WCU’s Martin, Null Sweep Weekly SoCon Baseball Awards

Adam Martin

Jeremy Null

Western Carolina catcher/outfielder Adam Martin has been named the Southern Conference Player of the Week and battery-mate Jeremy Null has been named the SoCon Pitcher of the Week for all games April 15-21.

Martin hit a staggering .727 with four walks, seven RBIs and five runs scored as the Catamounts went 4-0 last week with a win over Gardner-Webb and a sweep of Georgia Southern. The Marietta, Ga., junior had five extra-base hits in the four games, rapping out four doubles and a home run. In a 9-6 win over the Runnin’ Bulldogs on Wednesday, Martin entered as a pinch-hitter and stayed in to catch. He went 1-for-2 with a three-run homer as the Catamounts picked up the win. Against Georgia Southern on Friday, Martin was 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored. The next day, he was 3-for-3 with a double, two RBIs, a walk and a run scored. He capped his week with another 3-for-3 showing Sunday, hitting a pair of doubles, walking twice, scoring twice and driving in two runs. He started Sunday’s game in right field before moving to catcher and was instrumental in locking up the 7-4 win, catching a foul ball behind the plate and throwing out a runner trying to steal in the ninth.

Null threw a gem Friday against the Eagles to set the tone for the series, striking out a career-high 14 batters and not issuing a walk in the 9-3 win. He recorded 10 straight outs via strikeout between the fourth and seventh innings. The sophomore right-hander from Claremont, N.C., allowed three runs on five hits in eight innings in improving to 4-2 on the season. With his third double-digit strikeout performance of the season, Null moved his season total to a league-best 74 Ks. He was also named a Collegiate Baseball Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week for his performance. First-place Western Carolina, which has won seven straight games and swept its second straight SoCon opponent.

Courtesy SoConSports.com