GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Georgia Tech’s Austin Wilhite has been voted the ACC Baseball Player of the Week, while Georgia Tech’s Connor Thomas and Virginia’s Derek Casey were selected as Co-Pitchers of the Week.
ACC weekly honors are determined by a vote of a select media panel. This is the first career ACC weekly honor for all three players.
Wilhite led the Jackets offensively for the week, hitting a team-best .533 (8-for-15). Wilhite had one home run, a double, five RBI and three runs scored with a .800 slugging percentage and .562 on-base percentage as Georgia Tech picked up the series win over No. 6 Florida State. After going 1-for-3 with a walk at No. 17 Georgia on Tuesday night, the sophomore shortstop from Buford, Georgia, went 2-for-4 on Friday night, 2-for-4 with a run scored in Saturday’s win over FSU, before posting a career-high five RBI with an inside-the-park home run, a double, and two runs score in the Jackets’ 16-3 victory over the Seminoles on Sunday.
Thomas went the distance in a complete game win over No. 6 Florida State on Saturday. The sophomore left-hander from Omega, Georgia, allowed just one run on six hits and one walk, while striking out nine batters. He held the Seminoles to a .194 average and threw a career-high 116 pitches in the win. The outing was the longest of his career, and his nine strikeouts tied for the second most in his career behind his 10 last Saturday in a win over Miami. Thomas became just the second Yellow Jacket starter to throw a complete game since 2013, joining current teammate Jake Lee, who went the distance in a 5-3 win at Duke last year.
Casey faced just 30 batters in a three-hit, complete game shutout on Friday in a 9-0 win over rival Virginia Tech. In the win, Casey allowed only one Hokie runner to reach second base to compile the first complete game shutout in ACC play this season. The senior from Mechanicsville, Virginia, did not issue a walk and and tallied seven strikeouts to increase his season total to 70, the second most in the conference. The quality start was his fourth of the season and second in ACC play.