GAC BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Hunter Mayall, Henderson State, 1B, Jr., Bryant, Arkansas
Mayall helped push Henderson State back into second place in the GAC standings as he led the Reddies to a sweep of SWOSU. He hit .700 in the series, highlighted by a 4-for-4 performance in game one. He added a three-hit game against Southern Arkansas in a non-conference mid-week game. He reached base 11 times in 16 plate appearances and stole two bases.

GAC BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK – Austin Braddock, Arkansas-Monticello, RHP, Sr., Columbus, Mississippi
Thanks to weather, Braddock made two starts against GAC competition. On Monday, he defeated the first-place Ouachita Baptist Tigers by striking out a career-high 10 batters. He came back on Saturday and threw his second complete game of the week, an 8-1 win against defending GAC regular-season champion Arkansas Tech. He allowed only one run on five hits.

NOTABLE PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEES

  • Reuben Miller, Jr., 3B, Ouachita Baptist (Collected at least one hit in all seven games; hit .538 with nine RBI as OBU went 6-1)
  • Davis Richardson, Jr., C/DH, Harding (Reached base 11 times in 20 plate appearances, scored three times and drove in three)
  • Byron Reichstein, Jr., OF, Southern Arkansas (Went 5-for-12 with a home run and three RBI as SAU posted a 3-1 record)
  • Corey Wood, Jr., RF, Arkansas-Monticello (Collected 14 RBI during a six-game week; hit three homers, including a grand slam)

NOTABLE PITCHER OF THE WEEK NOMINEES
  • Trent Armstrong, So., RHP, Arkansas Tech (Shut out Arkansas-Monticello; struck out five and allowed only five hits)
  • Cody Jones, Sr., RHP, Henderson State (Struck out a season-high eight in a 5-1 win against Southwestern Oklahoma State)
  • Landon Simpson, Jr., RHP, Southern Arkansas (Shut out Harding, 1-0, stuck out three in the nine-inning complete game)
  • Jacob Stripling, Jr., RHP, Harding (Earned wins vs Arkansas-Fort Smith and Southern Arkansas; held two to a .171 average)