SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Wofford outfielder Hudson Byorick and Mercer's left-handed pitcher Tanner Hall have been named the Southern Conference player and pitcher of the week, respectively, for all games April 8-14. The selections were made by the league office.
 
Starting all four games for the Terriers this past week, Byorick hit a team leading .562 batting average. The junior from Auburn, Washington, went 9-for-16 with nine hits, six RBIs, two doubles and a homerun.
 
This is the first Player of the Week honor for Byorick and the first for the Terriers this season. Hayes Heinecke (3/4 and 3/11) and Austin Higginbotham (4/1) have earned Pitcher of the Week honors this season.  
 
Also nominated: Ben Peden (The Citadel), Jake Lyle (ETSU), Brooks Carlson (Samford), Zach Kuchmaner (UNCG), Will Knight (VMI) and Daylan Nanny (Western Carolina).
 
Earning his third win of the season, junior left-handed pitcher Hall held Western Carolina to just one run on six hits through eight innings. He recorded an 8-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio with the eight strikeouts setting a new career high.
 
Also nominated: Zach Hester (Samford), Austin Koehn (UNCG), Zak Kent (VMI), Chase Walter (Western Carolina) and Hayes Heinecke (Wofford).  
 
Wofford (23-15) will travel to Winthrop for a 6:00 p.m. game on Tuesday before beginning a three-game series against East Tennessee State on Thursday at 6:00 p.m.
 
2019 SoCon Players of the Week
Feb. 18            Jackson Greer, ETSU
Feb. 25            RJ Yeager, Mercer
March 4           Daylan Nanny, Western Carolina
March 11         Immanuel Wilder, Western Carolina
March 18         Kel Johnson, Mercer
March 25         Jordan Fucci, Samford
April 1             Jabari Richards, Furman
April 8             Zach Budzik, UNCG
April 15          Hudson Byorick, Wofford
 
2019 SoCon Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 18            Shane Connolly, The Citadel
Feb. 25            Jordan Merritt, The Citadel
March 4          Hayes Heinecke, Wofford
March 11        Hayes Heinecke, Wofford
March 18         Zak Kent, VMI
March 25         Shane Connolly, The Citadel
April 1            Austin Higginbotham, Wofford
April 8             Zak Kent, VMI
April 15           Tanner Hall, Mercer