ODAC Athletes of the Week | Baseball, Lacrosse, Softball, Tennis

ODAC Athletes of the Week | Baseball, Lacrosse, Softball, Tennis

FOREST, Va. --- Week 31 moved us into the final month of the year as conference teams and student-athletes start the stretch run towards the close of the spring season and the final postseason events of the year. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, April 4, include (pictured from left and top): Gracie Ellis from Randolph-Macon softball, Thomas Haller from Washington and Lee baseball, Myles Webb from R-MC baseball, Anna Grace Terrell from Lynchburg softball, Luke Kammerman from Roanoke men's lacrosse, Janie Stillwell from W&L women's lacrosse, Levi Vigdorchik from LYN men's tennis, and Ryan Roeber from Bridgewater women's tennis.

Below are entries for each of the winners from today's release. The following schedule will be used for awards reporting:

  • Mondays: baseball, softball, m/w lacrosse, and m/w tennis
  • Tuesdays: outdoor track & field
  • Wednesdays: m/w golf

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BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Thomas Haller | Washington and Lee | So. | Starter
Haller, a sophomore from Round Hill, Va., was simply dominant in going the distance for a 12-2 victory over Guilford to collect his first career ODAC weekly award. Haller gave up two runs on five hits with a pair of walks over nine innings. He struck out Washington and Lee record 17, surpassing the previous mark of 15 by Steve Momorella in 1991. He is the first Generals pitcher to record double-digit strikeouts in a game since 2013. The ODAC does not officially feature a most strikeouts in a single-game record. However, in referencing available entries on member websites, Haller's 17 Ks tie for the second-most in league history with former Randolph-Macon standout Travis Beazley and one behind the 18 punchouts recorded by Emory & Henry's Brandon Matheny in 1998. Haller had string of six and five straight outs record via strikeout in working around any baserunners allowed. For the season, Haller is 3-3 in eight appearances, all starts. He has struck out 48 batters and owns a 4.30 ERA in 44.0 innings of work, the second-most in the league.

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BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Myles Webb | Randolph-Macon | So. | Outfielder
Webb, a sophomore from Norfolk, Va., registered 10 hits over three games and posted a slash line of .667/.688/.933 in a 3-0 week for Randolph-Macon that included a sweep of Bridgewater. Webb went 10-for-15 overall with two doubles, a triple, two RBI, six runs scored, and a walk. He opened his week with a 4-for-5 day in a 7-2 win at Virginia Wesleyan. He scored a run and drove in one in that contest. Against Bridgewater, Webb went 3-for-5 in game one with three runs scored. He was just a homer short of hitting for the cycle in R-MC's 7-2 win. He again went 3-for-5 in a 14-10 victory in game two. He doubled and walked, drove in a run, and scored twice. For the season, Webb is third in the ODAC with a .419 (31-of-74) batting average. He owns a .438 OBP and a .608 slugging percentage. He has smacked nine doubles and driving in 14 runs while scoring 17 runs.

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MEN'S LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Luke Kammerman | Roanoke | So. | Attackman
Kammerman, a sophomore from Trumbull, Conn., helped Roanoke to a pair of victories including a key ODAC tilt as the Maroons improved to 7-4 overall and 3-1 in the ODAC. Kammerman registered 13 points for the week. The former ODAC Co-Rookie of the Year posted nine points on two goals and 7 assists in a 21-16 win at Mary Washington. He added four ground balls and a caused turnover to his line. Kammerman then went for four points in a 13-9 win at Hampden-Sydney. He scored three times and dished out an assist. For the season, Kammerman leads the ODAC with 62 points and 34 assists. His 28 goals scored are seventh in the league.

