ODAC Players of the Week - Week 26

ODAC Players of the Week - Week 26

FOREST, Va. --- Spring sports continue to gear up as the winter season begins its closing overture with NCAA postseason competition. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured, l-r, t-b): Anna O'Hara and Sean MacLeish from Bridgewater lacrosse, Brett Dubin from Shenandoah men's tennis, Valerie Marshall from Washington and Lee women's tennis, Makayla Carver from Guilford softball, Jacob Pilarski from Virginia Wesleyan baseball, Hanna Hull from VWU softball, and Zach Roberts from Eastern Mennonite baseball.

Below are entries for all eight winners from the past week of competition.  Click on the associated links to see that sport's weekly honor roll.

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ODAC Players of the Week

Thru Week Prior to: February 26, 2018

BASEBALL - PITCHER
Jacob Pilarski, Virginia Wesleyan, So., Pitcher
Pilarski, a sophomore from Pittsburgh, Pa., made better than good in his first start of the season as he racked up his second win of the year with a complete-game seven-inning effort in the first of two games for Virginia Wesleyan on Friday, February 23. Pilarski helped the Marlins blank Brockport State, 10-0, with seven shutout frames. He allowed just one hit and walked a pair of batters while fanning eight. Pilarski sat down the first seven batters he faced including striking out the side in the second inning.

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BASEBALL - PLAYER
Zach Roberts, Eastern Mennonite, Jr., Shortstop
Roberts, a junior from Stuarts Draft, Va., put together a .478.625.696 slash line thru seven games in which Eastern Mennonite posted a 5-2 record. Roberts collected four multi-hit games on the way to going 11-for-23 with five doubles, eight runs scored, and six runs driven in. He also walked eight times and stole a trio of bases without being caught. He went 3-for-3 with a double, walk, run scored, and a RBI in a 4-2 win over Juniata. He smacked two doubles in game two with two runs scored and another free pass in a 14-8 triumph. He was 2-for-3 with two walks, three RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in a 9-4 win over Penn State-Harrisburg. For the season, Roberts is hitting .400 (12-for-30) with five doubles, seven RBI, and nine runs scored. His .581 OBP is fifth in the league.

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MEN'S LACROSSE
Sean MacLeish, Bridgewater, Jr., Attack
MacLeish, a junior from Wyoming, Del., was at the forefront of a pair of non-conference victories to help the Eagles move to 3-0 atop the conference standings. MacLeish opened with five points on three goals and two assists in an 11-10 road win at Ferrum. He added a ground ball and caused one turnover. He again forced one miscue and picked up four loose balls in a 13-10 win over Marymount (Va.). He registered six points in the contest, scoring twice and dishing out four assists. Three of his points came in a decisive 4-0 run in the first five minutes of the third quarter. For the season, MacLeish is tied for second in the ODAC with six assists. His 11 points this past week are his first of the season.

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MEN'S TENNIS
Brett Dubin, Shenandoah, Jr.
Dubin, a junior from Beechwood, Ohio, led Shenandoah to pair of season-opening team victories with an 8-1 win over Susquehanna and a 5-4 triumph over Division II foe Shepherd. Dubin won 6-0, 6-2, at #2 singles and joined Evan Rosenberg for an 8-0 at #3 doubles against Susquehanna. Dubin against won at #2 singles, 6-0, 6-1, against Shepherd. He and Rosenberg posted an 8-2 win at #3 doubles to cap Dubin's 4-0 start to the spring season.

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SOFTBALL - PITCHER
Hanna Hull, Virginia Wesleyan, So., Pitcher
Hull, a sophomore from Chesterfield, Va., may have put together her most impressive regular season week as a collegiate athlete thru 28.0 innings in the circle last week. The reigning NFCA National Player of the Year went 4-0 with a save in five appearances. She surrendered just eight hits and allowed one unearned run while walking only three batters. She struck 52 total hitters as she reached double figures in all four starts and fanned three in 2.1 innings of relief to earn a save in a game two win (4-2) over N.C. Wesleyan. She won the opener, 5-0, with seven innings of five-hit ball while walking one and fanning 11. She struck out 10 batters in just 4.2 cumulative innings in a 6-4 win over William Peace, allowing just one hit. Hull tossed a seven-inning perfect game in a 1-0 win at Salem, striking out 14 batters. She again set 14 batters packing in a 2-1 victory over Averett. She gave up one hit and one unearned run with two walks. For the season, Hull is 5-0 with a 0.20 earned run average in 35.0 innings of work. She as walked just four batters and struck out 69 for a 13.80 strikeouts per game average.

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SOFTBALL - PLAYER
Makayla Carver, Guilford, Jr., Outfielder
Carver, a junior from Granite Falls, N.C., was stellar at the dish in the Quakers 5-1 showing thru a trio of doubleheaders last week. Carver went 17-for-22 with three doubles, two homers, and a walk leading to a .773/.783/1.182 slash line. She had at least two hits in each of her six games played with one four-hit effort and a trio of three-hit outings. Carver was 5-for-6 with a double, homer, three RBI, three runs scored, a walk, and a stolen base in a sweep (4-0, 3-1) over Methodist. She was 6-for-8 with two doubles, two RBI, four runs, and two stolen bases in a sweep of Mary Baldwin (12-0, 22-0). She capped her week going 6-for-8 with a homer, two RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base in a split (7-3, 3-5) with Greensboro. For the season, Carver his hitting an ODAC-best .690 (20-of-29) with four doubles, two homers, eight RBI, nine runs scored, and six stolen bases. Her .710 OBP also leads the league.

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WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Anna O'Hara, Bridgewater, Jr., Midfielder
O'Hara, a junior from Fairfax, Va., was right in the thick of the action as the Eagles posted a 14-13 overtime upset victory at Christopher Newport University. O'Hara scored five times while picking up three ground balls and causing two turnovers. She scored with 4:06 showing on the second-half clock, creating a 13-13 tie that persisted thru the end of regulation. He final goal of the game came in overtime as she locked up the win for Bridgwater in its season-opener.

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WOMEN'S TENNIS
Valerie Marshall, Washington and Lee, Fy.
Marshall, a first-year from Arlington, Va., helped the nationally 12th-ranked Generals to a pair of wins last week including a conference triumph over Randolph, 9-0, and a non-conference victory over 13th-ranked Johnson Hopkins, 7-2. Marshall won 6-2, 6-2, at #1 singles against Randolph. She and teammate Lily Horsley added an 8-2 win at #1 doubles. Then versus JHU, Marshall won 6-1, 6-4 at #2 singles after joining Horsley for an 8-3 victory at #2 doubles.

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