April 25, 2016

ODAC Players of the Week

Thru Week Prior to: April 25, 2016

BASEBALL - PITCHER
Reggie Johnson, Hampden-Sydney, Sr., Pitcher
Johnson, a senior from Dunnsville, Va., worked 10 innings over two games last week, helping Hampden-Sydney to a pair of wins and the fourth seed in the upcoming ODAC Baseball Tournament. Johnson opened with a scoreless inning of relief in a 7-6 win at Randolph-Macon. He then worked 9.0 innings in Tigers 2-1 win over Washington and Lee in 11 innings. He gave up one run while scattering eight hits. He walked one and fanned seven in the no-decision. For the season, Johnson is 4-2 with a 3.03 earned run average 68.1 innings of work. He has fanned 59 batters, good for sixth in the ODAC.

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BASEBALL - HITTER
Jake Loew, Shenandoah, Jr. First Base
Loew, a junior from Binghampton, N.Y., help Shenandoah to a 4-0 showing that included three conference victories to lock up the #1 seed in the upcoming ODAC Tournament. Loew hit .429 with a 1.000 slugging percentage and a .556 on-base percentage augmented by four walks, one in each game. He collected six hits on the week with three going for extra bases. He smacked a homer and drove in two runs in a 6-2 win over Eastern Mennonite. He followed that by going 2-for-4 with a triple, homer and four RBI in a 9-8 triumph at non-conference Elizabethtown. Loew finished the week with a 3-for-7 showing in a sweep (4-1, 8-2) at Lynchburg. He drove in two runs in game one and added another RBI in game two to give him nine for the week. He scored five total runs and added a stolen base to his stat line. For the season, Loew is fifth in the ODAC with a .385 batting average and second with a .708 slugging percentage. He leads the league with 47 RBI and six triples.

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MEN'S LACROSSE
Burke McManus, Roanoke, Fr. Goalkeeper
McManus, a freshman from Baltimore, Md., helped the Maroons to a pair of conference wins that included a victory over previous ODAC unbeaten Washington and Lee, propelling Roanoke to the top the ODAC standings. McManus stopped 27 shots and registered a 64.3 save percentage in a full 120 minutes of action in front of RC's cage. He opened with eight saves and a 57.1-percent save mark in a 14-6 victory over Bridgewater. He followed that with season-high 19 saves and a 67.9 save percentage in a 14-9 triumph over the Generals. It marked his seventh game with a 60.0-percent or better save percentage this season. Five of his save against W&L came in the first quarter and allowed RC to build a 6-0 cushion after the first 15 minutes. For the season, McManus leads the ODAC with a 58.4 save percentage. He's fifth with 142 saves and his 101 goals allowed are second amongst keepers with 600 minutes of field action or more.

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MEN'S TENNIS
Kyle Hartfield, Bridgewater, Jr., #1 Singles, #1 Doubles
Hartfield, a junior from Marietta, Ga., helped the Eagles pick up a pair of conference wins and move into sole possession of third place in the ODAC standings. Hartfield won twice at top-flight singles as Bridgewater defeated Randolph (5-2) and Emory & Henry (9-0). He pulled out a 4-6, 7-6, 1-0 (10-4) triumph over Randolph's Bradley Strober, and then put together a 6-4, 6-3 victory over John Dalton Ferguson in BC's win over the Wasps. Hartfield and doubles partner Joe Dillenbeck earned an 8-2 win over E&H to rebound from a close 9-7 setback against Randolph. Hartfield is 9-7 this spring at #1 singles, including an 8-2 mark against ODAC foes.

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SOFTBALL - PITCHER
Kandis Kresinske, Virginia Wesleyan, Fr., Pitcher
Kresinske, a freshman from Chesapeake, Va., put the caps on an impressive first regular season at Virginia Wesleyan with her ODAC-leading 17th win and seventh shutout of the season in a 2-0 triumph at Roanoke. She allowed just three hits and didn't walk batter in facing three above the minimum. She struck out seven Maroons in seven full innings. For the season, Kresinske is 17-1 with an ODAC-leading 0.68 earned run average. She has fanned 107 batters, which ranks third in the league. Opponents are hitting only .148 against the righty, which sits second on the conference charts.

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SOFTBALL - HITTER
Hannah Bays, Emory & Henry, Sr., Outfielder
Bays, a senior from Abingdon, Va., went 6-for-8 with two homers in a sweep of Shenandoah on Saturday. She went 3-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored in a 9-7 win in game one. She then belted both homers as part of a second 3-for-4 effort in an 11-3 win in game two. She drove in four runs and scored three times. She now owns the E&H record for career homeruns with 24. For the season, Bays is .302 with a .458 slugging percentage. She has hit three homers and driven in 23 runs.

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WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Alex Lightfoot, Randolph-Macon, Jr., Attack
Lightfoot, a sophomore from Fairfax, Va., helped the Yellow Jackets rack up two more ODAC victories last week to remain in a tie with Washington and Lee for the top spot in the ODAC. Lightfoot registered 13 points last week as she moved up to #2 in NCAA Division III with 10 more assists to give her 48 on the season. She started her week with two goals and five assists in a 23-5 victory over Virginia Wesleyan. She added a ground ball and a caused turnover to her scoreline. Lightfoot continued her week with a goal and five more helpers in a 23-1 road win at Randolph College. She picked up three ground balls and again forced a turnover. For the season, Lightfoot is tied for fourth in the ODAC with 58 points. She's scored 10 goals to go with her conference-best 48 assists.

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WOMEN'S TENNIS
Tessa Hill, Washington and Lee, Fr., #2 Singles, #1 Doubles
Hill, a freshman from Canton, Ohio, participated in all six of Washington and Lee's matches last week, going 10-0 between #2 singles and #1 doubles in the process. The Generals went 5-1 during that stretch. In singles action, the 11th-ranked player in the ITA's Atlantic South Region won 6-1, 6-0 over Christopher Newport and then trounced the nation's 29th-ranked player, John Hopkins' Megumi Chen, 6-4, 6-2. She followed that with a win over Randolph-Macon, 6-2, 6-2, and then capped her singles performances with a 6-0, 6-0 triumph over Virginia Wesleyan. In doubles play, Hill and partner Brooke Donnelly form the 22nd-ranked team in the NCAA Division III. They went 6-0, picking wins over CNU (8-4), JHU (8-4), R-MC (8-0), VWC (8-0), Shenandoah (8-0), and Emory & Henry (8-2). Hill is currently 11-5 overall this spring in singles action, including 6-0 against ODAC foes. She and Donnelly are 14-3 in doubles player overall and 7-0 in league play.

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