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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.
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.
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. 22 Justice Bigbie, Western Carolina
March 1 Sonny DiChiara, Samford
March 8 Corey Rosier, UNCG
March 15 Cole Simpson, The Citadel
March 22 Brandon Michie, Mercer
March 29 Bill Knight, Mercer
2021 SoCon Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 22 Taylor Lobus, Mercer
March 1 Zebby Matthews, Western Carolina
March 8 Jackson Kelley, Mercer
March 15 Garett Delano, Mercer
March 22 Nathanial Tate, ETSU
March 29 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.
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. 22 Justice Bigbie, Western Carolina
March 1 Sonny DiChiara, Samford
March 8 Corey Rosier, UNCG
March 15 Cole Simpson, The Citadel
March 22 Brandon Michie, Mercer
March 29 Bill Knight, Mercer
2021 SoCon Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 22 Taylor Lobus, Mercer
March 1 Zebby Matthews, Western Carolina
March 8 Jackson Kelley, Mercer
March 15 Garett Delano, Mercer
March 22 Nathanial Tate, ETSU
March 29 Nathanial Tate, ETSU
Follow the Bears
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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