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Cannon Peebles Named Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Player of the Week
3/6/2023 12:00:00 PM | Baseball
TUCSON, Ariz. – NC State baseball catcher Cannon Peebles was named a Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Player of the Week on Monday afternoon following an all-time performance on Saturday against NJIT. Peebles' recognition from Collegiate Baseball marks the second straight week a member of the Pack has earned a CBN National Player of the Week honor.
Peebles posted one of the best individual NC State offensive performances ever in Saturday's 21-2 victory over NJIT, going 6-for-6 with three doubles, two home runs, two runs scored and 10 RBI. Peebles became the first NC State hitter with six hits in a single game since Brian Wright on March 11, 2001, a stretch of just under 22 years. His 10 RBI are the most by a Wolfpack hitter since at least 1999.
The Ashland, Virginia native recorded the first six-hit performance in Division I this season in Saturday's win, while his 10 RBI in a single game also ranks tied for third in all of Division I in 2023. With homers from both sides of the plate, the switch-hitting catcher became the first NC State player since Patrick Bailey (Feb. 28, 2020) to homer from both sides of the plate in the same game.
In addition to all his other single-game accomplishments, Peebles also became the first NC State hitter since Jose Torres on April 25, 2021, to hit three doubles in one game. He came up just a few steps short of NC State's first cycle since 2006, getting tagged out at third base after trying to stretch his third and final double of the game into a triple.
In the series against NJIT, Peebles went 8-for-10 with two home runs, three doubles, 17 total bases, 11 RBI and a 1.700 slugging percentage. He finished the weekend with a 2-for-4 performance with an RBI single in NC State's 6-5 walk-off win on Sunday, moving to a perfect 12-0 on the season.
Peebles was one of just 13 players across the country to earn National Player of the Week honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. He joins Payton Green (Feb. 27) as the second NC State player to notch a CBN National Player of the Week honor this season.
UP NEXT
NC State hits the road for the week, playing its first in-state opponent Tuesday when the Pack travels to Greensboro to take on UNCG (7-5). Tuesday's first pitch at UNCG Baseball Stadium is set for 3 p.m. and will be streamed live on ESPN+.
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Peebles posted one of the best individual NC State offensive performances ever in Saturday's 21-2 victory over NJIT, going 6-for-6 with three doubles, two home runs, two runs scored and 10 RBI. Peebles became the first NC State hitter with six hits in a single game since Brian Wright on March 11, 2001, a stretch of just under 22 years. His 10 RBI are the most by a Wolfpack hitter since at least 1999.
The Ashland, Virginia native recorded the first six-hit performance in Division I this season in Saturday's win, while his 10 RBI in a single game also ranks tied for third in all of Division I in 2023. With homers from both sides of the plate, the switch-hitting catcher became the first NC State player since Patrick Bailey (Feb. 28, 2020) to homer from both sides of the plate in the same game.
In addition to all his other single-game accomplishments, Peebles also became the first NC State hitter since Jose Torres on April 25, 2021, to hit three doubles in one game. He came up just a few steps short of NC State's first cycle since 2006, getting tagged out at third base after trying to stretch his third and final double of the game into a triple.
In the series against NJIT, Peebles went 8-for-10 with two home runs, three doubles, 17 total bases, 11 RBI and a 1.700 slugging percentage. He finished the weekend with a 2-for-4 performance with an RBI single in NC State's 6-5 walk-off win on Sunday, moving to a perfect 12-0 on the season.
Peebles was one of just 13 players across the country to earn National Player of the Week honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. He joins Payton Green (Feb. 27) as the second NC State player to notch a CBN National Player of the Week honor this season.
UP NEXT
NC State hits the road for the week, playing its first in-state opponent Tuesday when the Pack travels to Greensboro to take on UNCG (7-5). Tuesday's first pitch at UNCG Baseball Stadium is set for 3 p.m. and will be streamed live on ESPN+.
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