Van Winkle had a big week for the Lions going 5-for-10 from the plate with three home runs and a double, finishing with a .500 batting average and an impressive 1.500 slugging percentage in four games. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound junior from Gainesville, FL drove in seven runs and scored six more with a .785 on-base percentage and a 1.000 fielding percentage. Van Winkle helped the Lions to a 3-1 record for the week, including taking two of three games from conference-foe Benedict in their weekend series and a win of Morris.
Padgett, a native of Atlanta, GA, pitched seven innings for the Lions with ten strikeouts and just one walk in a 17-2 win over Benedict, earning his second weekly honor this season. The 5-foot-10, 195-pound sophomore right-hander, who also played third base, went 1-0 for the week with a 2.57 ERA.
Hall, a native of Gordo, AL, went 9-for-12 with two doubles, a .750 batting average, and a .917 slugging percentage in four games this past week. The 5-foot-11, 170-pound junior was perfect in the field and had an on-base percentage of .733 with one stolen base. Hall scored five runs with five RBIs while helping the Tigers to a 3-1 record for the week, including a three-game series sweep against conference-foe Miles.
Cagle, a native of Brookwood, AL, pitched a complete-game shutout with nine strikeouts and no walks in the Tigers’ 16-0 win over Miles to earn his second weekly honor this season. The 6-foot, 200-pound senior left-hander, who had opposing batters hitting .200 this week, went 1-0 for the while giving up no earned runs, moving to 5-3 on the season with 3.60 ERA.
