Martin, Tomassoni named Bojangles Athletes of the Week

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Tusculum second baseman Daulton Martin and golfer Katie Tomassoni have been named the Bojangles Athletes of the Week.  Tomassoni earns her second Bojangles honors this year, while Martin garners his inaugural weekly accolade of the season.

Martin, a sophomore from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, batted .426 with five RBI as Tusculum won two of three games over ninth-ranked Wingate this weekend in South Atlantic Conference action.  He went 6-for-13 on the weekend where he recorded a pair of doubles, scored three runs and finished with a .500 on-base percentage and a .615 slugging percentage.

He went 2-for-5 with a RBI in Tusculum's 9-7 come-from-behind win over the nationally-ranked Bulldogs.  TC trailed 5-0 and chipped away at the deficit and scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to come away with the win.  Martin went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a RBI in TC's 7-2 win in the series' second game. He sparked a seven-run fourth inning with his RBI double.  He also went 2-of-4 in the series finale where he scored twice and tallied three RBI.

He extended his streak to 30 consecutive games where he has reached base safely and has tallied a hit in his last five contest and 28 of his last 29.  His .400 batting average is best on the team and is sixth in the league.

Tomassoni, a junior from Mason, Ohio, posted a two-day score of 75-73=148 to finish fifth at the Lincoln Memorial Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate at Fleming Island, Florida.  She helped the Pioneers to a runner-up finish in the team standings as Tusculum posted a 36-hole total of 603.   TC bested some of the top teams in the country, including No. 11 Wingate, No. 29 North Georgia and No. 31 Carson-Newman.

Tomassoni leads the Pioneers with her 75.47 stroke average which includes six top-10 finishes and five top-five performances.

The Tusculum College Athlete of the Week Award is sponsored by Bojangles, located at 3240 Andrew Johnson Highway in Greeneville.  The Bojangles Athlete of the Week Award honors one male and one female athlete each week from an in-season sport.

2017-2018 Bojangles Athletes of the Week