North Carolina Central University

BASEBALL

    HAMPTON, VA – North Carolina Central University senior outfielder Marcus Mack was selected as the CIAA Baseball Player of the Week, junior pitcher Mike Cornwell was selected as the CIAA Pitcher of the Week, sophomore third baseman Robert Landis as the CIAA Offensive Player of the Week,  junior catcher Seth O'Brien as CIAA Defensive Player of the Week and head coach Henry White as CIAA Coach of the Week, the CIAA announced on Wednesday.
     Mack, a native of Fayetteville, N.C., had nine hits, nine runs scored, eight runs batted-in, a double and a homerun in just 12 at-bats during the week. He also stole six bases and went 2-2 with a homerun, in a pivotal late-season matchup with arch-rival Shaw University.
     Cornwell, who struck out five batters in his two appearances, went a perfect 2-0 during the week. Cornwell held opposing batters to a .250 batting average and allowed only one run (1.35 ERA) in 6.2 innings pitched.
     The CIAA Offensive Player of the Week was Landis, a native of Winston-Salem, NC. Landis, who had a batting average of .438 in six games, recorded seven hits, scored five runs, batted in 11 runs, hit one homerun and stole one base.
     NCCU's starting catcher, O'Brien earned the Defensive Player of the Week award by accumulating 16 putouts and assisting on eight others. Despite winning the conference's defensive weekly honor, O'Brien had a solid week at the plate as well. O'Brien scored four runs and amassed five runs batted in, three doubles and six hits in 14 at-bats.
    White, in his first season as NCCU's head coach, led NCCU to the CIAA Regular Season title after posting a 5-1 record in the season's final week. NCCU swept St. Paul's University and Virginia State University, while splitting a pair with SU. All contests were road games.