RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the baseball players of the week for the ninth week of the 2024 season. Oklahoma Baptist’s Spencer Dickinson claimed Player of the Week while East Central’s Cal Birchfield and Southwestern Oklahoma State’s Jackson Phillips shared Pitcher of the Week.
#theGAC BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Spencer Dickinson, 3B, Oklahoma Baptist, Jr., Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Dickinson went 9-for-17 over four games last week. He hit four home runs, drove in 11 runs and scored eight times. He went 3-for-5 with a home run in a Tuesday victory against Southeastern Oklahoma State. He drove in four and scored four times in game one against East Central. He hit two home runs and drove in six in the second game.
#theGAC BASEBALL CO-PITCHER OF THE WEEK – Cal Birchfield, SP, East Central, Jr., Rattan, Oklahoma
Birchfield threw a six-hit complete game against Oklahoma Baptist to help the Tigers secure the series victory. He struck out three and walked two in the 3-1 win as he picked up his second-straight win. The Tigers won their first GAC series since April 8-9, 2022.
#theGAC BASEBALL CO-PITCHER OF THE WEEK – Jackson Phillips, SP, Southwestern Oklahoma State, Jr., Boerne, Texas
Phillips threw his second shutout of the season when he defeated Southern Nazarene, 4-0, on Saturday. He struck out six, did not walk a batter and gave up only two singles. He improved his strikeout-walk ratio to 49-9. He has not allowed a walk in his last 18.0 innings of work. He has allowed one earned run or fewer in five of his nine starts.
OTHERS NOMINATED
Nick Blankenship, SS (East Central), Nathan Bowie, LF (Harding), Carter Claerhout, DH (Southern Arkansas), Grant Jones, OF (Arkansas Tech), Camden Tanner, OF (Arkansas-Monticello), Dillon Thomas, INF (Henderson State)
Jeremy Adorno, SP (Southern Arkansas), Henry Coppens, RP (Henderson State), Nolan Feazle, SP (Oklahoma Baptist), Javier Lobo, RP (Harding)