Alumni Roundup: Week 12

May 7, 2024


Despite entering a new month, we’re seeing recurring themes in this week’s alumni roundup. One alum has re-captured an ACC accolade he was awarded back in March. Meanwhile, more alums are finishing the season strong with an eye on peaking at the right time as we approach postseason play.

Alum of the Week

Blake Wright, once again, put together an outstanding weekend. For the second time this season, Wright has earned the ACC Player of the Week and now the Top Tier alum of the week.

His statline for this weekend is as follows: 6-for-11 (.545) with 3 HR, 2B, 6 R and 11 RBI. According to ACC.com, nine of his 10 RBI in a doubleheader against Georgia Tech came with two outs.

Wright earned the ACC Player of the Week award on March 25 after a historic week which included an array of home runs in pivotal moments.

Clemson is listed as the No. 2 team in the nation by D1baseball.com and looks to snag a W in a midweek against Charlotte. After that, they head to Wake Forest for a weekend set.

Notable Performances

Nick Monile (Niagara) upped his average to .388 and collected six hits in a weekend sweep of Quinnipiac. Monile has hit safely in eight of his last 10. He has only struckout 14 times in 129 at-bats this season.

Monile and Niagara have set a new program record by accumulating 30 wins - and counting - on the season.

 

Colin Summerhill (NIU) had an incredibly productive week last week facing UW-Milwaukee and Ball State. Summerhill tallied eight hits and drove in eight runs, four coming on Saturday in NIU’s win.

Wes Mendes (Ole Miss) has earned 25 innings as a freshman for Ole Miss. Most recently, he had a three-inning outing in a win at Auburn picking up his first win of the year. He allowed just one baserunner on a walk and K’d one. 

 

Khyle Radcliffe (Southern) is now swinging it at a .345 clip heading into the home stretch. Last week, he had a total of six hits with two XBH and a run driven in. The Jags dropped a midweek to Nicholls but got a pair of wins against Alcorn State over the weekend.

Lucas Spence (SIUE) improved his average to .418 over the weekend against Southern Indiana. In the past week, Spence has seven hits with a pair of 2Bs and a pair driven in. Spence continues to swing it well having hits in his last eight, including five multi-hit games.

Mack Whitcomb (Tennessee Tech) homered three times last week, including two at No. 17 Vanderbilt. He drove in a total of nine between the Vanderbilt meeting and a three-game set against Eastern Illinois. 


Liam Peterson (Florida) bounced back this weekend after having a bumpy middle part of the season. Against Tennessee, Peterson pitched four frames striking out seven hitters. He allowed a few baserunners but kept the Vols off the board. He dropped his ERA to 6.70 in the 76-pitch outing.

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