Congratulations to Hayden Friese, Western Carolina University & Outer Banks Scallywags, on being named the Premier Collegiate League’s 2023 Hitter of the Year.

Friese played in all 33 of the Scallywags games this summer, recording 34 hits (league best), 8 doubles (league best), 28 RBI (league best), 89 Quality At Bats (league best), with 3 home runs (tied for second in league), and a .312 batting average (second in league), with 145 PA, 109 AB, .469 OBP, .974 OPS, .505 SLG, 2 triples, 22 runs scored, 34 BB, 20 K.