SEC BASEBALL WEEKLY HONORS – MARCH 11, 2024
Co-Player of the Week: Dakota Jordan, Mississippi State
Mississippi State’s Dakota Jordan led the SEC with a .692 average (9-for-13) last week to go along with a .778 on-base percentage, four home runs and two doubles. He drove in 13 runs and helped the Bulldogs to a 4-0 record for the week. He was 2-for-4 with a home run vs. Southern Miss on Tuesday, and Jordan homered in all three games against Evansville. He drove in four runs in each of the first two games of the series.
Co-Player of the Week: Charlie Condon, Georgia
Georgia’s Charlie Condon had 10 hits last week, including four home runs and two doubles, as the Bulldogs went 6-0. He had 10 RBI, four HBP, and drew seven walks. He also scored nine runs and registered 24 total bases. Condon had multiple hits in each game of the weekend series vs. Northern Colorado. The national leader in home runs started five different positions in six games last week with perfect fielding in 17 total chances.
Pitcher of the Week: Devin Futrell, Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt’s Devin Futrell recorded the first complete game shutout by an SEC pitcher this season and helped the Commodores secure a three-game sweep of Illinois State on Sunday at Hawkins Field. Futrell carried a no-hit bid to the final out of the fifth inning and struck out seven batters. The southpaw did not allow a walk.
Freshman of the Week: Dean Curley, Tennessee
Tennessee’s Dean Curley registered a team-leading 11 RBIs for the week, which ranked fourth in the SEC and first among freshmen. Tuesday against Kansas State, Curley tied UT’s single game record with three home runs. He hit a grand slam, a three-run homer and a two-run shot to finish with a Tennessee freshman record nine RBIs for the night. Curley went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Saturday’s series-clinching victory over Illinois and added RBIs in both Friday and Sunday’s wins over the Fighting Illini to help extend the Vols’ winning streak to 15 games.
