University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

AIKEN, S.C. – The Hutson-Etherredge Companies and Auto-Owners Insurance USC Aiken Student-Athlete of the Week is baseball standout Cade Bouknight.

A native of Batesburg-Leesville, S.C., Bouknight had a tremendous outing in his lone pitching performance of the week.

He got the starting nod and tossed seven scoreless innings in the win at Claflin. Bouknight had 13 strikeouts and gave up just two hits in the 9-0 victory.

It marked his first collegiate win and topped his previous career high of five strikeouts at Coker a season ago.

Against the Panthers, he did not walk a batter and faced just two batters over the minimum.

The Hutson-Etherredge Companies and Auto-Owners Insurance USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Week honors one student-athlete each week from an in-season sport for their hard work and effort.




March 3, 2025 - Cade Bouknight - Baseball