DALLAS (NCBWA) Memphis senior outfielder Chris Carrier has been tabbed as the Player of the Month and Houston left-handed starting pitcher Trey Cumbie has been named the Pitcher of the Month for May by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, it was announced on Monday afternoon.
A native of Memphis, Tenn., Carrier had an elite month in May for the Memphis Tigers. A first-team All-American Athletic Conference first-team honoree in 2017, Carrier slugged eight homers over 14 games in May, driving in 23 runs and hitting .421 (24-for-57) with five doubles and a .529 on-base percentage. On the year, Carrier finished his final collegiate season with a .330 average (68-for-206) with 16 doubles, 16 homers and 50 RBI, sporting a .438 on-base and a .641 slugging percentage.
Cumbie, a native of Lufkin, Texas, won all four of his starts in May, tossing two complete games and allowing just two earned runs in 34 innings. A second-team All-America selection by Collegiate Baseball in 2017, Cumbie had a 0.53 ERA during the month, allowing only 22 hits and four walks over 28 strikeouts. As a sophomore, Cumbie posted a 10-2 record and a 2.04 ERA in 15 starts, hurling four complete-game efforts and tossing 101.1 innings, surrendering just 15 walks and 91 hits, striking out 82.
This marks the second season the NCBWA has honored a national player and pitcher of the month.
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2017 NCBWA Division I Players of the Week:
Feb. 21: Andrew Kendrick, Youngstown State (Hitter);
Jared Poché, LSU and Robbie Welhaf, Elon (Pitcher)
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Feb. 28: Brent Rooker, Mississippi State (Hitter);
Justin Dillon, Sacramento State (Pitcher)
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March 7: Chase Lunceford, Louisiana Tech (Hitter);
Danny Hrbek, Radford and Parker Rigler, Kansas State (Pitcher)
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March 14: Connor Smith, Western Michigan (Hitter);
Eli Morgan, Gonzaga (Pitcher)
· March 21:
Jake Scheiner, Houston (Hitter); John Gavin, Cal State Fullerton (Pitcher)
· March 28: Matt Lloyd, Indiana (Hitter); Cory Abbott,
Loyola Marymount (Pitcher)
· April 4: Keaton
Kringlen, BYU (Hitter); Alex Cunningham, Coastal Carolina (Pitcher)
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April 11: Brent Rooker, Mississippi State (Hitter);
Michael Grove, West Virginia (Pitcher)
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April 18: Stuart Fairchild, Wake Forest (Hitter); Kyle Wright, Vanderbilt (Pitcher)
· April 25: Dylan Busby, Florida State (Hitter);
Alex Faedo, Florida (Pitcher)
· May 2: Hunter
Hargrove, Texas Tech (Hitter); David Peterson, Oregon (Pitcher)
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May 9: Dan Kerwin, UT Martin (Hitter); Trevor Stephan,
Arkansas (Pitcher)
· May 16: Jared Barnes,
South Alabama (Hitter); Zach Prendergast, Seton Hall (Pitcher)
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May 23: Kevin Milam, St. Mary's (Hitter); Cole Bartlett,
Missouri (Pitcher)
2017 NCBWA Division I Players of the Month:
February: Brendon McKay, Lousiville (Hitter); James
Poché, LSU (Pitcher)
· March: Brent
Rooker, Mississippi State (Hitter); David Peterson, Oregon (Pitcher)
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April: Drew Ellis, Louisville (Hitter); Jake Thompson,
Oregon State (Pitcher)
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May: Chris Carrier, Memphis (Hitter); Trey Cumbie,
Houston (Pitcher)