February 21, 2006
Monarchs’ Proctor selected USA South Rookie of the Week for baseball
Freshman catcher goes 3-for-5 in game two victory over LaGrange

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The USA South Athletic Conference released its first weekly baseball awards of the 2006 season on Monday, and the Methodist Monarchs were amongst the representation. Freshman catcher Dustin Proctor was selected as the USA South Rookie of the Week.

Proctor, a 5-foot-11, 195-pounder from Whiteville, N.C., is hitting .333 (3-for-9) in Methodist’s first five games of the season with three runs scored and two RBIs. His big game last weekend was the second game of a doubleheader at LaGrange on Sunday. He went 3-for-5 with a double, triple, two RBIs and two runs scored.

Methodist (4-1) opens both its home portion and USA South portion of the season on Saturday and Sunday with a three-game showdown against rival Ferrum. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday at 12 p.m., and a single game on Sunday at 2 p.m.