Big Week Helps Eagles to Three ODAC Wins

BRIDGEWATER, Va. --- Bridgewater College sophomore Jonathan Mason (Sterling, Va./Park View) has been selected as the Division III National Hitter of the Week for the week ending March 20. The weekly award is voted on by a panel of D-III members of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

Mason carried the Eagles to a 3-1 record (their only loss at No. 2 Shenandoah) by batting .647 (11-for-17) with six runs scored, 13 RBI, four home runs and two doubles. He had an on-base percentage of .700 and a slugging percentage of 1.470.  He also was 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts during the week and walked four times. He started his week with a 3-for-4 effort, including a pair of homers and five RBIs, in a 10-1 win over Eastern Mennonite. A day later, he was 2-for-3 with two more homers and three RBI in the 13-12 loss to Shenandoah. In a doubleheader sweep over Randolph-Macon, he was 6-for-10 with five RBI and a pair of doubles. Mason was named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Player of the Week.

Josh Scott of Baldwin-Wallace College was named the National Pitcher of the Week in Division III. Scott, a junior from Strongsville, Ohio, pitched a seven-inning no-hitter as the Yellow Jackets defeated Ohio Christian University 12-0 in a game shortened to seven innings due to the 10-run 'mercy' rule.  He struck out six and did not walk a batter. Scott was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week.

This release is courtesy of the Bridgewater College sports information department.