Martin, a senior from Chesterfield, Va., hit over .500 for the week recording 11 hits in 21 at bats in the Tigers’ five games. He started off the week with a 3-for-4 performance with three runs, one RBI, a double and a stolen base against Greensboro. Two days later, he went 2-for-4 with one run, one RBI, one double and two stolen bases. He tallied two more hits on a double and a triple against Roanoke. In the Tigers’ season finale against Randolph-Macon, Martin bounced back from a 1-for-5 performance in the first game by going 3-for-3 in the second game, despite being hit in his first three at bats of the game. In the 12-8 win, Martin scored three runs while batting in three others. On the week, he scored seven runs while batting in six, hit four doubles, one triple, and stole three bases.

Baseball Player Honor Roll

Jay Thompson, Bridgewater, Junior, 3rd Base
Thompson hit safely in all four games this past week for the Eagles, helping the team to a 3-1 record. Thompson hit .533 for the week, going 8-for-15. He was 2-for-2 with a run, run batted in and two walks in a 4-0 victory over Ferrum. In a loss to Catholic he was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk. In a doubleheader sweep over Guilford he was 4-for-10 in the two games with three runs scored and one run batted in. Thompson had a .611 on-base percentage in the four games and a .666 slugging percentage.

Jake Norman, Eastern Mennonite, Senior, 1st Base
Norman had a memorable Senior Day on Sunday, getting 7 hits in 9 at-bats as the Royals swept ODAC rival Roanoke.  Norman scored five times and knocked in another two, including hitting his second homerun of the year.  In game one against the Maroons, he had what turned into the game-winning RBI with a single in the third, then added some insurance with a solo blast in the eighth inning.  In the nightcap with the score tied at 7-7, Norman got a one-out single in the bottom of the seventh and scored the walk-off, game-winning run with two outs.  For the week, Norman batted .500 and had a slugging percentage of .714.  He was also stellar defensively at first, as he handled 31 chances without an error.  Norman is still a perfect fielder for the season as well, holding a 1.000 fielding percentage in 226 chances.

Kyle Wooden, Guilford, Senior, 1st Base
Wooden Hit .467 in the Quakers’ 1-3 week… had seven hits in 15 at-bats, including four doubles… scored six runs… had a team high .733 slugging percentage... went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI in a league win at Emory & Henry… had two hits and two RBI in the second game with the Wasps… Kyle is riding a 15-game hitting streak into the ODAC Tournament.

Mike Walters, Lynchburg, Senior, Outfielder
Walters went 5-8 in the doubleheader against ODAC opponent Emory & Henry with a triple and two RBI…Scored one of the key runs in the first game…has a five-game hitting streak…Finishes the regular season with a .309 batting average, 24 RBI, 28 runs and seven stolen bases.