Georgia Gwinnett College’s Ponder, Florida National’s Debeau Named CAC Baseball Players of the Week

Georgia Gwinnett College senior Jon Ponder and Florida National University junior Alexis Debeau have opened April by being named the Continental Athletic Conference Baseball Players of the Week.

Ponder, the Hitter of the Week, set the table for the Grizzlies in a three-game series sweep against Blue Mountain Christian University (Mississippi) by batting .692 (9-for-13) and scoring six runs last weekend. He hit a walk-off home run to win last Saturday's opening game.

The outfielder from Lawrenceville, Georgia, also registered multiple hits and scored two runs in all three games, led by a 4-for-6 performance with three steals in the series finale. Ponder was successful on all four of his stolen base attempts in the three games.

Debeau, the Pitcher of the Week, picked up a victory against CAC opponent Morris College (South Carolina) by striking out six batters and allowing no earned runs across five innings last Friday. The left hander recorded his 50th career strikeout in the outing.