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Bill Knight Named SoCon Player of the Week
3/29/2021 4:11:00 PM | Baseball
Knight hit .438 on the week and drove in seven
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Mercer outfielder Bill Knight was named Southern Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday.
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Knight led the Bears at the plate this week with a .438 batting average, seven RBI and seven hits. He opened the series against Wofford going 3-for-3 with a double. In the first game of the doubleheader the next day, Knight went 3-for-5 with six RBI, leading the Bears to the 13-7 win.
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In the same game, he hit a home run, double and single, only missing the cycle by a triple. The sophomore from Perkins, Ga., has a total of 30 hits and 26 RBIs on the season, which are tied for second in the SoCon.
Mercer (13-10, 2-1 SoCon) will travel to No. 13 Florida on Tuesday, March 30, for its fourth game against a ranked opponent of the 2021 season. The weekend series against The Citadel (8-12, 1-4) is set to begin Friday, April 2, at 6 p.m., with the doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 3.
2021 SoCon Players of the Week
Feb. 22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Justice Bigbie, Western Carolina
March 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sonny DiChiara, Samford
March 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Corey Rosier, UNCG
March 15 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cole Simpson, The Citadel
March 22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brandon Michie, Mercer
March 29Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bill Knight, Mercer
2021 SoCon Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Taylor Lobus, Mercer
March 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Zebby Matthews, Western Carolina
March 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jackson Kelley, Mercer
March 15 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Garett Delano, Mercer
March 22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nathanial Tate, ETSU
March 29Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nathanial Tate, ETSU
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Knight led the Bears at the plate this week with a .438 batting average, seven RBI and seven hits. He opened the series against Wofford going 3-for-3 with a double. In the first game of the doubleheader the next day, Knight went 3-for-5 with six RBI, leading the Bears to the 13-7 win.
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In the same game, he hit a home run, double and single, only missing the cycle by a triple. The sophomore from Perkins, Ga., has a total of 30 hits and 26 RBIs on the season, which are tied for second in the SoCon.
Mercer (13-10, 2-1 SoCon) will travel to No. 13 Florida on Tuesday, March 30, for its fourth game against a ranked opponent of the 2021 season. The weekend series against The Citadel (8-12, 1-4) is set to begin Friday, April 2, at 6 p.m., with the doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 3.
2021 SoCon Players of the Week
Feb. 22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Justice Bigbie, Western Carolina
March 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sonny DiChiara, Samford
March 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Corey Rosier, UNCG
March 15 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cole Simpson, The Citadel
March 22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brandon Michie, Mercer
March 29Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bill Knight, Mercer
2021 SoCon Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Taylor Lobus, Mercer
March 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Zebby Matthews, Western Carolina
March 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jackson Kelley, Mercer
March 15 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Garett Delano, Mercer
March 22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nathanial Tate, ETSU
March 29Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nathanial Tate, ETSU
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For complete coverage of Mercer Baseball, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerBaseball (Twitter), /MercerBaseball (Facebook) and @Mercer.Baseball (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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