DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association released the Pro-Line Athletic National Player of the Week awards for the period ending February 28.

Fletcher	Mitchell

Fletcher hit .636 (7-for-11) with a 1.545 slugging percentage in the Auburn Classic. He collected three home runs, including a walk-off solo homer in the 10th to beat Boston College on Friday night. Fletcher had 11 RBI during the weekend, hit safely in all six games and has an 11-game hitting streak dating back to last season.

The Fayetteville, Ga., native finished the week with multiple hits and multiple RBIs in every game. In game one against Boston College, Fletcher finished with three hits, two runs, two homers and three RBIs. Against Missouri in game two, he collected two hits, a double and four RBIs. In game three against Florida Atlantic, he had two hits, three runs, two walks, a home run and four RBIs.

Mitchell, a senior from Phoenix, Ariz., broke a school and Southland Conference record with 18 strikeouts against Missouri State last Friday. Mitchell carried a no-hitter through 8 2/3 innings and finished the game pitching 9.0 innings, allowing no runs and one walk while throwing 134 pitches (85 strikes). His 18 strikeouts broke the UT Arlington record (previously 16 set by Roger Lancaster in 1997) and Southland Conference all-time record (previously 17 set by Lamar's Clay Hensley in 2002).

Mitchell became the first Maverick ever to carry a no-hitter through 8 2/3 innings. There have been five no-hitters in the history of UTA baseball, all coming in seven inning games. Mitchell struck out at least two hitters in every inning he pitched except for the eighth inning (struck out one). He fanned the first two batters in the ninth inning before giving up a single up the middle – which ended the no-hit bid – and then struck out a third batter to end the ninth inning. Mitchell's previous career-high in strikeouts was six.

Pro-Line Athletic, owned by Badger Sport, supplies the cap and uniforms to several Division I college teams. This is the sixth season Pro-Line has sponsored the NCBWA's Players of the Week. The sponsorship provides for plaques to be awarded to each of the weekly winners and other promotional consideration. For more information about Pro-Line or Badger Sports, visit their Web sites at prolineathletic.com and badgersport.com.

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For more information on the Pro-Line Athletic Players of the Week, contact NCBWA Assistant Executive Director Mike Montoro at West Virginia University at 304-293-2821.

2010 Pro-Line Athletic Players of the Week:
• Feb. 23: Zack MacPhee, Arizona State (Hitter); Matt Bywater, Pepperdine (Pitcher)
• March 2: Brian Fletcher, Auburn (Hitter); Jason Mitchell, Texas-Arlington (Pitcher)
• March 9: Mark Micowski, Georgia State (Hitter); Michael Goodnight, Houston (Pitcher)
• March 16: Pat Biserta, Rutgers (Hitter); Billy Barber, Richmond (Pitcher)
• March 23: Hunter Morris, Auburn (Hitter); Teddy Kaufman, USF (Pitcher)
• March 30: Mark Castellitto, Gonzaga (Hitter); Randy Fontanez, USF (Pitcher)
• April 6: Austin Wates, Virginia Tech (Hitter); Andrew Barbosa, USF (Pitcher)
• April 13: Steve McQuail, Canisius (Hitter); Greg Gonzalez, Fresno State (Pitcher)
• April 20: Drew Lee, Morehead State (Hitter); Cole Green, Texas (Pitcher)
• April 27: Jake Magner, North Dakota (Hitter); Kendall Lewis, Eastern Michigan (Pitcher)
• May 4: Preston Springer, Wichita State (Hitter); Justin LaTempa, Oregon (Pitcher)
• May 11: Grant Buckner, West Virginia (Hitter); Kyle Blair, San Diego (Pitcher)
• May 18: Tony Nix, UC Riverside (Hitter); C.J. Huyett, Old Dominion (Pitcher)
• May 25: Darnell Sweeney, UCF (Hitter); Andrew Foushee, Presbyterian (Pitcher)