2012 ODAC Baseball Players of the Week
-
Collin Metz, Emory & Henry, Senior, Catcher
April 23, 2012Metz, a senior from Cape Coral, Fla., led the Wasps to a 3-0 week and helped E&H secure the third seed in the ODAC Tournament, its first postseason appearance since 1999. Metz 9-for-13 at the plate with two home runs and three RBI. He tallied multi-hit games in all three contests, reaching base a total of 10 times in 15 plate appearances. He was 4-for-4 in a win over Virginia Intermont, and then went a combined 5-for-9 with four runs scored and two homers in a sweep of Guilford. Metz has caught every pitch thrown by Emory & Henry this season. He leads the team in batting average (.375) and is tied for second in runs scored (29) and home runs (four). He is third in doubles (15) and RBI (26) on the year. -
Robert Gallet, Bridgewater, Sophomore, Pitcher
April 16, 2012Gallet, a sophomore from Stafford, Va., improved to 5-0 on the season with a complete-game 5-1 victory over Guilford last week. He allowed one run while scattering nine hits. He walked one and struck out a career-high eight batters.
-
Dan Savage, Lynchburg, Junior, Third Base
April 09, 2012Savage, a junior from Ashburn, Va., had a huge week at the plate, highlighted by a 5-for-5 performance in the second game against Bridgewater College. In that game, Savage smacked a pair of three-run homeruns while adding two doubles and a single along with another RBI for a total of seven in the game. He also plated two other runs during the week and crossed the plate a total of four times. He hit .467 during the week and is hitting .425 this season. Savage leads the ODAC in doubles (17), is tied for first in RBI (39) and is third in the conference in hits (51).
-
Robert Garrett, Lynchburg, Senior, Pitcher
April 09, 2012Garrett, a senior from Richmond, Va., turned in best performance of the season as he helped Lynchburg sweep previous league-leading Bridgewater in a double-header last week. Garrett fired the first seven innings of a 4-0 shutout of the Eagles as he gave up just four hits and fanned six. The victory gives him four wins on the season, and helped lower his earned run average to 2.85, which is seventh in the ODAC.
-
Richard Palase, Lynchburg, Senior, Outfielder
April 02, 2012Palase, a senior from Staten Island, N.Y., helped pave the way for Lynchburg's 6-0 week as he set the table for LC's run-producers by reaching base in 16-of-30 plate appearances. He tallied 13 hits on the way to batting .481 for the week, and scored at least one run in each contest towards 12 runs for the week. He registered three doubles, one triple and one home run with four RBI as the primary leadoff hitter for the Hornets. He had five multi-hit games, including a 4-for-6 effort with a double, homer, four runs scored and two runs batted in during a 12-5 win over Roanoke. Palase is second in the ODAC in triples with four and first in steals with 12.
-
Michael Mansfield, Lynchburg, Sophomore, Pitcher
April 02, 2012Mansfield, a sophomore from Richmond, Va., made two appearances on the mound last week, starting against Greensboro and picking up the save against Roanoke. In the Greensboro game, he pitched seven innings while only giving up seven hits and one earned run. He struck out seven while earning the win. Against Roanoke, he picked up the save with an effective performance in the ninth inning, sealing the seventh straight win for LC. Mansfield is tied for first place for most saves (5) in the ODAC.
-
Michael Kennah, Lynchburg, Junior, Shortstop
March 27, 2012Kenah, a junior from Clifton, Va., posted five RBI last week including a four-RBI game against Southern Virginia University in which he clubbed two doubles and a triple. He also had one RBI and a walk in Lynchburg’s 6-1 win over No.10 Shenandoah University. He batted .455 for the week (5-for-11) with three doubles, a triple, five RBI and three runs scored. On the season, Kenah is hitting .379 with an OBP of .455.
-
Michael Helbig, Randolph-Macon, Junior, Pitcher
March 27, 2012Helbig, a junior from Midlothian, Va., led the Yellow Jackets to a 5-4 win over Emory & Henry College as he fired seven strong innings to earn the win against the Wasps. Helbig gave up two runs on eight hits while fanning two and walking three. He's now 2-1 on the season.
-
Michael Del Buono, Lynchburg, Junior, 2nd Base
March 19, 2012Del Buono, a junior from Clifton, Va., registered helped the Hornets to a 5-1 week with six multi-hit games on the way to a .478 batting average (11-for-23). Among his 11 hits were four extra-base hits including a double, triple and a pair of homeruns, which he smacked against Tufts University. Del Buono scored nine runs and drove in 10 more on the week. He had three runs batted in against Ferrum, Averett and Tufts to open the week. He also walked twice for 20 total bases. Del Buono is eighth in the ODAC with a .397 batting average, and he's first with four triples and a .679 slugging percentage. His four homers are also #2 in the league.
-
Pat Smith, Washington and Lee, Senior, Pitcher
March 19, 2012Smith, a senior from Basking Ridge, N.J., helped the Generals to a 2-1 comeback victory over Guilford College as he fired a nine-inning complete game in Lexington on Saturday. He allowed an unearned and just four hits in stifling the Quakers' offense. He walked two and fanned six on the way to his first win of the campaign. Smith lowered his earned run average to 1.67, second-best in the conference.
