Virginia pitcher Will Roberts has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Pitcher of the Week, while Clemson infielder Richie Shaffer and Miami first baseman Rony Rodriguez share Player of the Week honors for their performances last week.
Roberts was also named a National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball after pitching a perfect game in the Cavaliers’ 2-0 shutout of visiting George Washington on March 29. Roberts tossed the second perfect game in ACC history and the eighth perfect game in NCAA Division I baseball. Roberts is the first Division I pitcher to record a perfect game since Auburn’s Eric Brandon against Murray State on March 2, 2002.
Shaffer hit .467 with a double, triple, grand slam and five RBIs in four games. He scored seven runs and recorded three walks while posting an .867 slugging percentage and .556 on-base percentage. The Charlotte, N.C., sophomore was also perfect in the field, committing no errors in 12 chances at third base and first base. In the final two games at No.6 North Carolina, Shaffer went 5-for-7 with two walks, reaching base in seven of his nine plate appearances. In Shaffer’s biggest play of the week, he broke open a close game with a grand slam in the sixth inning to propel the Tigers to an 11-5 win over Georgia on March 29.
