LAKELAND, Fla. – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) has announced the South Region Player of the Week as Trevecca’s Cade Martin and the NCBWA South Region Pitcher of the Week as Trevecca’s Ryan Sweeney, following their performances for the week ending March 15.

Martin produced runs in bunches last week, finishing with 10 RBI and six runs scored to help the Trojans go 5-0. The junior appeared in four games, hitting 4-for-15 (.267) at the plate, and slugged .867 with three home runs. He led Trevecca to a pair of wins at top-ranked North Greenville as he tallied five RBI and three runs scored. Martin belted two home runs in the two-game set and was a combined 3-for-8. The Trojans then swept Union in their GSC series, with Martin scoring three times and driving in five more runs while hitting 1-for-7 with a walk across two games.
 
Sweeney was credited with three saves as Trevecca went 5-0 on the week. The junior, who now has seven saves on the year, posted a 0.00 ERA and threw 4.2 total innings with four strikeouts. Sweeney notched a .133 opponent batting average, surrendering just two hits in 15 batters faced with no walks. He picked up back-to-back saves at No. 1-ranked North Greenville as Trailblazer hitters went 1-for-10. Sweeney then secured the series sweep for the Trojans in game 3 at Union to move into sole control of first place in the GSC standings.

The NCBWA announcement marks the second consecutive week the Gulf South Conference swept South Region weekly awards during the 2026 season. Martin was previously named GSC Player of the Week and is the conference's third offensive player to earn weekly regional honors, while Sweeney is the reigning GSC Pitcher of the Week, is also the third conference hurler to be recognition this season. The duo are the first set of teammates to garner South Region accolades in the same week this season. 

2026 NCBWA South Region Players of the Week
Week 1: Zach Stokes (West Florida) – Player / Jacob Pino (Florida Tech) – Pitcher
Week 2: Ryan Crivello (Saint Leo) – Player / Robert Satin (Tampa) – Pitcher
Week 3: Jhoander Irigoyen (Tampa) – Player / Zach Wyatt (Montevallo) – Pitcher 
Week 4: Marcello Cortale (Florida Tech) – Player / Jack Ensell (Barry) – Pitcher
Week 5: Kent Johnson (Benedict) – Player / Tyler Brashear (Eckerd) – Pitcher
Week 6: Alex Johnson (Mississippi College) – Player / Baker Green (West Alabama) – Pitcher 
Week 7: Cade Martin, (Trevecca Nazarene) – Player / Ryan Sweeney (Trevecca Nazarene) – Pitcher