Baseball’s Johnny Sweeney, After Main NCAA in RBI and RBI per Sport Final Week, Named NCBWA Nationwide Hitter of the Week – College of South Carolina – Upstate

Posted by techforbes May 5, 2026


DALLAS, Texas — After main the NCAA in each whole RBI and RBI per recreation for video games performed between April 27 and Might 3, USC Upstate baseball’s fifth-year senior designated hitter Johnny Sweeney added an extra accolade to his weekly haul, being named Nationwide Hitter of the Week by the Nationwide Collegiate Baseball Writers Affiliation. Monday, Sweeney earned his fourth profession Large South Convention Participant of the Week nod.

The Millstadt, Sick. native homered and drove dwelling four-plus RBI in all three video games of the Spartans’ collection with Gardner-Webb, ending the weekend slashing .500/.467/1.214. His homer in recreation two in opposition to the Runnin’ Bulldogs, a grand slam, marked the thirty first of his Upstate profession, breaking a tie with former teammate Grant Sherrod (2022-24) for this system’s Division I period (2007-pres.) profession report. Reaching double-digit homers on the season, Sweeney grew to become the fifth Spartan in program historical past with a number of double-digit dwelling run seasons, following up on his 18-homer marketing campaign final season.

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