LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Baseball senior first baseman
Grayson Fitzwater was named to the Baseball America Week 4 National College Team of the Week on Tuesday morning.
This week's Southern Conference Player of the Week adds one more national honor to his resume, landing on the National Team of the Week for the first time in his career and the first for any Keydet in program history.
The Baseball America honor roll features one player at every position, including the top-performing two-way player, and four pitchers. It also includes a designated hitter spot, which serves as a wild card to recognize an outstanding performer at any position, regardless of whether they served as a designated hitter that week.
Last weekend, Fitzwater went off against Western Illinois, slashing .727/2.000/.789 with eight hits, two doubles, four homers to pair with nine RBIs and six runs. Fitzwater drew seven walks and had two stolen bases.
In Friday's doubleheader, the lefty powerhouse went six-for-seven, totaling four home runs, five runs, and seven RBIs to earn the D1 Mid-Major LOUD! Performance of the Day. Fitzwater's game-tying fourth home run in game two was his 47th career homer, setting a new VMI career home runs record. Between games three and four, Fitzwater was intentionally walked five times and still managed to secure a hit in each game.
The Keydets swept the Leathernecks, going 4-0 in the series, and earned their fifth-straight victory. VMI moves up to 14-2 entering its midweek clash against Norfolk State on Wednesday before hosting Cornell for a three-game series this weekend.
Baseball America Week 4 National College Team of the Week
C: Daniel Jackson, Georgia
1B: Quinton Coates, Cincinnati
2B: Lane Walton, Arkansas State
3B: Judd Utermark, Ole Miss
SS: Brendan Lawson, Florida
OF: Lorenzo Carrier, Pittsburgh
OF: John Paul Head, UAB
OF: Bryce McFeely, Cal Baptist
DH: Grayson Fitzwater, VMI
P: Eric Nachtsheim, McNeese
P: Dylan Vigue, Georgia
P: Grayden Harris, Southern Miss
P: Ruger Riojas, Texas
TWP: TP Wentworth, Oklahoma State
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