Palmetto State Baseball team of the week, April 2-8: Furman

Furman (3-1 for the week)
(beat Georgia State; went 2-1 at Mercer)

Furman entered the week on an eight-game losing streak. The Paladins had lost leads late in the first two games of their SoCon opening series with Samford, then got blown out 10-0 in Game 3 last Saturday.

When the Paladins fell behind Georgia State 10-0 after 2 1/2 innings on Wednesday, it looked like their misery would continue. Instead the Paladins roared back for a 13-12 victory and carried that momentum into a 2-1 series win at Mercer, which entered the weekend in first place in the Southern Conference.

Freshman Jared Mihalik had started three games before coach Brett Harker put him in the lineup against Georgia State. Mihalik has responded by going 8-for-17. He homered in all four games and drove in nine.

The Paladins play host top Winthrop on Tuesday.

Also considered (record for week)
Anderson (4-2) - won two of three vs. ranked Wingate
Clemson (3-1)
College of Charleston (4-1)
Limestone (3-1)
North Greenville (3-1) - won two of three vs. Mount Olive in meeting of ranked teams
Spartanburg Methodist (2-0)
USC Aiken (3-1)
USC Beaufort (4-1)

Previous winners
Jan. 26-Feb. 4: Florence-Darlington Tech
Feb. 5-12: Southern Wesleyan
Feb. 13-18: Coastal Carolina
Feb. 19-25: Clemson

Feb. 26-March 4: College of Charleston
March 5-11: USC Salkehatchie
March 12-18: Morris
March 19-25: North Greenville
March 26-April 1: South Carolina