JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Bellarmine and Jacksonville earned this week's Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) Baseball honors, announced Monday by the league office.
Knight's first baseman, AJ Swader was named Player of the Week. Swader went 8-for-13 this week in Bellarmine's sweep against EKU. On the week, he totaled 16 bases, two home runs and 10 RBI with a .579 RBI.
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.
Player of the Week
AJ Swader, Bellarmine
Other Nominees: Nate 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.
Pitcher of the Week
Brendan Holland, Jacksonville
Other Nominees: Jake Jones, Central Arkansas; Evan Dempsey, FGCU; Gavin Oswald, North Alabam; Dakota Stone, North Florida; Joey Ruller, Queens; James Hays, Stetson; Luke Ridley, West Georgia.
2025-26 Season Award Winners
Feb. 17 | Player: Derek Bermudez, Jacksonville;
Pitcher: Evan Dempsey, FGCU
Feb. 23 | Player: Jon Embury, FGCU;
Pitcher: Evan Dempsey, FGCU and Joey Ruller, Queens
March 2 | Player: Matthew Farner, North Florida;
Pitcher: Kaleb Appelbey, Austin Peay
March 9 | Player: Patrick McCullough, West Georgia;
Pitcher: Trace Hartman, Stetson
March 16 | Player: Andres Matias, Austin Peay;
Pitcher: Evan Dempsey, FGCU
March 23 | Player: Nate Negre, Central Arkansas and Will Millard, North Alabama;
Pitcher: Joey Ruller, Queens
March 30 | Player: Cam Pruitt, Lipscomb;
Pitcher: Denver Hamilton, Central Arkansas
April 6 | Player: Khaleel Pratt, EKU and Dylan Coleman, North Alabama;
Pitcher: John Costa, North Florida.
April 13 | Player: AJ Sawder, Bellarmine;
Pitcher: Brendan Holland, Jacksonville.