double dipping

Vito Perna, a junior DH/pitcher at William Carey University, has pulled off a neat double play. On Tuesday, he was named the Southern States Athletic Conference player of the week. In mid-February, Perna was the conference pitcher of the week. The former Jones County Junior College star from Laurel hit .600 last week with 10 RBIs and for the season is at .372 with two home runs and 27 RBIs. On the mound, he is 4-2 with a 3.25 ERA. He is not the Crusaders’ ace, however. That label would have to go to sophomore left-hander J.D. Little, who is 6-0 with a 1.15. Carey, which hopped into the NAIA Top 25 last week, is 27-11 and 15-6 SSAC. The pitching-rich Crusaders host Emmanuel College in a league series this weekend.