-
Andrew Hacker, Bridgewater, Junior, 1st Base
March 12, 2012Hacker, a junior from Mechanicsville, Va., hit .565 on the week to help lead the Eagles to a 5-1 record. Hacker had five straight multiple hit games during the week. He was 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs in an 8-4 win over nationally ranked Thomas More. He was 5-for-7 in a DH split with Husson and had the game-winning RBI in the 3-1 win over Husson. He was 2-for-4 with the game-winning RBI over Aurora. Hacker finished 3-for-5 with a run and two RBIs as the Eagles opened conference play with a 10-3 win over Va. Wesleyan.
-
Borja Jones-Berasaluce, Guilford, Sophomore, Pitcher
March 12, 2012Jones-Berasaluce, a sophomore from Newton, Mass., tossed his first complete game of the season, a career-long nine-inning win at Hampden-Sydney. He fanned a season-high five and walked one in the seven-hit victory. He held the Tigers to a .212 batting average, which helped the Quakers end a three-game losing skid with its 13-1 triumph.
-
Brian Jordan, Randolph-Macon, Senior, Outfielder
March 05, 2012Jordan, a senior from Columbia, Va., finished 5-for-8 with three RBI, a double, and three runs in the Yellow Jackets ODAC opener against Eastern Mennonite. Jordan picked up the game winning hit in the night cap of R-MC’s double-header with EMU, singling in Zach Broaddus with two outs in the bottom of the 10th to lead Randolph-Macon to the win. He also a walked twice in the second game, giving him a .700 on-base percentage for the weekend.
-
J.T. Williamson, Randolph-Macon, Freshman, Pitcher
March 05, 2012Williamson, a freshman from Springfield, Va., came out of the bullpen to earn his first conference win of the year for the Yellow Jackets. He pitched the final three innings against Eastern Mennonite, allowing only one hit and one walk while striking out a pair of his three scoreless frames. Williamson is now 2-1 on the season, having also earned a win in the season's opening game against St. Mary's (Md.).
-
Mark Manthe, Roanoke, Junior, 1st Base/Pitcher
February 27, 2012Manthe, a junior from Blacksburg, Va., hit .563 (9-for-16) over the past week and provided the Maroons with the program's biggest victory in the 11-year history of the program. With two down and the score tied in the bottom of the seventh inning, Manthe clubbed a homer over the left field wall for a walk-off 3-2 win. The homer marked his second of the season. Roanoke went 3-1 on the week as Manthe collected three multi-hit games. He slapped three doubles, scored five runs and drove in eight more while drawing a pair of walks.
-
Kevin Chandler, Bridgewater, Senior, Pitcher
February 27, 2012Chandler, a senior from Harrisonburg, Va., threw 10 scoreless innings during the week, including a complete-game shutout at Mary Washington. That victory also marked the 600th career win for BC head coach Curt Kendall. Chandler blanked Mary Washington on just four hits – all singles. He struck out four and walked one. He added a 1-2-3 inning in relief in a win over Juniata.
-
John Macon Smith, Guilfrod, Sophomore, Infielder
February 20, 2012Smith a sophomore from Greensboro, N.C., helped the Quakers to a 2-1 week with six hits, including three homers, four runs and six RBI. He also had a .750 on-base percentage and a 1.778 slugging percentage for the week. Smith went 5-for-7 with a double, three homers and six RBI in Guilford’s doubleheader sweep of Maryville. He belted a three-run shot followed by a solo blast in the opening-game win and finished with three hits and four RBI in the contest. He homered in his first at bat of the nightcap and hit a game-tying double in the bottom of the seventh. Smith had two hits and two RBI in the game. He also went 1-for-3 in a mid-week game with Averett.
-
Corey Armentrout, Bridgewater, Freshman, Pitcher
February 20, 2012Armentrout, a freshman from Harrisonburg, Va., made two appearances and was 1-1 with a 0.00 ERA in 10 innings pitched. Armentrout took the loss when he game up an unearned run in the 11th in a 2-1 loss to Ferrum. He allowed just one hit while striking out three and walking two in four-plus innings on the mound. He picked up the win with six shutout innings as the Eagles defeated No. 5 Cortland State, 4-1. Armetrout allowed just two hits while striking out five and walking two.
-
Bryan Melendez, Eastern Mennonite, Freshman, Outfielder
February 13, 2012Melendez, a freshman from Lansdale, Pa., had a strong debut for the Royals, batting .571 in his first doubleheader, including a 1.429 slugging percentage. The Royals' lead-off hitter reached base in seven of his first 10 plate appearances, posting a .700 on-base percentage. For the week, Melendez hit 4-for-7 with three walks, three doubles and a homerun. He scored four runs and knocked in three while stealing one base. In his first game, he accounted for both of the Royals’ runs, scoring one and knocking in the other. He added the homer, EMU’s first of the season, in his second game, a 9-1 victory over NC Wesleyan.
-
Dan Nicoll, Hampden-Sydney, Junior Pitcher
February 13, 2012Nicoll, a junior from Centreville, Va., opened the 2012 campaign 2-0 with a 5-3 opening day win over Ferrum and a 5-1 victory over Stevenson this past Saturday. Against Ferrum, Nicoll pitched six shutout innings while allowing just three hits. He also struck out five batters while walking just one. In his match up against Stevenson, he allowed one run on four hits in five innings. In his 11 total innings pitched, Nicoll has allowed seven hits, one run and boasts a 0.82 earned run average with eight strikeouts against just two walks.
