Francis Marion University sophomore first baseman Charlie Bussey III has been selected as the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Southeast Region Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 17-23, 2025.

Bussey III, a native of Graniteville, S.C., batted .562 (9-for-16) in four games last week with nine runs scored, two doubles, two homers, and eight runs batted in.  He slugged 1.062 with a .619 on-base percentage, was 4-for-4 in stolen bases, and did not commit an error in 35 fielding chances.

Going into Wednesday's home contest with USC Aiken, he was riding a 6-game hitting streak, and in the team's 15 games this season, he had recorded 10 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games.  He ranks second in the conference in hitting (.471), slugging (.765), and OPS (1.332), has driven in a team-high 20 runs.

After Wednesday's game, the Patriots will return to conference action this weekend with a three-game series at 15th-ranked Young Harris College.

Bussey III is a graduate of Aquinas High School and is majoring in sports management.


     Charlie Bussey III