CASE CASSEDY NAMED SOUTHERN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

The Southern Conference today named Case Cassedy of Furman as its baseball Player of the Week.

Cassedy, a 6-2, 185-pound sophomore first baseman/designated hitter from Tallahassee, FL (Maclay HS), hit .550 in four games last week for Furman, helping the Paladins to wins in all four games.  Cassedy was one for four in a 4-1 win over Charlotte on April 21, then went 10 for 16 in a three-game series sweep at Appalachian State over the weekend.  He had four doubles, four RBI and a home run against ASU and also scored eight runs.

For the week, Furman batted .363 with 58 hits and 42 runs scored. Matthew Betsill contributed eight hits and five runs, batting .533. Sam McLain had two doubles, a triple and a home run along with nine RBI. Derek Norman blasted two home runs and drove in seven runs.

On the mound, Matt Klinker started two games and allowed six hits and two runs en route to a 2-0 record for the week, while David Mitchell added 7 1/3 innings of relief, giving up only five hits and two runs.

The Paladins (16-22, 8-10 SoCon) will look to continue their five game winning streak on Wednesday when they host Charleston Southern in a 7:00 p.m. contest.