Dustin Ackley Claims ACC Weekly Honor

Posted Mar 20, 2007

UNC freshman first baseman Dustin Ackley was named ACC Player of the Week Monday after batting .667 over five games last week, including a 10-for-13 effort in the Tar Heels' series with No. 7 Virginia. A freshman from Walnut Cove, N.C., Ackley was 14-for-21 with four runs scored and four RBI for the Tar Heels last week. He hit .769 Virginia series and at one point had 11 hits in 12 trips to the plate over a three-game span. (CSTV)

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