Palmetto State Baseball team of the week, March 17-23; USC Upstate

USC Upstate (4-0 for the week)

(beat Wofford, went 3-0 vs. Charleston Southern)

The Spartans entered the week on a four-game losing streak and 0-3 in the Big South Conference after being swept at home by Radford.

Fast forward a few days and coach Kane Sweeney's Spartans are back at .500 in the conference, with a win over city rival Wofford to boot.

Upstate has been doing it with offense, batting .355 and scoring 51 runs in the four wins. Upstate hit nine homers.

That's not to say the pitching didn't do its part., registering  a 2.00 staff ERA and 43 strikeouts in 36 innings.

Up next: at N.C. State on Tuesday

Also considered

Benedict (2-1) - hit 14 homers, batted .382 in SIAC series win

Clemson (4-1) - series win against ranked Wake Forest

Columbia International (3-0)

FD Tech (3-0) - 12-game winning streak; Region 10 lead at 3 games

Francis Marion (3-1) - shares second place in Conference Carolinas
Presbyterian (3-1) - conference sweep
USC Beaufort (1-0) - snapped 14-game losing streak

USC Sumter (4-0) - region sweep

Previous winners
Jan. 24-Feb. 2: Claflin

Feb. 3-9: Francis Marion

Feb. 10-16: Coastal Carolina

Feb. 17-23: Coker
Feb. 24-March 2: Clemson

March 3-9: Lander

March 10-16: Florence-Darlington Tech