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Pitt’s Carrier, Wake Forest’s Morningstar Named ACC Baseball Players of the Week

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Pitt redshirt-senior outfielder Lorenzo Carrier has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Week, while Wake Forest junior right-handed pitcher Blake Morningstar earned ACC Pitcher of the Week honors for games played March 2-8.
 
ACC Baseball Player of the Week
Lorenzo Carrier, Pitt, OF, R-Sr. (Bear, Del.)
  • Went 13-for-15 (.867) on the week with 19 RBI, 10 runs scored, five home runs, two triples, one double and 33 total bases.
  • Slugged 2.200 with a 3.095 on-base plus slugging percentage in Pitt’s 4-0 week.
  • Opened the Panthers’ series against San Jose State with a two home-run, eight RBI day.
  • Followed with a five-hit, five-RBI day on Saturday.
  • Has paced the Panthers to eight consecutive wins.
 
ACC Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Blake Morningstar, Wake Forest, RHP, Jr. (Wyalusing, Pa.)
  • Opened ACC play with a win and a career-high 11 strikeouts against Stanford.
  • Scattered just two hits and one run allowed over 6.0 innings of work.
  • He did not allow a base hit over the final 17 batters that he faced.
  • Has now fanned 20 hitters in his last two starts, going at least 6.0 innings in each appearance.
 
ACC Baseball Players of the Week
Feb. 16 – Derek Williams, 5th-Yr., OF, Miami
Feb. 23 – Dylan Dubovik, Fr., OF, Miami
March 2 – Cider Canon, Jr. C/OF, Duke
March 9 – Lorenzo Carrier, R-Sr., OF, Pitt
 
ACC Baseball Pitchers of the Week
Feb. 16 – Wyatt Danilowicz, Sr., LHP, Louisville
Feb 23 – Jack Radel, Jr., RHP, Notre Dame
March 2 – Michael Sharman, R-Sr., LHP, Clemson
March 9 – Blake Morningstar, Jr., RHP, Wake Forest