DALLAS — The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its Division II Regional Players of the Week awards for the week ending on May 7, 2023. Shorter left-hander Tanner Folds was named South Region Pitcher of the Week.
The redshirt-freshman was named to the All-Tournament team after helping sixth-seeded Shorter shutout No. 3-seed Alabama Huntsville in the opening game of Gulf South Conference Baseball Championship. In his only appearance of the tournament, the southpaw scattered five hits ans tallied three strikeouts while working nine scoreless innings. Folds was the only pitcher in the tournament to throw a complete-game and improved to 11-5 on the year.
With the announcement, Folds became the fifth different pitcher and 14th different player from the GSC this season to capture NCBWA South Region weekly accolades. As a conference, the Gulf South had at least one regional weekly honoree in 12 of a possible 14 weeks, sweeping the awards six times.
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NCBWA South Region Players of the Week
Feb 8: Anthony Calabro, West Georgia (Hitter); Dalton Neuschwander, West Florida (Pitcher)
Feb 15: Ben Brocato, Christian Brothers (Hitter)
Feb 22: Henry Daniels, West Georgia (Hitter)
Mar 1: Anthony Calabro, West Georgia (Hitter)
Mar 8: Logan Fink, West Georgia (Hitter); Dalton Neuschwander, West Florida (Pitcher)
Mar. 15: Carson Villalta, Alabama Huntsville (Hitter)
Mar. 22: Sam Kuchinski, Montevallo (Hitter); Jacob Smith, West Alabama (Pitcher)
Mar. 29: Cole Drake, Mississippi College (Hitter); Travis Cole, Christian Brothers (Pitcher)
Apr. 12: Dylan Standifer, Lee (Hitter); JP Gates, Valdosta State (Pitcher)
Apr. 19: Sam Kuchinski, Montevallo (Hitter)
Apr. 26: Ben Teel, Montevallo (Hitter); Dalton Neuschwander, West Florida (Pitcher)
May 10: Tanner Folds, Shorter (Pitcher)