ATLANTA, Ga. (March 17, 2025) – The Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) has announced its baseball weekly honors, released by the league office on Monday.
 
Colin Jones (LaGrange) was named Player of the Week, while Zeke Swartz (Piedmont) earned Pitcher of the Week honors.
 
Austin Canale (Belhaven) was also tabbed Rookie of the Week.
 

PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Colin Jones, LaGrange
Catcher/Infielder  |  Junior  |  Duluth, Ga.
 
Jones delivered a dominant offensive performance, hitting .556 (6-for-11) with an incredible 1.972 slugging percentage and a .694 on-base percentage. He drove in 15 runs and scored eight times while blasting five home runs. His power surge helped propel LaGrange to a sweep of Asbury to open conference play.
 
PITCHER OF THE WEEK – Zeke Swartz, Piedmont
Pitcher  |  Senior  |  Blairsville, Ga.
 
Swartz turned in a career-best performance against No. 25 Emory, striking out a personal-best 13 batters while allowing just two hits.
 
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK – Austin Canale, Belhaven
Shortstop |  Freshman  |  Mandeville, La.
 
Canale continued his strong freshman campaign, hitting .400 (8-for-20) with four RBI and four runs scored in a 2-2 week for the Blazers. 



 
OTHER PLAYERS NOMINATED
 

PLAYER OF THE WEEK	JD Weed (Belhaven); Elliott Eastin (Covenant); Reece Jordan (Maryville); Cody Funk (Piedmont)
PITCHER OF THE WEEK	Colton Sylvester (Belhaven); Bryce Bollinger (Covenant); Brent Cadenhead (Huntingdon); Josiah Chiesa (LaGrange); Kyle Timko (Maryville)
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK	Josiah Chiesa (LaGrange); Ben Connelly (Piedmont)

 








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ABOUT THE COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE OF THE SOUTH (CCS)
The CCS is an NCAA Division III athletic conference that began play during the 2022-23 academic year. The conference features nine member institutions (Agnes Scott College, Asbury University, Belhaven University, Covenant College, Huntingdon College, LaGrange College, Maryville College, Piedmont University, and Wesleyan College) and sponsors championships across 14 sports. In addition to sharing the member institutions' geographic identity, the name 'Collegiate Conference of the South' is indicative of a shared commitment to academic excellence, which is commensurate with the NCAA Division III philosophy.
 
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