Brandon Padgett, who will be pitching for the Lake Norman Copperheads this summer has been named South Atlantic Conference Pitcher of the Week.  Below is the press release from Lenoir-Rhyne's website.  The Copperheads would like to congratulate Brandon.

http://www.lrbears.com/baseball/releases/021808.htm

February 18, 2008

Lenoir-Rhyne’s Brandon Padgett Named South Atlantic Conference Baseball Pitcher Of The Week

Freshman from Statesville, N.C., pitched 9.2 innings of scoreless baseball to lead Lenoir-Rhyne to three wins in four games this week

Rock Hill, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne College’s Brandon Padgett has been named South Atlantic Conference Baseball Pitcher Of The Week, league officials announced today.

Padgett, a freshman from Statesville, N.C., pitched nine and two-thirds innings of scoreless baseball in leading L-R to a 3-1 week.

After pitching a scoreless inning against Erskine Tuesday, Padgett did not allow a run in 8.2 innings Saturday in a 1-0 victory over No. 6 Tusculum in the first game of a doubleheader. Padgett scattered seven hits to go along with five strikeouts in helping the Bears to their first win of the year.

Padgett (1-0) currently sports a 1.84 earned run average for the season.

The South Atlantic Conference Baseball Players of the Week are voted on by the league’s eight sports information directors.