Baseball Freshman of the Week: Matthew McDade, Columbus State
Peach Belt Conference Media Information- Matthew McDade earns his second straight weekly award after hitting .417 in four games last week with a home run, two doubles and three RBIs. The freshman third baseman from Cape Coral, Fla., hit .444 in a three-game conference sweep of Augusta with a double in the opener and his first career home run in game two. In game three, he drove in a pair with a 1-for-3 outing. For the week, McDade had an .833 slugging percentage, scored three runs and stole a base. He also made only one error at third in 11 chances with a double play turned.