Radford's Fleisher Earns Second Big South Player of the Week Award

RADFORD, Va. -- Radford first baseman/pitcher Mark Fleisher (Glen Allen, Va.) has been selected as the Big South Conference Choice Hotels Baseball Player of the Week, marking the second time the senior has earned the awards in the last two weeks. Fleisher was named Big South Player of the Week three times last season.

Fleisher batted .615 (8-13) with two home runs, nine runs batted in and a 1.231 slugging percentage in four games last week. With two outs in the ninth inning at Charleston Southern, Fleisher capped a Highlander rally by swatting a three-run homer that gave RU an 8-7 win and a doubleheader sweep of the Bucs – Radford’s first two Big South wins of the season. Fleisher batted .444 (4-9) in the three-game series against CSU, with a double, home run and five RBI. He opened the week with a 4-4 performance against Davidson, hitting a double, homer and driving in four runs.

The League also honored Charleston Southern’s Josh Evans as Pitcher of the Week. Evans defeated Radford with a four-hit shutout in the first game of the series.

The Highlanders are now 7-18 this season and will face East Tennessee State Tuesday at Dedmon Center Park at 3:00 pm. Radford will also host in-state rival James Madison Wednesday at 3:00 pm.