Newberry’s Braylin Marine was named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Baseball Player of the Week, while Wingate’s Mitch Farris was named SAC Varsity Gems Baseball Pitcher of the Week for games played during Week 6 of the 2023 season, the conference office announced Tuesday.

Marine, a senior infielder from Freeport, New York, led the Wolves to a 4-0 week, including a three-game sweep of Mars Hill. 

He batted .600 for the week with two doubles, 10 RBIs, seven runs scored and four stolen bases. He had an on-base percentage of .632 and a slugging percentage of .733 for the week.

Farris, a junior left-hander from Palm Harbor, Florida, was lights out on the mound last week in his lone appearance, a 5-1 win over Lincoln Memorial. 

Farris fanned 18 batters and allowed just one run on three hits in eight innings of work. He fell one strikeout shy of tying the SAC single-game strikeout record and struck out the side on three occasions during the outing.

2023 SAC Varsity Gems Baseball Player Of The Week

Feb. 7 – Dylan Driver, Catawba
Feb. 14 – Wes Reynolds, Tusculum
Feb. 21 – Seaver King, Wingate
Feb. 28 – Cole Harness, UVA Wise
March 7 – Tyler Bradley, Emory & Henry
March 14 – Braylin Marine, Newberry

2023 SAC Varsity Gems Baseball Pitcher Of The Week

Feb. 7 – Mitch Farris, Wingate
Feb. 14 – Sam Broderson, Wingate
Feb. 20 – Seth Willis, Tusculum
Feb. 28 – Austin Fine, Catawba
March 7 – Mitch Farris, Wingate
March 14 – Mitch Farris, Wingate

Varsity Gems is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the SAC Player of the Week awards program.