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SAC Names Week 12 Varsity Gems Baseball Player And Pitcher Of The Week

SAC Names Week 12 Varsity Gems Baseball Player And Pitcher Of The Week

LMU's Cameron Bowen is the SAC Baseball Player of the Week, while Wingate’s Mitch Farris is the SAC Pitcher of the Week for Week 12 of the 2023 season.

Apr 25, 2023 by FloBaseball Staff
SAC Names Week 12 Varsity Gems Baseball Player And Pitcher Of The Week

Lincoln Memorial’s Cameron Bowen was named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Baseball Player of the Week, while Wingate’s Mitch Farris was named Varsity Gems Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played during Week 12 of the 2023 season, the conference office announced Tuesday.

Bowen, a junior designated hitter from Williamsburg, Kentucky, led the Railsplitters to a 5-0 record last week, including a SAC series sweep of Emory & Henry. 

He batted .450 for the week with five home runs, 14 RBIs, eight runs scored and a stolen base. 

He finished the week with a .542 on-base percentage and a 1.200 slugging percentage.

Farris, a junior left-hander from Palm Harbor, Florida, earned his 10th win of the season last week, defeating UVA Wise 8-2. 

He threw eight innings allowing two runs on four hits. He had nine strikeouts in the win.

2023 SAC Varsity Gems Baseball Player Of The Week

Feb. 7 – Dylan Driver, Catawba
Feb. 14 – Wes Reynolds, Tusculum
Feb. 21 – Seaver King, Wingate
Feb. 28 – Cole Harness, UVA Wise
March 7 – Tyler Bradley, Emory & Henry
March 14 – Braylin Marine, Newberry
March 21 – Tyler McPeak, Lenoir-Rhyne
March 28 – Kody Hanna, Coker
April 4 – Braylin Marine, Newberry
April 11 – Zach O’Malley, Limestone
April 18 – Jermie Greene Jr., Emory & Henry
April 25 – Cameron Bowen, Lincoln Memorial

2023 SAC Varsity Gems Baseball Pitcher Of The Week

Feb. 7 – Mitch Farris, Wingate
Feb. 14 – Sam Broderson, Wingate
Feb. 20 – Seth Willis, Tusculum
Feb. 28 – Austin Fine, Catawba
March 7 – Mitch Farris, Wingate
March 14 – Mitch Farris, Wingate
March 21 – Mitch Farris, Wingate
March 28 – Andrew Patrick, Lenoir-Rhyne
April 4 – Mitch Farris, Wingate
April 11 – Eli Edds, Lincoln Memorial
April 18 – Mitch Farris, Wingate
April 25 – Mitch Farris, Wingate

Varsity Gems is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the SAC Player of the Week awards program.