April 7, 2014

ODAC Players of the Week

Thru Week Prior to: April 7, 2014

BASEBALL
Brandon Miller, Lynchburg, Jr., Pitcher
Miller, a junior from Vesuvius, Va., recorded back-to-back complete game victories last week for the Hornets. He opened with nine full innings to earn an 8-1 win over Eastern Mennonite. He gave up the one run on five hits without a walk. He fanned seven Royals. He struck out seven Yellow Jackets over the weekend as Lynchburg topped Randolph-Macon, 16-0. Miller again went all nine frames, shutting out R-MC on seven hits while walking a pair. Miller has won a conference-best seven games against three losses. He boasts a 2.58 earned run average covering an ODAC-high 66.1 innings of work.

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BASEBALL
Justin Petock, Bridgewater, So., Third Base/DH
Petock, a sophomore from Woodbridge, Va., helped lead the Eagles to a 6-0 week that included four conference victories. Petock went 9-for-25 in the six wins, collecting at least one hit in each game. Among his nine knocks were a double and homer, helping him to 11 runs batted in and six runs scored. He drove in five runs and had a pair of hits in the Eagles 12-6 win over Shenandoah. He also had multiple RBI in game one of a doubleheader sweep of Hampden-Sydney, hitting a three-run homer towards a 9-6 victory. Petock is batting .337, tops among BC's starters.

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GOLF
Elijah Tacket, Bridgewater, So.
Tacket, a sophomore from Roanoke, Va., won the Roanoke Spring Invitational by one struck over Scott Obenshain from Ferrum College. His efforts led Bridgewater to a share of the team title with Mars Hill College at 608. Tackett opened with a three-over 74 on the 6,546-yard par-71 layout at the Roanoke Country Club. He followed that with a two over 73 in round two to finish at five-over 147. The individual win is the first for Tackett in his collegiate career and the second for Bridgewater this season.

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MEN'S LACROSSE
Kevin Jackson, Roanoke, Fr., Attack
Jackson, a freshman from Baltimore, Md., helped the Maroons to a pair of conferenc wins, including a triumph over ninth-ranked Lynchburg. Jackson opened his week with three goals and one assist in a 15-4 win at Shenandoah. He followed that with five goals and a ground ball in a 13-7 home victory over Lynchburg. Jackson is tied for the team lead with 28 goals, which is sixth in the ODAC. His 37 points ranked ninth in the league.

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MEN'S TENNIS
Brandon Larsen, Bridgewater, Jr., No. 1 Singles, No. 1/2 Doubles
Larsen, a junior from Woodbridge, Va., went 6-0 as the Eagles posted a 2-1 record in ODAC play last week as BC defeated Shenandoah (9-0) and Hampden-Sydney (6-3) and fell to Virginia Wesleyan (6-3). Larsen won three times in singles action, all from the top flight. He defeated his counterparts from SU (6-1, 6-3), H-SC (6-3, 6-1) and VWC (6-4, 6-2). He partnered with teammate Thomas Rischoff at #2 doubles all week, earned 8-4, 8-0 and 8-3 wins, respectively. Larsen is now 11-4 overall and 5-1 in the ODAC at #1 singles.

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OUTDOOR TRACK
Ben Martindell, Bridgewater, Sr., Hurdles
Martindell, a senior from Nokesville, Va., put together a pair of strong performances in the hurdles at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational. He won the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.12 seconds, taking over the top spot in the ODAC. That time also ranks 27th in NCAA Division III. He followed that by placing fourth in the 400-meter hurldes in 56.83 seconds. That time sits fourth on the conference's seasonal list.

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OUTDOOR TRACK
Jaclyn Mohlmann, Shenandoah, Jr., Heptathlon
Mohlmann, a junior from Annandale, Va., competed in the 400-meter hurdles and the heptathlon at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational. She placed third in the heptathlon with 4,323 points in a field dominated by non-Division III competitors. She moved into the top-five in several events thru the competition, including the top spot in the 100-meter hurldes with a time of 15.53 seconds. On the ODAC charts, she's now tied for second in the high jump (4' 11.75"), tied for fourth in the long jump (16' 6.0") and fifth in the 800-meter run (2:24.34) She's also fourth in the 400-meter hurldes after placing third at Liberty in 1:09.95.

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SOFTBALL
Kelsey McLaughlin, Randolph-Macon, Fr., Pitcher
McLaughlin, a freshman from Richmond, Va., went 3-1 in four appearances for the Yellow Jackets covering 29.0 innings in the circle. She picked up her first win in a 4-3 triumph against Guilford. She worked a full 10 innings giving up three runs on 10 hits with one walk and six strikeouts. She followed that with a more traditional complete game, surrendering one uneared run on six hits in seven innings of work. He loss came via a 3-2 defeat to Randolph where she gave up three runs (two earned) on nine hits with three strikeouts during her third complete effort of the week. Her final victory came in extended relief as she went five scoreless innings in game two versus Randolph, earning a 7-3 win. She gave up four hits and fanned four in that outing. McLaughlin is now 8-4 on the season with a 2.03 earned run average, good for fifth in the ODAC.

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SOFTBALL
Brooke Hensley, Eastern Mennonite, Sr., Shortstop
Hensley, a senior from Elkton, Va., helped the Royals to a 4-2 in ODAC play that included a doubleheader sweep of Randolph College. Hensley hit .579 on the week, going 11-for-19 with a double, a homer, six runs driven in and eight runs scored. She also walked twice towards a .636 on-base percentage. She collected at least one hit in each game. He had a pair of three-hit efforts against Randolph, driving in three runs and scoring four times in the two wins. She belted her second home run of the year in an 8-3 win over Emory & Henry. Hensley is now batting .333 with 15 RBI.

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WOMEN'S LACROSSE
E'leyna Garcia, Guilford, Sr., Attack
Garcia, a senior from Plantation, Fla., racked up an 11-point week as the Quakers won two ODAC road games, making it six wins in seven for GC. Garcia scored notched eight points in a 15-10 win at Roanoke, including six tallies in the second half push away from a 6-6 tie at the half. Garcia followed with two goals and an assist in a 12-7 triumph at Bridgewater. Garcia currently leads the ODAC in goals scored with 54 and second in points with 69. For her career, she sits fourth in the ODAC history with 327 points and fifth with 255 goals.

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WOMEN'S TENNIS
Stella Di Michele, Emory & Henry, Fr., No. 1 Singles/No. 1 Doubles
Di Michele, a freshman from San Remo, Italy, went 4-0 last week to help the Wasps to a 1-1 showing with just four team players in each match. Di Michele won 6-2, 6-3 at #1 singles against Virginia Wesleyan. She and teammate Lauren Riner took down the Marlins' #1 duo, 8-3, in doubles action. Di Michele and Riner won by the same score at #1 doubles against Guilford. Di Michele dropped just one game in winning at #1 singles (6-0, 6-1), helping E&H to a 6-3 team win. Di Michele is currently 11-1 overall and 6-1 in the ODAC at #1 singles this season.

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