BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JEFF TAYLOR, Lynchburg College
Taylor, a sophomore from Lynchburg, Virginia, went
9-for-16 (.562) in five games for the Hornets last week. He
scored 16 runs, picked up one double and knocked in four
runs. He scored at least two runs in four of the five games
including an 18-1 win over Frostburg State in which he crossed the
dish four times. He was also 4-fo-4 in stolen bases while
driving five walks for the week.
BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
GARY BULMAN, Virginia Wesleyan College
Bulman, a freshman from Chesapeake, Virginia, fanned
11 batters in six innings of work to earn the win a 9-2 victory
over 2007 PAC champion, Gwynedd-Mercy. The 11 strike-outs
tied a VWC rookie record previously set by Kevin Thornton (1975)
and Billy Dean (1976). The two runs came via six scattered
hits.
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| Chad Rhodes, Bridgewater | Hit 3-for-7 in two games, going 3-for-4 with two RBI in the second game against Averett. |
| Alex Foltz, Bridgewater | Picked up the win in six strong innings pitched, scattering eight hits and one run while fanning two. |
| Michael Moles, Eastern Mennonite | Threw six innings of four-hit ball in a no-decision against Messiah; allowed an unearned run, struck out seven and walked two. |
| Phil Drew, Guilford | Went 1-for-3 in both games against So. Virginia, collected a triple and a pair of RBI. |
| Ryan Hairston, Guilford | Earned a 4-2 win in the second game against SVU, striking out six and scattering five hits over seven innings. He allowed two runs, one earned. |
| Rich Glover, Lynchburg | Picked up a victory in a 13-1 win over Frostburg; scattered four hits and a run over six innings with five strike-outs. |
| Jeff Beck, Randolph-Macon | Helped R-MC take two games from St. Mary's in a three-game set; had the game-winning walk-off single in the opening game of Saturday's double-header. |
| Ozz Dhramapitaksook, Va. Wesleyan | Went 5-for-9 in three wins for VWC, collecting a double, triple, and three RBI while scoring three runs. |
| Tim Livingston, Washington & Lee | Three five innings of six-hit ball with six punchouts in a 19-4 win over Oglethorpe; also went 3-for-4 at the dish with two RBI. |
MEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
RICKY FLYNN, Lynchburg College
Flynn, a sophomore from Gaithersburg, Maryland,
bettered his personal-best mark in the 5,000-meter run by winning
the event at the Carolina Chik-Fil-A Invitational. He posted
a time of 15:04, setting a new ODAC season top-time and ranking
third all-time at Lynchburg.
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| Brandon Copeland, Bridgewater | Placed third in the 55 dash (6.58 - personal best) and third in the long jump (21' 7.5"), his first jump of the season. |
| Evan Ashby, Virginia Wesleyan | Set a new VWC record by placing 12th in the 3000 run at Carolina in a time of 9:08.12. |
| Billy Billington, Washington & Lee | Placed fourth at Carolina in the weight throw with a toss of 16.48m (54'), breaking the previous W&L record set in 1976. |
WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
ELIZABETH WEBB, Washington & Lee
University
Webb, a junior from Middlebury, Virginia, was the top
Division III finisher (7th overall) in the mile at the
Lafayette-Rider Invite. Her time of 5:03.83 broke her own
school and ODAC all-time record. The performance was also an
NCAA provisional qualifying mark. She then came back and set
a school record and ODAC seasonal top-time in the 800-meter run
with a time of 2:20.46.
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| Jill Wattai, Bridgewater | At Susquehanna, placed second in the long jump (17'), sixth in the 200 (27.14) and seventh in the 55 (7.64); Just the second female in BC history to jump 17 feet in the long jump. |
| Ashley Meyer, Lynchburg | Finished 17th at Carolina in the 800 with a time of 2:24.50. |