Feb 15, 2023 | Matt Betts | 387 views
College Player of the Week: Zach Marriott
It was opening week for the Hendrix College Warriors and infielder Zach Marriott came out ready to play.
Marriott started the season with a hit, a walk and a RBI as Hendrix thumped Ozarks 22-5.
He worked a walk in Game's 1 and 2 of their weekend series with the University of Dallas. The Warriors took the first game by a 12-1 score but dropped the second 5-4.
The smooth swinging left-handed hitter saved his best performance for the rubber match when he went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and a stolen base in a 17-13 victory to secure the series.
Marriott is coming off a 2022 campaign that saw him hit .340 with five home runs, 32 RBI and a 1.001 OPS.
Honourable Mentions
Virginia Commonwealth University Rams left-handed pitcher Campbell Ellis was named to the Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team by Perfect Game. He went 5-4 with a 3.27 ERA in 21 starts a year ago during his sophomore season.
Catcher Matt Ward also garnered an honour before the beginning of Niagara University's season. Ward was named to the Preseason All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Team by the MAAC. He hit .289 in 2022.
Right hander Matt Brown fanned nine over 6.1 innings as St. Petersburg College fell to Pasco-Hernando State 8-0. Brown allowed four runs on nine hits and walked one.
Southpaw Andre Wojtarowicz worked two innings of relief for Chipola College in their 11-7 loss to Central Alabama. The Troy commit surrendered a hit, one run, walked four and struck out two.
Allan Hancock College again turned to Lucas Earle out of the bullpen in a 3-1 loss to Rio Hondo. The lefty scattered a pair of hits over four innings and yielded an unearned run. He walked two and struck out one.