GREENWOOD – With a strong conference weekend and his first career home run under his belt, Lander baseball's freshman shortstop Matthew Burgess was named the Peach Belt Conference Freshman of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday.

Across three games against Augusta last weekend, Burgess hit .500 (5-for-10) with six runs scored, one double, one home run, two RBI, and two walks. He also registered a 1.000 slugging percentage and a .583 on-base percentage while leading the Bearcats to a series win in its first PBC series at Dolny Stadium.

This is the first PBC weekly honor of Burgess's career, and the first of the season for the Bearcats. He followed with a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the ninth inning on Saturday afternoon. The freshman went 3-for-5 with three runs scored, a double, and two walks in the Sunday series finale. 

The Seneca, S.C., native is batting .361 with 10 RBI and 12 runs scored in 11 games this season.

Burgess and the Bearcats are back in action this week as they face Newberry on Tuesday and Columbus State this weekend.

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