ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its SIAC Baseball Players of the Week on Tuesday, April 8, honoring student-athletes for impressive performances in games played last week.
Jackson Bell (
Spring Hill) and
Brailin Duran (
Benedict) were recognized.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK – JACKSON BELL, SPRING HILL COLLEGE
Outfielder | R-Senior | Mobile, Ala..
Bell played a major role in the Badgers undefeated 4-0 week, highlighted by a 7-3 win over regional rival West Florida. Over the four games, Bell posted a .438 average (7-for-16) with seven runs and eight RBIs. He also contributed two doubles, a home run and a triple. Against the Argos, he led at the plate with a 2-for-3 outing, two runs, a triple and an RBI. In game one against LeMoyne-Owen, Bell went 4-for-7 with six RBIs and a homer.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK – BRAILIN DURAN, BENEDICT COLLEGE
Pitcher | Junior | New York, N.Y.
Duran threw a complete-game two-hitter as Benedict defeated Clark Atlanta 11-0 in the first game of their SIAC series. Duran walked only one and struck out eight over seven innings. Duran improved to 4-0 on the season with a 5.13 ERA.
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
www.thesiac.com.