NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lincoln Memorial’s Chris Hall and University of the South’s Matt Munn were named the baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association for their efforts in contests from April 10-16.
Munn tossed the final seven innings in a 10-inning, 2-1 victory against Oglethorpe University, allowing one run with a career-best 14 strikeouts for the Tigers. The Bellaire, Texas, native gave up just five hits with no walks and one hit batter in the relief outing, holding the Petrels scoreless over his last five innings.
He retired the side in order in the eighth and 10th innings and faced the minimum in the order, erasing a leadoff single with a doubleplay. The 14 strikeouts are the second most in a single game at Sewanee since at least 2008.
Munn improved to 5-3 this season in 10 appearances with seven starts covering 46.1 innings with 16 walks and 51 strikeouts.
Hall batted .615 (8-for-13) with one double, one homer, two RBIs and seven runs scored in three games for the Railsplitters. The Sandy Springs, Ga., native posted three hits with a double and one run scored in a midweek game at Lenoir-Rhyne.
The junior outfielder collected three more hits and scored three times in the first outing of a doubleheader at UVA-Wise. He added two more hits with a two-run homer and three runs scored in the second game of the twinbill against the Cavs.
Hall is batting .321 with two doubles, one triple, one homer, five RBIs and 11 runs scored in 16 games (53 at-bats) this season.
2022-23 TSWA BASEBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
February 21 – Jack Roode, University of the South (Player); Jaden Hamm, Middle Tennessee (Pitcher)
February 28 – Jared Dickey, Tennessee (Player); Chase Burns, Tennessee (Pitcher)
March 7 – Blake Burke, Tennessee (Player); Chase Dollander, Tennessee (Pitcher)
March 14 – Cole Turney, Cumberland University (Player); Jaden Hamm, Middle Tennessee (Pitcher)
March 21 – Gabe Jennings, Middle Tennessee (Player); Hunter Owen, Vanderbilt (Pitcher)
March 28 – Parker Noland, Vanderbilt (Player); Noah Thompson, Lipscomb (Pitcher)
April 4 – Eston Snider, Middle Tennessee (Player); Devin Futrell, Vanderbilt (Pitcher)
April 12 – Austin Kelly, Lipscomb (Player); Logan Van Treeck, Lipscomb (Pitcher)