REENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – North Carolina junior third baseman Mac Horvath has been recognized as the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Week, while Clemson junior lefthander Caden Grice earned ACC Pitcher of the Week accolades.
ACC baseball weekly honors are determined by a vote of a select media panel and announced on Mondays throughout the regular season.
Clemson’s Grice was recognized for the second time this season after being named the ACC Co-Player of the Week on March 27. The conference weekly honor is the first for Horvath this season.
Horvath batted .563 in a 3-1 week for the Tar Heels and drove in an eye-opening 19 runs in the four games – including eight RBI in last Tuesday night’s win over UNC Wilmington and seven versus Virginia Tech on Saturday. The Rochester, Minnesota native hit a pair of three-run homers versus UNCW. His seven RBI versus Virginia Tech came on a grand slam and three-run homer and highlighted a day in which keyed a doubleheader sweep by going 5-for-8 with 11 RBI.
Horvath’s eight RBI versus UNCW were the most by a Tar Heel player since 2004, and his 19 RBI were the most by any player over a four-game stretch in UNC history. His 19 home runs and 56 RBI this season both stand as career highs, and he ranks among the ACC season leaders in both categories.
In Clemson's series-clinching win at Boston College on Saturday, Grice pitched 8.0 innings, allowing only two hits, one earned run and two walks with nine strikeouts to earn the win in the Tigers’ 6-3 victory. He set career highs for innings pitched and strikeouts, as it was the longest outing by a Tiger since 2021. On the season, he is 4-1 with a 3.50 ERA, .183 opponents' batting average and 57 strikeouts against 23 walks in 43.2 innings pitched over nine starts.
Grice led Clemson to a 3-1 week, with outstanding performances on the mound and at the plate. The Greer, South Carolina native also went 7-for-16 (.438) with two homers, three doubles, 10 RBIs, four runs, a 1.000 slugging percentage and .526 on-base percentage in four games at the plate.
2023 ACC Player of the Week Honors
Feb. 20 – Nick Kurtz, Wake Forest
Feb. 27 – Adam Cecere, Wake Forest
March 6 – Chris Cannizzaro, Virginia Tech
March 13 – Joe Vetrano, Boston College
March 20 – CJ Kayfus, Miami
March 27 – Caden Grice, Clemson & Jake DeLeo, Georgia Tech
April 3 – Jack Hurley, Virginia Tech
April 10 – Jake Gelof, Virginia
April 17 - LuJames Groover III, NC State
April 24 – Nick Kurtz, Wake Forest
May 1 - Mac Horvath, North Carolina
2023 ACC Pitcher of the Week Honors
Feb. 20 – Sean Sullivan, Wake Forest
Feb. 27 – Sean Sullivan, Wake Forest
March 6 – Carson Liggett, Louisville
March 13 – Gage Ziehl, Miami
March 20 – Chris Flynn, Boston College
March 27 – Rhett Lowder, Wake Forest
April 3 – Karson Ligon, Miami
April 10 – Jackson Baumeister, Florida State
April 17 - Rhett Lowder, Wake Forest
April 24 – Drue Hackenberg, Virginia Tech
May 1 - Caden Grice, Clemson
