Marion, a senior from Springfield, Va., picks up his second weekly award of the season.  Marion, VWC’s all-time leader in home runs, topped his own season record for homers set last year by hitting five home runs during a 4-1 week to increase his season total to 13.  He set VWC records with three home runs in a single game and RBI in a single game with seven, both set against Roanoke. He hit at a .526 clip for the week and now leads VWC with a .459 batting average.  Marion leads VWC with eight doubles, 13 home runs, 42 RBI and 81 total bases.

Baseball Player Honor Roll

Jordan Nelson, Guilford, Junior - Outfield
Nelson hit .400 with a homer, double and two RBI in the Quakers’ 0-5 week… also scored a team-high six runs… fielded all six outfield chances cleanly… hit safely in four of five games, with two multi-hit performances… went 2-4 with a double and an RBI in a road loss to Roanoke… had two hits, including his first college home run, in a loss to Washington and Lee.

Richie Palase, Lynchburg, Sophomore - Shortstop
Palase hit .435 during the Hornets' 5-1 week, going 10-for-23.  Five of his 10 hits went for extra bases. Palase was four-for-five with two doubles against Franklin & Marshall, following that with a two homerun game against Ferrum College. The next day against Tufts, Palase was three-for-five finishing a homerun short of the cycle. On the week, he slugged .913 and was on base at a 54 percent clip. He also made only one error in 26 chances, and was successful on all four of his stolen base attempts.

C.J. Thompson, Washington and Lee, Senior - Outfield
Thompson hit .526 (10-19) over six games (six starts), with five runs scored and three RBI as W&L posted a 3-3 record last week … was 3-for-6 with two runs and two RBI in a two-game sweep of Guilford on Saturday … scored the tying run in both of the 5-4 come-from-behind wins over the Quakers.