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MEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Levi Vigdorchik | Lynchburg | Jr. | #1 Singles | #1 Doubles
Vigdorchik, a junior from San Francisco, Calif., went 5-1 combined in top flight singles and doubles matches in three ODAC outings for Lynchburg last week. Vigdorchik and Colton Mullins teamed up for an 8-5 win at #1 doubles over Alex Kulvivat and Nicolas Alvarado in the Hornets 7-2 team win over Randolph. Vigdorchik defeated Alvarado, 6-1, 6-1, at #1 singles. In a 6-3 team setback to Guilford, Vigdorcik and Mullins topped Drake Schreiber and Evan Wong, 8-2, at #1 doubles. Vigdorchik won the first set 6-0 and was up 2-0 in the second on Schreiber at #1 singles before the Schreiber was forced to retire. Vigdorchik and Mullins suffered their only loss of the week at #1 doubles via an 8-5 decision from Felix Bevc and Mitchell Perry in an 8-1 team loss to Virginia Wesleyan. Vigdorchik rebounded for a 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (8) win at #1 singles over Bevc, the 2021 ODAC Rookie of the Year.

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SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Gracie Ellis | Randolph-Macon | Fr. | Pitcher
Ellis, a freshman from New Kent, Va., was dominant for nationally sixth-ranked Randolph-Macon with a win and a save as she appeared in both ends of a doubleheader sweep of Ferrum College to earn her third ODAC Pitcher of the Week award. Ellis started and went the distance on the way to a 1-0 shutout in game one. She allowed just four hits and walked one while registering a career-high 17 strikeouts to mark her fifth game with at least 10 punchouts. She retired the first nine Panthers she faced including eight via strikeout. Six of the last seven outs she recorded were also Ks. Ellis then fired three innings of relief to close game two and earn a save in a 3-0 victory. She allowed just one hit and walked one with three strikeouts to give her 20 Ks in 10.0 total innings of work. For the season, Ellis is 11-2 with 2 saves in 15 appearances that includes 10 starts and 77.2 innings in the circle. She leads the ODAC in ERA (1.35), strikeouts (123) and strikeouts per seven innings (11.09). She is second in wins, innings pitcher, complete games (9), and shutouts (4). Opponents are hitting .191 against her.

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SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Anna Grace Terrell | Lynchburg | Fy. | Designated Player
Terrell, a first-year from Sherrills Ford, N.C., hit safely in all four games for Lynchburg and drove in runs in three contests in the Hornets 3-1 week. Those results include the program's first regular season sweep of nationally ninth-ranked Virginia Wesleyan since 2013. Terrell went 6-for-11 on the week with five RBI and a pair of runs score. In a 4-3 win in game one at VWU, she singled and scored the game's first run. She drove in the game's winning run with a single in game two for a 3-2 triumph over the Marlins. In a split with Mary Washington, Terrell went 2-for-3 with three RBI towards a 4-2 victory in game one. She again went 2-for-3 in game two, this time drawing a walk, driving in a run, and scoring one herself in a 7-5 setback. For the season, Terrell is hitting .450 (9-for-20) with one double and six RBI. She owns a .593 OBP and a .500 slugging percentage.

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WOMEN'S LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Janie Stillwell | Washington and Lee | Sr. | Attack
Stillwell, a senior from Alexandria, Va., helped lead nationally third-ranked Washington and Lee to a pair of key ODAC victories last week. Stillwell posted four points in the Generals 12-8 victory over Roanoke College. She scored twice on just three shots and dished out a pair of assists while also collecting a ground ball. Stillwell then notched another four points as W&L improved to 9-2 overall and 3-0 in league play with a 21-2 triumph over Lynchburg. She was again efficient with one goal on two shots and also doubled as a playmaker with three assists. She added a ground ball to her line. For the season, Stillwell is tied for third in the ODAC with 15 assists. She has scored 10 goals to give her 25 points. Her .769 shooting percentage is eighth in the league.

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WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ryan Roeber | Bridgewater | So. | #5 Singles | #3 Doubles
Roeber, a sophomore from Warrenton, Va., helped the Eagles to a 1-1 week against ODAC foes by picking up four team points in combined singles and doubles play. Roeber and partner Emily Daigneault won 8-1 at #3 doubles against Virginia Wesleyan's Kristina Abrams and Amanda Stegemann in a narrow 5-4 team loss to the Marlins. Roeber topped Stegemann, 6-2, 6-4, at #5 singles to account of two of BC's four points. She then helped the Eagles to a 7-2 victory over Roanoke. She and Daigneault defeated Sophie Bartholomaus and Dana Meyer, 8-3, at #3 doubles. Roeber tacked on a second point with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Bartholomaus at #5 singles.

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