BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Mike Wallace, Randolph-Macon College
Wallace, a sophomore from Powathan, Va., connected on
9-of-17 trips to the plate and notched four RBIs and six runs
scored to help lead the Yellow Jackets. Against Catholic
University, he knocked a home run and tallied three RBIs. In
a doubleheader against Guilford, he went 5-for-8 at the plate with
one RBI and three runs scored.
BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Joe Devlin,
Lynchburg College
Devlin, a senior from Vinton, Va., led the Hornets to
a 3-0 victory over Bridgewater on Saturday. In his only outing of
the week, he tossed a complete-game shutout, scattering three hits
while fanning four Eagle hitters. On the season, Devlin has a 0.74
ERA in 15 appearances, going 7-0 in 48.1 innings of work. He also
leads the Hornets with three saves, and has an opposing batting
average against of .190.
Baseball Honor Roll | |
Aaron Reed, Bridgewater |
Hit for a .471 average in four games including two doubles. |
Alex Foltz, Bridgewater |
Pitched a complete game, three-hitter to lead the Eagles to a 5-1 victory over N.C. Wesleyan. |
Ben Wise, Eastern Mennonite |
Hit a game-winning home run in the seventh inning of a double headers against Washington and Lee. |
Jesse Baker, Eastern Mennonite |
Struck out five batters and allowed only 2 earned runs in a 1-1 week for the Royals. |
Drew Ward, Guilford |
Led the Quakers to a 2-2 week with a batting average of .545 and a slugging average of .818. |
Andrew McClannon, Guilford |
Collected his first complete game victory by fanning three and yielding only three earned runs. |
Ronnie LaBrie, Lynchburg |
Helped the Hornets to a 3-0 week by going 6-for-10 at the plate, including a 4-for-4 showing in a 8-4 win over Methodist. |
Byron Mendenhall, Randolph-Macon | Improved to 6-0 on the season after pitching six-innings with only three hits, one run, two strikeouts and no walks. |
Gary Bulman, Virginia Wesleyan | Pitched five innings in a 7-0 win over Emory & Henry, where he notched two strikeouts and only three hits. |
MEN'S LACROSSE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Garrett Curran, Lynchburg College
Curran, a senior from Hull, Mass., was vital for
Lynchburg's two victories this week. The Hornets finished the week
with a 2-0 record and allowed just 15 goals while scoring 32.
Wednesday against Washington & Lee, Curran allowed just five
goals and tallied 13 saves along with nine groundballs while
shutting out the Generals in the fourth quarter with six saves.
Saturday against rival Roanoke College, Curran posted another
sparkling performance, posting 19 saves and five groundballs, with
nine saves in the decisive second half when the Maroons were held
to just four goals.
Men's Lacrosse Honor Roll | |
Andrew Vigne, Guilford |
Recorded a .519 save percentage in two games where he notched 40 saves and 11 groundballs. |
Jordan Kenney, Virginia Wesleyan | Scored eight goals, had one assist and scooped up 6 groundballs in a 2-0 week for the Marlins. |
Harry St. John, Washington and Lee | Netted five goals and had one assist in a 15-8 win over Hampden-Sydney. |
WOMEN'S LACROSSE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Kelsi Robinson,
Washington and Lee University
Robinson, a junior from West Chester, Pa., netted
four goals and had six assists to help lead the Generals to a
2-1 week. In a 14-1 win over Lynchburg, she recorded one goal
and three assists and in an 18-6 victory over Virginia Wesleyan,
she tallied one goal and one assist. Robinson also registered
two goals and two assists in a 12-8 loss to #2 The College of
New Jersey.
Women's Lacrosse Honor Roll | |
Mary Hutchins, Guilford |
Scored three goals and tallied one assist while forcing two turnovers in a 1-1 week for the Quakers. |
Kathryn Ollice, Lynchburg |
Collected six points in a 1-1 week for the Hornets by scoring four times and assisting twice. |
Meredith Newman, Sweet Briar |
Netted eight goals and had two assists in a 19-6 win over Hollins. |
SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kristin Mundie, Virginia Wesleyan College
Mundie, a first year from Glen Allen, Va., led the
Marlins to a 6-2 week by hitting .444 by rapping out 12 hits for
the Marlins. For the week, she tallied five RBIs, three
stolen bases and five runs scored. Her performance was
highlighted by a 4-for-4 effort, with a double and three RBIs, in a
5-0 victory against Randolph-Macon.
SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Brittaney Brown, Virginia Wesleyan College
Brown, a sophomore from Chesapeake, Va., put together
a 5-1 week to lead the Marlins to a 6-2 mark. She recorded
five victories, a save, and a loss, and improved her victory total
to 17, the highest for a VWC pitcher since 2000 when Kelly Rust
finished with a 17-3 mark. She also improved her strike out
total to 142, the second highest in VWC history. In 37
innings of play, she yielded only five runs on 20 hits and fanned
33. The highlight of her week came against Randolph-Macon
where she pitched a complete-game victory allowing only three hits
and no runs while striking out eight batters.
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Caity Butler, Bridgewater |
Hit .500, including two homeruns and drove in five batters in a 2-2 week for the Eagles. |
Nicole Shelton, Eastern Mennonite |
Batted .500, including one double, and drove in two runners in a doubleheader sweep over Emory & Henry. |
Jamie Fraysher, Eastern Mennonite |
Yielded only three hits and no runs while allowing only four base runners in seven innings of play. |
Kelly Hale, Guilford |
Went 6-for-6 at the plate, including one home run and tallied four RBIs. |
Katie Bruce, Lynchburg |
Hit .556 and slugged .667 overall with three RBIs in a 2-1 week for the Hornets. Also notched a save on mound against Virginia Wesleyan. |
Nichole Smith, Randolph |
Hit two home runs in a 2-for-3 performance at the plate while notching four RBIs and two runs scored against Sweet Briar. |
Paige Smith, Randolph-Macon |
Went 10-for-29 from the plate this week for the Yellow Jackets with three homeruns, eight RBIs and nine runs scored. |
Brittney Berry, Sweet Briar |
Knocked a grand slam and collected nine RBIs in a doubleheader sweep over Randolph. |
Megan Franklin, Sweet Briar |
Recorded sixteen strikeouts in 22 innings of play en route to her seventh win and first save on the season. |
WOMEN'S TENNIS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Meg Spalitta, Washington and Lee
University
Spalitta, a junior from New Orleans, La., nabbed the
match-deciding win at # 6 singles in a 5-4 victory over nationally
ranked Emory. She also recorded a win at #6 singles in a
9-0 win over Sewanee and at #5 singles in a 7-2 win over Johns
Hopkins.
Women's Tennis Honor Roll | |
Krystal Parris, Guilford |
Won #2 singles 7-6, 8-6, 6-1 and #1 doubles 8-1 in a loss against Emory & Henry. |
Kristen Lenois, Randolph |
Won her #5 singles match by a score of 2-1 (6-4, 4-6, 10-6) against Sweet Briar. |
Virginia Edahl, Sweet Briar |
Paced the Vixens in a win over Randolph by winning the #1 singles flight 6-0, 6-0 and the #1 doubles flight 8-0. |