Marriott named Terriers' College Player of the Week

Infielder Zach Marriott (Oakville, Ont.) has been named the Terriers’ College Player of the Week after a strong opening week performance with the Hendrix College Warriors. Photo: Hendrix College Athletics

February 15, 2023

By Matt Betts

Canadian Baseball Network

It was opening week for the Hendrix College Warriors and infielder Zach Marriott came out ready to play.

Marriott (Oakville, Ont.) started the season with a hit, a walk and an RBI as Hendrix thumped Ozarks 22-5.

He worked a walk in Game's 1 and 2 of their weekend series with the University of Dallas. The Warriors took the first game by a 12-1 score but dropped the second 5-4.

The smooth swinging left-handed hitter saved his best performance for the rubber match when he went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and a stolen base in a 17-13 victory to secure the series.

Marriott is coming off a 2022 campaign that saw him hit .340 with five home runs, 32 RBI and a 1.001 OPS.

Honourable Mentions

Virginia Commonwealth University Rams left-handed pitcher Campbell Ellis (Georgetown, Ont.) was named to the Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team by Perfect Game. He went 5-4 with a 3.27 ERA in 21 starts a year ago during his sophomore season.

Catcher Matt Ward (Mississauga, Ont.) also garnered an honour before the beginning of Niagara University's season. Ward was named to the Preseason All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Team by the MAAC. He hit .289 in 2022.

Right-hander Matt Brown (Oakville, Ont.) fanned nine over 6 1/3 innings as St. Petersburg College fell to Pasco-Hernando State 8-0. Brown allowed four runs on nine hits and walked one.

Southpaw Andre Wojtarowicz (Oakville, Ont.) worked two innings of relief for Chipola College in their 11-7 loss to Central Alabama. The Troy commit surrendered a hit, one run, walked four and struck out two.

Allan Hancock College again turned to Lucas Earle (Orillia, Ont.) out of the bullpen in a 3-1 loss to Rio Hondo. The lefty scattered a pair of hits over four innings and yielded an unearned run. He walked two and struck out one.