Baseball's Petry Named A National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball

TUCSON, Ariz. – Freshman infielder/outfielder Ethan Petry was named a National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball, it was announced on Monday morning (Feb. 27).

Petry went 7-for-17 with six runs scored, four home runs, nine RBI, a 1.118 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base percentage this season. He accounted for the only run on Saturday in the 1-0 win. Petry had a pair of home runs in Tuesday’s win over Winthrop and drove in three in Friday’s 7-4 win over the Quakers.

Petry is hitting .435 on the year with five home runs, which is tied for the team lead and second in the SEC, 10 RBI, seven runs scored and a 1.087 slugging percentage.

Carolina completes its nine-game homestand on Tuesday, Feb. 28, hosting North Carolina A&T at 4 p.m. The game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.