Castillo, Benner voted Mid-South Conference Baseball Players of the Week

Baseball | Mon, Apr. 11, 2022 at 1:15 PM

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Cumberlands’ (Ky.) Seth Benner and Georgetown’s (Ky.) Johan Castillo were named Mid-South Conference Baseball Players of the Week, conference officials announced Monday. Alliance Corporation is the proud sponsor of the Mid-South Conference Player of the Week Award Program. Alliance Corporation offers construction management, general contracting and design/build services across Kentucky and Tennessee. Since its founding in 1975, Alliance Corporation has managed over $1 billion of construction projects including K-12 schools, post-secondary education, healthcare, city/state/federal government, industrial, and other commercial projects. The experience and background of Alliance Corporation is unsurpassed in the construction industry. The company is headquartered in Glasgow, Ky., with additional offices in Prestonsburg and Bowling Green, Ky. You can find Alliance Corporation on the web at www.AllianceCorporation.com or at facebook.com/alliance.

MSC Baseball Player of the Week

Seth Benner – Cumberlands (Ky.) – Fr. – IF – Georgetown, Ky.

• Benner batted .571 (8-for-14) with two doubles, one triple, three home runs, 10 RBIs and five runs scored in four games for the Patriots
• The freshman was 3-for-4 with two home runs and six RBIs versus Alice Lloyd (Ky.), including a solo homer, a grand slam and a run-scoring single
• He hit a two-run homer in the first of three games against Shawnee State (Ohio)
• Benner added two hits with a double and a triple and a run scored in the second game of the series
• He doubled among two hits and scored a run in the series finale with the Bears
• This marks the first weekly honor of the season and first of his career for Benner

MSC Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Johan Castollo – Georgetown (Ky.) – Jr. – Fontana, Calif.

• Castillo tossed eight shutout innings versus Pikeville (Ky.)
• The junior lefthander struck out 10, did not allow a walk and gave up two hits in the eight frames in a 1-0 victory
• After allowing singles in the first and second innings, he retired 20-of-22 batters to end the game, working around a pair of errors
• This marks the first weekly honor of the season and first of his career for Castillo