Wesley Arrington, Lynchburg, Sr., Starter

Wesley Arrington, Lynchburg, Sr., Starter

Arrington, a senior from Keswick, Va., took the ball for Lynchburg twice against ODAC foes this week and earned a pair of conference victories for the nationally 11th-ranked Hornets. Arrington started and worked the first five innings towards a 7-4 victory over Hampden-Sydney College. He allowed one run on three hits. He did not walk a batter and fanned six Tigers. He rolled up six ground ball outs and retired 10 of the first 11 batters he faced with the lone baserunner reaching via error. Arrington followed up his Tuesday start with seven one-hit innings to earn a 13-1 win over Eastern Mennonite. He gave up one run and walked a batter, but made up for the free pass with a career-high 11 strikeouts. He opened game by setting down 17 of the first 20 Royals he faced with two hit batsmen and a walk his only blemishes until allowing an RBI triple in the sixth inning. For the season, Arrington is 3-0 in eight appearances including five starts covering 28.2 innings of work. He has struck out 35 batters towards a 10.99 K's/9 ratio, fourth best in the ODAC. He owns a 3.77 ERA and opponents are hitting .227 off him.

BASEBALL PITCHER WEEKLY HONOR ROLL

ERIC HANSON | AVERETT
Jr. | Reliever | Gladys, Va.
 - 1 run and 1 K over 0.2 innings to earn a save in a 6-5 win at Ferrum
 - 1 hit over 0.1 innings of relief in a 12-11 loss at #12 Randolph-Macon

NICK GRIFFIN | BRIDGEWATER
Jr. | Starter | Bridgewater, Va.
 - 1 run on 4 hits with 1 walk and 2 K's in 4.0 innings towards a no-decision in a 6-5 win at Washington and Lee

HUNTER WEST | EASTERN MENNONITE
Sr. | Starter | Gloucester, Va.
 - 5 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits with 2 walks and a K in 6.0 innings in a 5-3 loss at #11 Lynchburg

OWEN TAPPY | HAMPDEN-SYDNEY
Sr. | Starter | Charlotte, N.C.
 - 1 run on 6 hits with 1 walk and 3 K's in 8.0 innings to earn a 7-2 win over Guilford

COLE STAMM | RANDOLPH-MACON
Jr. | Reliever | Irvington, Va.
 - 0 runs on 0 hits with 4 K's in 3.2 innings of relief to earn a 7-5 win at Virginia Wesleyan
 - 1 unearned run on 4 hits with 2 K's in 1.2 innings of relief to collect a save in a 12-11 win over Averett

AIDEN KUHLE | ROANOKE
Sr. | Reliever | Virginia Beach, Va.
 - 0 runs on 3 hits with 1 walk and 7 K's in 3.1 innings of relief in an 11-5 win at Washington and Lee

JACOB BELL | SHENANDOAH
Sr. | Starter | Winchester, Va.
 - 0 runs on 5 hits with 0 walks and 8 K's over 7.0 innings to earn a 15-0 victory over Eastern Mennonite

MICAH FOX | VIRGINIA WESLEYAN
Jr. | Starter | Virginia Beach, Va.
 - 0 runs on 1 hit with 1 walk and 1 K in 2.0 innings towards a no-decision in a 7-5 loss to #12 Randolph-Macon
 - 4 runs (1 earned) on 7 hits with 0 walks and 5 K's in 6.1 innings towards a no-decision in a 6-5 loss to #3 Shenandoah

EVAN BLAIR | WASHINGTON AND LEE
So. | Reliever | Vienna, Va.
 - 1 run on 5 hits with 2 walks and 7 K's in 6.0 innings of relief towards a no-decision in a 6-5 loss to Bridgewater
 - 0 runs on 0 hits with 1 walk and 5's in 2.0 innings of relief to earn a save in a 6-3 win over Roanoke