Connor Obrochta Named NCBWA South region Hitter of the Week

DALLAS - The National Collegiate Baseball Writer's Association released its weekly NCAA Division II National and Regional Players of the Week awards of the season.

After being named the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) Hitter of the Week, Connor Obrochta earned the South Region honors from the NCBWA. UNC Pembroke third baseman Jordan Edgertonis the National Hitter of the Week while Francis Marion's sophomore lefty Daniel Barfield is the National Pitcher of the Week.

Obrochta, a senior center fielder from St. Petersburg, Fla., led the No. 1 Spartans to a 3-0 week, including wins over No. 5 Mount Olive (W, 12-9) and No. 14 USC-Aiken (W, 8-4). The St. Petersburg, Fla., native finished the week with a .545 (6-for-11) batting average and a .818 slugging percentage with three doubles. He totaled six runs and five RBIs. Against No. 5 Mount Olive, Obrochta went 4-for-6 with a double, RBI and three runs scored. Against No. 14 USC-Aiken, he went 1-for-3 with a bases-clearing double and scored twice. Against Shepherd (W, 7-2), Obrochta went 1-for-2 with an RBI double and scored a run.

Division II Regional Players of the Week
- Atlantic: Zach Stone, Millersville (Hitter); Bryan Rivera, St. Augustine's (Pitcher)
- Central: D'Marco Poindexter, Arkansas Monticello (Hitter); Timothy Buchanan, Southern Arkansas (Pitcher)
- East: No Nominations
- Midwest: No nominations
- South: Connor Obrochta, Tampa (Hitter); Brantley Claunch, North Alabama (Pitcher)
- South Central: Jose Sierra, Texas Permian Basin (Hitter); Jacob Furr, Newman (Pitcher)
- Southeast: Jordan Edgerton, UNC Pembroke (Hitter); Daniel Barfield, Francis Marion (Pitcher)
- West: Daniel McNabb, Western Oregon (Hitter); Trevor Oaks, Cal Baptist (Pitcher)

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2014 NCBWA Division II Players of the Week
- Feb. 4: Nick Perez, Saint Leo (Hitter); Dallas Ward, Ouachita Baptist (Pitcher)
- Feb. 12: Jordan Edgerton, UNC Pembroke (Hitter); Daniel Barfield, Francis Marion (Pitcher)