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SAA Baseball Report - April 13, 2026

CANTON, Ga.  – Rone and Teel take week 10 Athlete of the Week honors in SAA Baseball.
  
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Athletes of the Week: 
Pitcher: 
Isaac Rone | Centre | SO | Lexington, KY - Isaac Rone put together the best starting performance of his career in game 1 of Centre's weekend series against Berry. Through 7.1 innings of work, Rone struck out a career high nine batters while allowing just one run in the 4-1 Centre victory, improving to 4-0 on the season.

Athlete:
Charlie Teel | Sewanee | SR | Homewood, AL - Teel batted .562 (9-for-16) with a double, two home runs, three RBIs and six runs scored in four games this season. He posted two hits with a two-run homer in a midweek contest against Maryville. He collected three hits in both ends of Saturday's doubleheader versus Millsaps, scoring twice in the first game and recording a double and one run scored in the second contest. Also in Saturday's twinbill, he got the final three outs for a save in the opener, striking out one and inducing a groundball doubleplay to end the game. He hit a solo homer, walked once and scored two runs in Sunday's series finale against the Majors. 

Notable Performances
Pitcher

  • David Albert | Rhodes | FR | Brookhaven, GA - David Albert delivered a strong outing on the mound in the opening game against Oglethorpe, pitching 5.2 innings while allowing just one earned run. Albert scattered six hits, issued only two walks, and struck out six batters, consistently keeping hitters off balance. His ability to limit damage and control the game early set the tone and gave the Lynx a chance to compete from the start.
  • Eli Potter | Sewanee | SO | Burns, TN - Potter picked up the win in Saturday's first game against Millsaps, a 6-3 victory, with three-plus scoreless innings of relief, striking out one. He allowed one hit with two walks, upping his record for the season to 5-1. The lefthander is 3-0 with a 2.70 in five appearances in conference play this season.
  • Will Hellings | Trinity | SR | Summit, NJ - Hellings led Trinity's baseball team to a 3-1 record last week, including a three-game Southern Athletic Association road series sweep at Southwestern University over the weekend. Hellings posted a 1.35 ERA in two appearances over the week, giving up just three hits over 6.2 innings for an opposing batting average of .136. He gave up just one earned run - two total - and struck out five batters. Hellings earned the win in the opening game of the series against the Pirates, pitching 6.0 innings in relief with five strikeouts, and allowing just two runs on two hits in Trinity's 12-6 victory.

Athlete

  • Chase Austin | Centre | SR | Marion, IL - Chase Austin was the hottest hitter for the Colonels over four games this week as he hit .529 (9-17). Austin drove in runs in three of the four games, and his solo home run in the seventh inning of game 2 against Berry on Saturday helped trigger a comeback victory for the Colonels.
  • Mason Morgan | Millsaps | SR | Walker, LA - Millsaps senior baseball designated hitter Mason Morgan had a strong showing at Sewanee over the weekend. He posted a .615 on-base percentage, and .778 slugging percentage, while posting a .444 batting average (4-for-9). Morgan tallied four walks, a home run, three runs, and two RBIs.
  • Brandon Trichell | Rhodes | JR | Marietta, GA - Brandon Trichell led the Lynx offense with an impressive performance at the plate, going 6-for-11 (.545) across the week. Trichell added two runs scored, four RBIs, a walk, and a stolen base, while posting a strong .583 on-base percentage. His consistent production and ability to get on base played a key role in generating offense for the Lynx.
  • Chase Adams | Southwestern | SO | Houston, TX - Adams had a breakout week offensively with three home runs on the weekend series against Trinity. Adams went deep twice in game 2. The sophomore finished with five RBI's.
  • Will Baker | Trinity | SO | Missouri City, TX - Baker led Trinity's baseball team to a 3-1 record last week, capped by a three-game Southern Athletic Association weekend sweep at Southwestern University. Baker batted .375 (6-for-16) with a double and two home runs over the four games, scoring six runs and collecting five RBI. He saved his best for last to help the Tigers clinch the series sweep, batting 4-for-6 with three runs scored and four RBI in the series finale. Baker had a double and two home runs in that game, needing only a triple to hit for the cycle. 

2026 Baseball Report Archive (AOW Pitcher/Athlete)  
Week One - Feb. 9 (Dylon Lozano/Wesley Grant)
Week Two - Feb. 16 (Nolan Asher/Aidan Petrocco)
Week Three - Feb. 23 (Jake Beck/Kaleb Woodward)
Week Four - March 2 (Nolan Asher/EJ Ousley)
Week Five - March 9 (Austin Graber/Zach Fortman)
Week Six - March 16 (Andrew Zimmerman/Owen Stevenson)
Week Seven - March 23 (Ben Daniel/Khalfani Coney)
Week Eight - March 30 (Cam Welsh/Tanaka Mukono)
Week Nine - April 6 (Tyler Hower/Thomas Moss)

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