry Austin, Furman’s Brian Harrison, Georgia Southern’s Phillip Porter, Western Carolina’s Nick Liles, Wofford’s Michael Gilmartin, Appalachian State’s Isaac Harrow, Samford’s Stephen Ballard and The Citadel’s Richard Jones.
Other pitchers nominated were Georgia Southern’s Jake Brown, The Citadel’s Matt Talley, College of Charleston’s David Peterson, Elon’s Jimmy Reyes, Samford’s Michael Jarry, Wofford’s Bobby Streisel and Appalachian State’s Andrew Webster.
2009 SoCon Baseball Players of the Week
Feb. 23 Joash Brodin, College of Charleston
March 2 Justin Hilt, Elon
March 9 Griffin Benedict, Georgia Southern
March 16 Richard Jones, The Citadel
March 23 Stephen Notaro, Western Carolina
March 30 Mike Melillo, Elon and Cole Rakar, College of Charleston
April 6 Chris McGuiness, The Citadel
April 13 Bennett Davis, Elon
April 20 Pat Irvine, Elon
April 27 Dallas Tarleton, Elon
May 4 Matt Mansilla, College of Charleston
2009 SoCon Baseball Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 23 Zach Garrett, The Citadel
March 2 Daniel Ottone, Western Carolina
March 9 David Peterson, College of Charleston
March 16 Jesse Simpson, College of Charleston
March 23 Chris Masters, Western Carolina
March 30 Drew Mahaffey, The Citadel
April 6 Jimmy Reyes, Elon
April 13 Corey Martin, Western Carolina
April 20 Chris Mederos, Georgia Southern
April 27 Mike Frongello, Davidson
May 4 Chris Masters, Western Carolina
