North Carolina Central University

BASEBALL

     HAMPTON, VA – North Carolina Central University freshman shortstop Justin Goodson was selected as the CIAA Baseball Player of the Week, freshman pitcher Alex Weathersby was selected as the CIAA Pitcher of the Week and head coach Henry White as CIAA Coach of the Week, the CIAA announced on Wednesday.
     In four games during the week of March 26- April 2, Goodson (Atlanta, GA) hit for a .455 batting average, going 10-for-22 at the plate with a double, a triple, two home runs, 12 runs scored and 14 runs batted in. Against Morris College on Mar. 30, Goodson hit a home run, scored three times, stole three bases and drove in six runners.
     Weathersby, a native of Raleigh, NC, pitched 11 innings without surrendering an earned run and posted a 2-0 record to become the CIAA Pitcher of the Week. Weathersby struck out seven batters and allowed the opposition to hit just .195 against him.
     White, who was named the CIAA Coach of the Week for the second straight week, led NCCU to a 6-1 record between Mar. 26 and Apr. 2. Under the tutelage of White, NCCU is in first place in the CIAA with a 10-2 conference record.