Palmetto State baseball team of the week, March 31-April 6: Francis Marion

Francis Marion (4-0 for the week)
(beat Lander; went 3-0 vs. Emmanuel)

Francis Marion gave first-year coach Jeff Jefferson wins in his first eight games. The Patriots have not pushed that into second place on his personal winning streak list, behind the current 11-game string capped by a weekend sweep of Emmanuel.

Nine of those wins have been against Carolinas Conference opposition, pushing FMU into first place in the league with two weekend series remaining.

The Patriots have been doing it with a balance of offense and pitching,. Rijnaldo Euson has thrown seven-inning shutouts his last two starts, lowering his ERA to 2.65.

FMU is hitting.302 as a team with Charlie Bussey III leading the way with a .448 mark. He has a a .724 slugging percentage and a.560 on-base percentage.

Up next: at USC Aiken on Tuesday, followed by a weekend set at UNC Pembroke.

Also considered

Benedict (2-1)
Charleston Southern (3-1)

Clemson (4-0)

Coastal Carolina (3-1)

College of  Charleston (3-1)

Columbia International (3-1)

FD Tech (4-0) - 

Francis Marion (4-0) -

Lander (3-1) -

Limestone (3-1) -

North Greenville (3-0) -

The Citadel (3-1)

USC Sumter (3-2)

USC Union (4-1)

Winthrop (3-2)

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

March 17-23: USC Upstate

March 24-30: USC Sumter