NEWARK, Del. - - Following an outstanding week at the plate, Wilmington University baseball senior John Mead was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II East Region Player of the Week on March 29.

John Mead (Washington Township, N.J./Bergen Catholic) led the Wildcats to a 4-1 week by hitting .563 and slugging 1.438 with a .650 on-base percentage. He batted 9-for-16 with four homers, two doubles, 13 RBI, and nine runs scored.

He had multiple hits in four of the five games as the Wildcats went 2-1 against Jefferson and swept Caldwell in a doubleheader. Mead batted 3-for-5 with a double and a homer in each game of a doubleheader against Caldwell. He knocked in eight runners in the sweep. Batted 4-for-7 at Jefferson, including 2-for-3 with a homer and a two-run double in the seventh to break a 6-6 tie in game two, collecting four RBI in the game.

Mead currently leads the CACC with a .453 batting average and 12 doubles. He is second in the league with a .840 slugging percentage and third with a .527 on-base percentage.