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Follow @ASUNSports<\/a><\/p>\nJACKSONVILLE, Fla.\u00a0\u2013 Bellarmine and Jacksonville earned this week’s Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) Baseball honors,\u00a0announced Monday by the league office.<\/p>\nKnight’s first baseman, AJ Swader was named Player of the Week. Swader went 8-for-13 this week in Bellarmine’s sweep against\u00a0EKU. \u00a0On the week, he totaled 16 bases, two home runs and 10 RBI with a .579 RBI.<\/p>\nJacksonville’s Brendan Holland was named Pitcher of the Week after recording a 0.00 ERA in the Dolphins’ series win against FGCU. Holland threw seven shutout innings with seven strikeouts on Saturday. He gave up only four runs, one run and held the Eagles to a .160 batting average.\u00a0<\/p>\nPlayer of the Week \nAJ Swader, Bellarmine\u00a0 \nOther Nominees:\u00a0Nate Negre, Central Arkasnas; Khaleel Pratt, EKU; Drew Seidel, FGCU; Derek Bermudez, Jacksonville; Justin Santoyo, North Alabama; Gialdri Gomez, North Florida; Anibal Rivera, Queens; Landon Russell, Stetson; Patrick McCullough, West Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\nPitcher of the Week\u00a0 \nBrendan Holland, Jacksonville \nOther Nominees:\u00a0Jake Jones, Central Arkansas; Evan Dempsey, FGCU; Gavin Oswald, North Alabam; Dakota Stone, North Florida; Joey Ruller, Queens; James Hays, Stetson; Luke Ridley, West Georgia.\u00a0<\/p>\n2025-26 Season Award Winners\nFeb. 17\u00a0|\u00a0Player:\u00a0Derek Bermudez, Jacksonville;\u00a0Pitcher: Evan Dempsey, FGCU\nFeb. 23 |\u00a0Player:\u00a0Jon Embury, FGCU;\u00a0Pitcher: Evan Dempsey, FGCU and Joey Ruller, Queens\nMarch 2\u00a0|\u00a0Player:\u00a0Matthew Farner, North Florida;\u00a0Pitcher:\u00a0Kaleb Appelbey, Austin Peay\nMarch 9 |\u00a0Player:\u00a0Patrick McCullough, West Georgia;\u00a0Pitcher: Trace Hartman, Stetson\nMarch 16 |\u00a0Player:\u00a0Andres Matias, Austin Peay;\u00a0Pitcher: Evan Dempsey, FGCU\nMarch 23 |\u00a0Player:\u00a0Nate Negre, Central Arkansas and Will Millard, North Alabama;\u00a0Pitcher: Joey Ruller, Queens\nMarch 30 |\u00a0Player:\u00a0Cam Pruitt, Lipscomb;\u00a0Pitcher: Denver Hamilton, Central Arkansas\nApril 6 |\u00a0Player:\u00a0Khaleel Pratt, EKU and Dylan Coleman, North Alabama;\u00a0Pitcher: John Costa, North Florida.\u00a0\nApril 13 |\u00a0Player:\u00a0AJ Sawder, Bellarmine;\u00a0Pitcher: Brendan Holland, Jacksonville.\u00a0<\/p>\n
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.\u00a0\u2013 Bellarmine and Jacksonville earned this week’s Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) Baseball honors,\u00a0announced Monday by the league office.<\/p>\n
Knight’s first baseman, AJ Swader was named Player of the Week. Swader went 8-for-13 this week in Bellarmine’s sweep against\u00a0EKU. \u00a0On the week, he totaled 16 bases, two home runs and 10 RBI with a .579 RBI.<\/p>\n
Jacksonville’s Brendan Holland was named Pitcher of the Week after recording a 0.00 ERA in the Dolphins’ series win against FGCU. Holland threw seven shutout innings with seven strikeouts on Saturday. He gave up only four runs, one run and held the Eagles to a .160 batting average.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Player of the Week \nAJ Swader, Bellarmine\u00a0 \nOther Nominees:\u00a0Nate Negre, Central Arkasnas; Khaleel Pratt, EKU; Drew Seidel, FGCU; Derek Bermudez, Jacksonville; Justin Santoyo, North Alabama; Gialdri Gomez, North Florida; Anibal Rivera, Queens; Landon Russell, Stetson; Patrick McCullough, West Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pitcher of the Week\u00a0 \nBrendan Holland, Jacksonville \nOther Nominees:\u00a0Jake Jones, Central Arkansas; Evan Dempsey, FGCU; Gavin Oswald, North Alabam; Dakota Stone, North Florida; Joey Ruller, Queens; James Hays, Stetson; Luke Ridley, West Georgia.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2025-26 Season Award Winners\nFeb. 17\u00a0|\u00a0Player:\u00a0Derek Bermudez, Jacksonville;\u00a0Pitcher: Evan Dempsey, FGCU\nFeb. 23 |\u00a0Player:\u00a0Jon Embury, FGCU;\u00a0Pitcher: Evan Dempsey, FGCU and Joey Ruller, Queens\nMarch 2\u00a0|\u00a0Player:\u00a0Matthew Farner, North Florida;\u00a0Pitcher:\u00a0Kaleb Appelbey, Austin Peay\nMarch 9 |\u00a0Player:\u00a0Patrick McCullough, West Georgia;\u00a0Pitcher: Trace Hartman, Stetson\nMarch 16 |\u00a0Player:\u00a0Andres Matias, Austin Peay;\u00a0Pitcher: Evan Dempsey, FGCU\nMarch 23 |\u00a0Player:\u00a0Nate Negre, Central Arkansas and Will Millard, North Alabama;\u00a0Pitcher: Joey Ruller, Queens\nMarch 30 |\u00a0Player:\u00a0Cam Pruitt, Lipscomb;\u00a0Pitcher: Denver Hamilton, Central Arkansas\nApril 6 |\u00a0Player:\u00a0Khaleel Pratt, EKU and Dylan Coleman, North Alabama;\u00a0Pitcher: John Costa, North Florida.\u00a0\nApril 13 |\u00a0Player:\u00a0AJ Sawder, Bellarmine;\u00a0Pitcher: Brendan Holland, Jacksonville.\u00a0<\/p>\n