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4/10/2006 - BASEBALL
Campbell's Waggett, ETSU's Calicutt Earn First A-Sun Weekly Honors
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MACON, Ga. – Campbell’s Blair Waggett and ETSU’s Steven Calicutt each led their team to important Atlantic Sun Conference series wins last weekend to earn their first A-Sun Weekly honors.
Waggett, the A-Sun Player of the Week, went 7-for-13 (.538) for the week and reached base safely a total of nine times over four games. He drove in six runs, including a career high three in the Camels seven-inning 13-2 win over Gardner-Webb on Saturday. Waggett also scored five runs for the week. The Wilmington, N.C. native posted a nice homecoming as he hit a two-run home run against UNC Wilmington to give him six for the season. The senior outfielder added a triple against Gardner-Webb, putting him in the top-10 in the Atlantic Sun in both categories. Waggett also added three diving catches in the game against Gardner-Webb as he totaled 14 putouts over the week. The Camels took two-of-three from GWU to climb out of the league cellar and stand just 1.5 games back of the sixth-place Bulldogs for the final A-Sun Championship berth. Waggett majors in Elementary Education. Calicutt went 2-0 for the week with one save, improving to 6-2 for 2006 with six saves. The senior closer pitched the final 3 2/3 innings against Tennessee on Wednesday, limiting the Volunteers to one run and leading the Bucs to their first season sweep of their in-state rival since 1979. Calicutt returned on Friday, recording the final three outs of game one against Kennesaw State, preserving the Bucs 9-5 victory that snapped a four-game conference losing streak. The southpaw entered the game in the eighth inning of the series’ second game, and recoded the final six outs as the Bucs rallied for the 5-4 win. With the game tying run on second and the game winner at first with two outs in the ninth inning, Calicutt recorded his seventh strikeout of the week to end the game. For the week, the Spartanburg, S.C., native threw 6 2/3 innings with a 1.35 ERA, surrendering just one run versus Tennessee, and not allowing a single run in three innings of conference play. The Bucs took two of three from then co-league leader Kennesaw State. Calicutt majors in Communications. The Atlantic Sun Conference hands out Player of the Week and Pitcher of the Week awards weekly during the 2006 baseball campaign. The 11-member league headquartered in Macon, Ga., consists of Belmont, Campbell, ETSU, Florida Atlantic, Gardner-Webb, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, Mercer, North Florida and Stetson.
