More accolades for UNCW baseball and more homers for Chance Shepard

WILMINGTON, NC (UNCW) —  Sophomore Brian Mims became the second Seahawk in as many weeks to be named Colonial Athletic Association Player-of-the-Week after hitting .700, with three doubles and a home run, and driving in 1- runs as UNCW went 3-0 at the Hughes Bros. Challenge.

Mims went 7-for-10 while posting a slugging percentage of 1.300 while also fashioning a .714 on base average. The infielder from Montclair, Va., also knocked in a career-high six runs in UNCW’s 15-5 win over South Dakota State, becoming the first Seahawk since 2010 to drive in six runs in a game.

Mims, who took over the team-lead with a .522 batting average, has hit safely in all six games this season and has at least two hits in each of his last five games.

In the weekend finale, Mims went 2-for-3 with three more runs batted in as UNCW topped defending Atlantic 10 champion and NCAA Super Regional participant VCU, 11-4.

Senior Steven Linkous was named CAA Player-of-the-Week on Feb. 22.

UNCW returns to the diamond on Wednesday for a 3 p.m. start at NC State in its first road test of the young season. The Seahawks open a three-game home series on Saturday with a 2 p.m. start against Penn State.

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RALEIGH, NC (NC STATE ) — No. 8 NC State scored six in the bottom eighth to win its third in a row, dropping UNCG 8-4 on Tuesday at Doak Field at Dail Park.

The Wolfpack (6-2) held a 2-1 lead before falling behind for the eighth game in 2016, following a three-run eighth for the Spartans (6-2). NC State trimmed the lead in half with Josh McLain‘s RBI single, took the lead on a two-run error, and set the final on Chance Shepard‘s fourth homer in as many games.

Shepard’s bomb represented his lone hit, added to a pair of walks in a 1-for-3 outing with a run and three RBIs. McLain went 2-for-5 with two runs, a stolen base, and an RBI. Joe Dunand doubled for the sixth time in a 1-for-4 performance with a run.

Evan Mendoza started at second before moving to third late in the game, going 2-for-4 with a run. Brock Deatherage had a pair of hits, one a bunt single, in a 2-for-4 ballgame with a run. Andrew Knizner drove in two and scored once, reaching on an error in the game’s deciding play. Ryne Willard started at third, submitting a 1-for-3 day with a run.

Wolfpack starter Cory Wilder lasted four innings, allowing one earned on two hits with three punchouts and two walks. Travis Orwig and Austin Staley combined to work the next 1 2/3, shutting out the Spartans on two hits and a walk. Sean Adlerallowed two earned after escaping a jam in the sixth. Tommy DeJuneas (1-0) scored the win on two innings, with one earned on three hits and a walk, striking out the final batter of the game.

NC State returns to action on Wednesday at 3 PM, hosting UNC Wilmington. Radio coverage will be provided by 88.1 WKNC, streaming on GoPack All-Access. Fans can follow along with live stats from GoPack.com, or Twitter updates via @NCStateBaseball.