NEW ORLEANS – After closing out their respective regular seasons with victories, South Alabama’s JoJo Booker and Coastal Carolina’s Eric Brown claimed the final Sun Belt weekly awards, presented by GEICO, of the 2021 season.
Baseball Pitcher of the Week
JoJo Booker, South Alabama
(Jr., RHP – Brewton, Ala.)
Jaguars junior right-handed pitcher JoJo Booker tossed his first career complete game in Saturday’s 13-3 seven-inning, run-rule victory over App State. The Brewton, Ala., product struck out nine batters, without conceding a walk in the regular-season finale. Booker allowed three runs on four hits, while running his record to 7-0 on the season for the Sun Belt East Division champion Jaguars.
Baseball Player of the Week
Eric Brown, Coastal Carolina
(So., IF – Bossier City, La.)
Chanticleer sophomore infielder Eric Brown hit .667 (10-for-15) with eight RBIs, seven runs scored, a double and a pair of home runs on the week. The Bossier City, La., native slugged 1.133 and posted a .737 on-base percentage as Coastal Carolina put up double-digit runs in 3-of-4 victories, including a series sweep of Texas State. Brown, who did not strike out once over 15 at-bats, established a single-game career-high with four base hits on two occasions this week.
2021 Sun Belt Baseball Pitchers of the Week
Week 1 – Quinton Martinez, App State
Week 2 – Spencer Arrighetti, Louisiana
Week 3 – Mason Patel, Georgia State
Week 4 – Trey Lindsay, ULM
Week 5 – Carlos Tavera, UTA
Week 6 – Spencer Arrighetti, Louisiana
Week 7 – Zachary Leigh, Texas State
Week 8 – Connor Cooke, Louisiana
Week 9 – Hayden Arnold, Little Rock
Week 10 – Aaron Funk, Little Rock
Week 11 – Carlos Tavera, UTA
Week 12 – Will Nash, Arkansas State
Week 13 – Tyler Tuthill, App State
Week 14 – JoJo Booker, South Alabama
2021 Sun Belt Baseball Players of the Week
Week 1 – Logan Cerny, Troy
Week 2 – Nick Lucky, Coastal Carolina
Week 3 – Kobe Barnum, Little Rock
Week 4 – Mason McWhorter, Georgia Southern
Week 5 – Logan Cerny, Troy
Week 6 – Logan Cerny, Troy
Week 7 – Carson Roccaforte, Louisiana
Week 8 – Josh Smith, Georgia State
Week 9 – Mason McWhorter, Georgia Southern
Week 10 – Grant Schulz, ULM
Week 11 – Trace Henry, ULM
Week 12 – Ben Klutts, Arkansas State
Week 13 – Josh Smith, Georgia State
Week 14 – Eric Brown, Coastal Carolina