Palmetto State Baseball team of the week, March 29-April 4: Erskine

Erskine (4-0 for the week)
(swept King)

Erskine entered the week in a little bit of a slump, having lost four of its last five games in Conference Carolinas play. But coach Mark Crocco's squad found the mountain setting in east Tennessee to their liking, sweeping King University.

Whether slugfests (two games were 12-6) or pitchers' duels (Landon Dennis won a 1-0 shutout), the Flying Fleet were up to the challenge.

For the season, Erskine has been more proficient at hitting (.327 team batting average) than pitching (6.45 team ERA). The Fleet hit .352 with 20 extra-base hits over the weekend. It was accomplished while top hitter Livan Reinoso went 2-for-14. Even with those numbers, Reinoso leads with team with a .474 batting average, 12 homers and 36 RBIs.

Up next for the Flying Fleet:  A Friday home conference doubleheader with Chowan.

Also considered

Charleston Southern (2-1)
Clemson (2-2)  - won first series in Raleigh since 2013 
Florence-Darlington Tech (5-0) - stretched winning streak to eight
Limestone (3-1)

Morris (2-0) - first DH sweep since 2013
South Carolina (3-1) - first series win in Athens since 2010
Spartanburg Methodist (3-1)
USC Aiken (3-1)
USC Upstate (2-1)

Previous winners
Jan. 29-Feb. 7: Lander
Feb. 8-14: USC Beaufort
Feb. 15-21: North Greenville
Feb. 22-28: South Carolina
March 1-7: USC Upstate
March 8-14: The Citadel
March 15-21: Florence-Darlington Tech
March 22-28: Clemson 

Mark Crocco has the Flying Fleet
 in third place in the Conference
 Carolinas standings. (Erskine photo)