BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Mississippi Valley State’s Dreylin Holmes and Bethune-Cookman’s Louis Lipthratt for SWAC Baseball Weekly Honors for their outstanding performances during this past week of conference play.

Hitter of the Week
Holmes hit .500 (10-for-20) over five games, driving in 11 RBIs, scoring nine runs, while hitting four home runs, along with two doubles and two stolen bases. He had multi-homer games against both Tougaloo and Bethune-Cookman in which he went 6-for-9 with nine runs batted in while scoring six times with three hits in each of those contests.

Pitcher of the Week
Lipthratt posted another exceptional Friday night start for a critical series-opening win for the Wildcats against Mississippi Valley State. Lipthratt threw 8.1 innings allowing no earned runs on one hit, a walk, and seven strikeouts.

About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.

Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
 
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