Paul, a junior from Red Hill, Pa., strengthened his grip on the ODAC batting lead on the way to picking up his third straight weekly award. Paul hit .556 in three Hornets' wins, going 10-for-18 from the dish with two doubles, three homers and 15 runs batted in. He also scored seven times and racked up a 1.167 slugging percentage. He had four hits each in wins over Dickinson (14-5) and Virginia Wesleyan (21-5), adding seven RBI against DC. Both of his knocks in an 18-7 win over Franklin & Marshall left the yard. For the season, Paul leads the ODAC in batting average (.495), RBI (46), total bases (78) and slugging (.839). He's tied for first in homers (7).
Baseball Player Honor Roll
John Macon Smith, Guilford (Sr., IF/OF - Greensboro,
N.C.)
Smith led Guilford with a .562 batting average
(9-for-16) in the Quakers' 1-3 week. He had four hits in a
19-7 win over Greensboro, smacking a pair of doubles. He had
three RBI on the week.
Nathan Chamberlain, Hampden-Sydney (Sr., 3B/C -
Chesterfield, Va.)
Chamberlain went 7-for-12 with a triple and
four RBI in the Tigers 2-1 week that included a doubleheader sweep
of Guilford (5-4, 15-4). he had three hits and three RBI in
game two against the Quakers.
Wil Parsons, Lynchburg (2B/SS - Lynchburg, Va.)
Parson played in a big part in LC's extra-innings win
over H-SC (10-9). He went 2-for-4 in the game, with his
second hit driving in the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th.
He sent the game in extra innings as he completed a 5-3
double play to end the ninth.
Nicholas Maiolo, Randolph-Macon (So., C - Powhatan,
Va.)
Maiolo went 2-for-4 with a two-run double and a
two-run homer towards four RBI in the Yellow Jackets 9-5 win over
Virginia Wesleyan.
Kevin Oakey, Roanoke (Fr., IF/OF - Midlothian,
Va.)
Oakey went 4-for-9 with a double, homer and five RBI
as the Maroons defeated Guilford (9-4) and Ferrum (16-5) last week.
He also scored five runs and walked twice.