Week 5: AAC Baseball Players of the Week

WALESKA, Ga. - Daniel Willie of Montreat and Andre Tarver of Tennessee Wesleyan are the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Baseball Pitcher and Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.

This is the fifth edition of the weekly honors for the 2023 season. The next set of awards will be announced on March 27.

AAC Pitcher of the Week

Daniel Willie - Montreat - Senior - Ooltewah, Tenn.

• Struck out 12 in 10 innings of work against Truett McConnell.
• Montreat ended up lossing the game 4-1 in 14 innings.
• Allowed 1 earned run on 4 hits and 2 walks.
• This is his first weekly honor this season.

AAC Player of the Week

Andre Tarver - Tennessee Wesleyan - Sophomore - Ringgold, Ga.

• Batted .636 in helping Tennessee Wesleyan to a 2-1 record on the week.
• Had 1 home run and 3 doubles for a 1.182 slugging percentage.
• Drove in 7 runs and scored 6 times as well.
• This is his first weekly award this season.

Previous Baseball Players of the Week award winners
Week 1 - Blake Peyton, Tennessee Wesleyan (Pitcher); Jaider Morelos, Montreat (Player)
Week 2 - Tanner Moylan, Bryan (Pitcher); Kaleb Podger, Point (Player)
Week 3 - Kyle Bloor, Tennessee Wesleyan (Pitcher); Jarrett Burney, Reinhardt (Player)
Week 4 - Jimmy Gamboa, Milligan (Pitcher); Angel Mendoza, Union (Player)
Week 5 - Daniel Willie, Montreat (Pitcher); Andre Tarver, Tennessee Wesleyan (Player)