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March 2 February 23 February 16 February 9 March 9 FCCAA Baseball Player of the Week Mike Love, Gulf Coast Sophomore – OF – Opelika, Ala. Gulf Coast Community College’s Mike Love is this week’s FCCAA Baseball Player of the Week. Love, a sophomore from Opelika, Ala., batted .692 (9-for-13) with three home runs (1.462 SLG%), eight RBI and ten runs scored in five games. He was 3-for-4 with a solo homer and three runs scored in a doubleheader sweep of Grand Rapids on March 3. In a pair of games against Kankakee on March 4-5, he went a combined 4-for-7. He closed the week with a five-RBI effort against Kalamazoo on March 7 when he was 2-for-2 with a home run and three runs scored. Love hit safely and scored at least one run in each of the Commodores’ five games. FCCAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week Matt Gendron, Central Florida Sophomore – Lakeland, Fla. Central Florida Community College’s Matt Gendron is this week’s FCCAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week. Gendron, a sophomore from Lakeland, Fla., tossed a nine-inning no-hitter in the Patriots’ Mid-Florida Conference opener against Lake-Sumter on March 6. Gendron allowed only two base runners (BB, HBP) and struck out ten in the 8-0 victory. March 2 FCCAA Baseball Player of the Week David Vidal, Miami Dade Sophomore – 3B – Miami, Fla. Miami Dade College’s David Vidal is this week’s FCCAA Baseball Player of the Week. Vidal, a sophomore third baseman from Miami, Fla., batted .414 (12-for-29, .897 SLG%) with four home runs and 18 RBI in eight games. Vidal’s efforts helped the Sharks to wins over three nationally-ranked opponents – No. 3 Chipola, No. 12 St. Petersburg and No. 16 Middle Georgia. In the win over Chipola, his sixth-inning grand slam scored what proved to be the game-winning runs in Miami Dade’s 9-5 win. FCCAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week T.J. Thornton, Indian River State Sophomore – Delray Beach, Fla. Indian River State College’s T.J. Thornton is FCCAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week for the second straight week. Thornton, a southpaw from Delray Beach, Fla., continued his early-season dominance with a complete-game win over Lake-Sumter on February 26. Thornton scattered six hits over his nine innings of work and allowed only one earned run. In the process, he struck out 12 batters and yielded only two walks. February 23 FCCAA Baseball Player of the Week Jake Schrader, St. Johns River Freshman – 3B – Dade City, Fla. St. Johns River Community College’s Jake Schrader is this week’s FCCAA Baseball Player of the Week. Schrader, a freshman from Dade City, Fla., batted .500 (15-for-30) with seven home runs, 20 RBI and ten runs scored. He began the week in dramatic fashion, capping a 6-RBI effort with a game-winning, two-run single in the bottom of the ninth against St. Petersburg on February 16. The next day, he belted two home runs in game two of a doubleheader against South Georgia. Schrader finished the week with home runs in his last five games, a streak that is still active. FCCAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week T.J. Thornton, Indian River State Sophomore – Delray Beach, Fla. Indian River State College’s T.J. Thornton is this week’s FCCAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week. Thornton, a southpaw from Delray Beach, Fla., picked up his second win of the season with a complete-game effort against defending FCCAA Champion Santa Fe on February 21. He allowed only one earned run in seven innings of work and became the winning pitcher when his Indian River teammates delivered a two-run, walk-off homer in the bottom of the seventh in the 2-1 victory. It was Thornton’s second complete game of the season. February 16 FCCAA Baseball Player of the Week Jeff Moyer, Santa Fe Sophomore – 3B – Orlando, Fla. Santa Fe College’s Jeff Moyer is this week’s FCCAA Baseball Player of the Week. Moyer, a sophomore from Orlando, Fla., batted .583 (7-for-12) with three home runs and eight RBI in three games. Moyer started the week by going 4-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI against Hillsborough. In a doubleheader against South Florida on February 13, he was 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, four runs scored and five walks. FCCAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week Josh Culler, Seminole State Sophomore – Newark, Del. Seminole State College of Florida’s Josh Culler is this week’s FCCAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week. Culler, a sophomore lefty from Newark, Del., made the most of his lone appearance last week. Against Polk State on February 8, he struck out ten batters and allowed only one run over six innings to earn the victory against the Vikings. February 9 FCCAA Baseball Player of the Week Bryce Lane, Gulf Coast Sophomore – OF – Phenix City, Ala. Gulf Coast Community College’s Bryce Lane is this week’s FCCAA Baseball Player of the Week. Lane, a second-year player from Phenix City, Ala., has batted .524 with two home runs and 13 RBI over the first six games of the 2010 season. He homered in back-to-back games to start the season and finished the First Pitch Classic with seven hits in three games. Against Darton on February 6, he was 3-for-3, scored four runs and drove in five. Lane has had four multi-hit games thus far and also has a slugging percentage of 1.000. FCCAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week Paul Davis, Pensacola Sophomore – Port St. Lucie, Fla. Pensacola Junior College’s Paul Davis is this week’s FCCAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week. The right-hander, who hails from Port St. Lucie, Fla., tossed nine scoreless innings while picking up two wins – one in relief and one as a starter. Against Alabama Southern on February 2, he pitched a scoreless inning in relief and struck out two. Then against Alvin (Texas) on February 5, he struck out 11 and allowed only one hit over eight scoreless innings. For the week, Davis allowed only two hits and one walk.
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