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MEAC Announces Baseball Weekly Honors

 Florida A&M's Cory Franklin earned Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Week honors in baseball, the conference announced on Monday.   Bethune-Cookman's Patrick Goelz was named the Pitcher of the Week and Norfolk State's Tyon Ore earned Rookie of the Week accolades.

Franklin (UTL, 5-11, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla.) was 13-of-21 (.619) from the plate with 10 RBI, four home runs, and three doubles to aid the Rattlers to a 4-2 mark last week. From the mound, Franklin also recorded three saves while pitching three innings and allowing a single run, two hits and striking out five batters.

Goelz (P, 6-3, So., Palm Bay, Fla.) earned the win as Bethune-Cookman defeated Norfolk State 12-6. Goelz tallied a 1.80 ERA in five innings striking out three batters, allowing a single run and four hits.

Ore (OF, 5-8, Fr., Norfolk, Va.) was a perfect 4-of-4 from the plate against Virginia State and Coppin State last week. The rookie tallied four RBI and one home run and recorded an on-base percentage of 1.00 in the victories.

Other Top Performers:

Brandon Hairston (NSU) recorded a school record six hits and tallied four RBI and one double in a win over Coppin State. 

Ryan Davis (NSU) earned his first victory of the season pitching a career high nine strikeouts and season-high seven innings against Virginia State.

Scott Davis (DSU) hit .500 for the Hornets with three RBI and five doubles in four games.

Peter O'Brien (B-CU) hit .389 with seven RBI, one home run, and three doubles to aid his team to a 4-2 mark.

Andre McCoy (NCAT) tallied three RBI and two doubles while hitting .500 from the plate for the Aggies.


Derek Richards (CSU) tied the Coppin State record for hits in a game with five along with three RBI and a double against Norfolk State.

Luke Tendler (NCAT) averaged a .600 with four RBI, one home run, two doubles and nine hits to aid the Aggies to a 3-1 mark last week.

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