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Miami’s Williams, Louisville’s Danilowicz Named ACC Baseball Players of the Week

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Miami fifth-year outfielder Derek Williams has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Week, while Louisville senior left-handed pitcher Wyatt Danilowicz earned ACC Pitcher of the Week honors for games played February 13-15.
 
Player of the Week
Derek Williams, Miami, OF, 5th-Year (St. Louis, Mo.)
  • Hit .727 (8-for-11) in Miami’s opening weekend sweep of Lehigh.
  • Added four doubles, two home runs, six runs batted in and 18 total bases.
  • Finished the week with an eye-popping 1.636 slugging percentage and a .714 on-base percentage.
  • Helped Miami to a national-best 19.0 runs per game throughout Opening Weekend.
 
Pitcher of the Week
Wyatt Danilowicz, Louisville, LHP, Sr. (Traverse City, Mich.)
  • Made his first career start, working 6.0 scoreless innings against Michigan State.
  • Fanned nine Spartans on his way to career-highs in innings pitched and strikeouts.
  • Allowed just three baserunners – two hits and one walk.
  • Struck out the side in two of his six innings of work.
 
ACC Baseball Notes
  • Eight ACC Baseball teams are ranked in the most recent D1Baseball Top 25, led by No. 5 Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets, who also topped the 2026 ACC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll, are followed by No. 10 North Carolina, No. 15 Louisville, No. 16 Florida State, No. 17 NC State, No.19 Clemson, No. 22 Wake Forest and No. 23 Miami.
  • Three of the top five scoring teams in the country after one weekend of play hail from the ACC. Miami leads the nation at 19.0 runs per game, followed by Virginia (2nd, 18.7) and Georgia Tech (5th, 16.7).
  • Fourteen ACC teams won their opening weekend series, with eight teams notching sweeps. ACC teams scored in double-figures 20 times throughout opening weekend, with four 20+ run games.
  • The ACC posted a 37-10 record through the first three days of the season. The ACC’s .787 winning percentage is second-best nationally.
 
2026 ACC Baseball Player of the Week
Feb. 16 – Derek Williams, 5th-Yr., OF, Miami
 
2026 ACC Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 16 – Wyatt Danilowicz, Sr., LHP, Louisville