South Carolina Education Lottery USC Aiken Student-Athlete of the Week
University of South Carolina Aiken sophomore baseball player Ty Barkell was named the South Carolina Education Lottery USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Week on Sunday, May 19, 2013.
In USC Aiken's three games in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional, Barkell led USC Aiken with a team-best four RBIs to go along with two runs scored.
Barkell (Denver, Colo./Palmer Ridge HS) hit .429 (6-for-14) in USC Aiken's three games in the Southeast Regional. He owned a slugging percentage of .857 and an on-base percentage of .429. Barkell collected a total of 12 bases in USC Aiken's three games in the Southeast Regional.
Barkell hit two home runs in the Southeast Regional to finish the year with a team-best 10 dingers on the year.
The 10 home runs were third-most in the Peach Belt Conference in the 2013 season.
The South Carolina Education Lottery USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Week award honors one student-athlete each week from an in-season sport in 2012-13 for their hard work and effort.
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USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Month
University of South Carolina Aiken golfer Matt Atkins has been named the USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Month for his efforts in the month of April.
Atkins concluded USC Aiken’s two events in the month of April with an even par 72.00 scoring average.
In helping lead the No. 3 USC Aiken men’s golf team to the 2013 Peach Belt Conference Men’s Golf Championship in April, Atkins garnered individual medalist honors at the championship.
The 2013 Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year finished his three rounds with a 4-under score of 212 (78-65-69).
The senior now has three individual wins in his Pacer career. Earlier this season, Atkins claimed individual medalist honors at the 16th Annual Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate at the 6,617-yard, par-70 Palmetto Golf Club. Atkins finished with a three-round 4-under score of 206 in acquiring individual medalist honors.
The 2012 First-Team All-American also claimed top honors at the 2012 NCAA Division II South/Southeast Regional at the par-72, 7,064-yard Jones Course at the Rock Barn Golf and Spa. Atkins (Owensboro, Ky./Henderson State) concluded the three rounds of the South/Southeast Regional with a 6-under score of 210.
The USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Month award honors one student-athlete each month from an in-season sport for their hard work and effort. Each month during the 2012-13 athletic year one winner will be chosen from an in-season sport.
| Team | Ovl | Rank | PBC |
| Baseball | 42-13 | 3rd | 24-6 |
| M Basketball | 25-8 | 20th | 15-4 |
| M Soccer | 6-6-6 | -- | 3-5-1 |
| M Golf | -- | 3rd | -- |
| M Tennis | 11-9 | 25th | 4-6 |
| Softball | 25-21-1 | -- | 11-11 |
| W Basketball | 22-8 | RV | 13-6 |
| W Cross Country | -- | -- | -- |
| W Soccer | 4-11-3 | -- | 3-7-1 |
| W Tennis | 10-12 | -- | 5-8 |
| Volleyball | 18-13 | -- | 7-7 |
