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Louisiana’s Tollett & James Madison’s Calabrese Earn Sun Belt Baseball Weekly Accolades

NEW ORLEANS – Following strong performances in league action, Louisiana’s JR Tollett and James Madison’s Coleman Calabrese earned the Sun Belt baseball weekly accolades, presented by BankPlus.  
 
Baseball Pitcher of the Week
JR Tollett, Louisiana 
(So., RHP – Ruston, La.)
 
Ragin’ Cajuns sophomore right-handed pitcher JR Tollett hurled the first complete-game shutout by a Louisiana pitcher in nearly four years in Sunday's 3-0 win over James Madison to sweep the series. The Ruston, La. native scattered four hits and struck out a career-best 11 batters with no walks. Tollett became the first Louisiana pitcher this season to strike out 10+ batters in a game and the first since LP Langevin at Coastal Carolina last season. The right-hander became the first pitcher since Connor Cooke (against Arkansas State on April 10, 2021) to record a complete-game shutout. 
 
Baseball Player of the Week
Coleman Calabrese, James Madison 
(Sr., INF – Bowie, Md.)
 
Dukes senior infielder Coleman Calabrese had three separate three-hit games and recorded an RBI in three individual games. The Bowie, Md. native started out the week with a 3-for-5 game against Richmond and logged his second long ball of the year. In the middle game of the series with Louisiana, he tied his career-high with four hits in a 4-for-5 game with a home run before going 3-for-4 in the series finale.
 
2025 Sun Belt Baseball Pitchers of the Week
Week 1 – Matthew Adams, Southern Miss (Gr., RHP – Pearland, Texas) 
Week 2 – Dylan Brown, Old Dominion (Jr., LHP – Lansdale, Pa.) 
Week 3 – Alex Valentin, Texas State (So., LHP – Hollywood, Fla.)   
Week 4 – Caleb Marks, App State (Sr., RHP – Murfreesboro, Tenn.) 
Week 5 – Jack Hibbard, Arkansas State (Fr., RHP – Memphis, Tenn.) 
Week 6 – Jacob Phillips, Georgia Southern (Sr., LHP – Ocala, Fla.)
Week 7 – JR Tollett, Louisiana (So., RHP – Ruston, La.)
 
2025 Sun Belt Baseball Players of the Week
Week 1 – Shane Lewis, Troy (Sr., OF – Vicksburg, Miss.) 
Week 2 – Sean Darnell, Troy (Jr., INF – Wetumpka, Ala.) 
Week 3 – Caden Bodine, Coastal Carolina (Jr., C – Haddon Heights, N.J.)   
Week 4 – William Maginnis, Georgia State (Fr., 1B – Newnan, Ga.) 
Week 5 – Gavin Schrader, Troy (Jr., OF – Batavia, N.Y.) 
Week 6 – Conor Higgs, Louisiana (RS Sr., OF – Texas City, Texas) 
Week 7 – Coleman Calabrese, James Madison (Sr., INF – Bowie, Md.)