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Trying a different format this week. There is a lot going on in D3baseball this week with many conferences gearing up for conference play. I’ve listed the top two teams in each conference with notable performance in many. There were some cancellations and reschduled games as the weekend storm in the northeastern part of the US played havoc with the baseball schedules. There are a lot of games on campus so go out and see a baseball game this weekend.

Game of the Week: Cortland at Montclair State, March 24.

Mideast Region:

HCAC: Transylvania (10-3, 1-0), Franklin (8-3, 0-0)
Bluffton will start their season next weekend. Mt. St. Joseph’s Michael Mayer guided the Lions to a 5-0 record on the week and has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter of the Week. The senior outfielder was 7-of-15 (.467) at the plate, scoring five runs, hitting two doubles, and adding a home run during the week. Mayer also collected five RBI, 12 total bases, two walks, and two stolen bases on the week. Mayer leads the Mount in average (.500), doubles (7), and RBI (10) as the Lions stand 9-1 on the season. Defiance ’s Brad Timofeev earned two wins last week during the Yellow Jacket’s eight-game swing down in Florida and has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week. The sophomore went 2-0 and posted a 0.64 ERA and a 0.50 WHIP, while leading Defiance to wins over Fontbonne and Stevens Tech. In DC’s 5-0 win over Fontbonne, Timofeev threw only 77 pitches and faced just 24 batters in a complete game one hitter. He added another great start in the Jackets 12-9 win over Stevens Tech, scattering six hits in seven innings. Timofeev left with a 12-2 lead allowing just one earned run. For the week, Timofeev was 2-0 in 14 innings of work, while striking out five and allowing just one run on seven hits.

MIAA: Olivet (6-2), Hope (3-3)

NCAC: Wooster (5-0, Kenyon (11-5)
Wooster junior outfielder Jake Sankal homered three times in his first 10 at-bats of the spring, while also singling twice and doubling once for a .600 average (6-for-10) thus far. He has also produced seven RBI and helped the Fighting Scots to an 8-0 record last week.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Wooster sophomore righthander Anthony Trapuzzano threw five shutout innings and struck out nine without a walk in leading the Scots to a 10-0 victory over Anderson in his first start.

OAC: Muskingum (10-1), Wilmington (8-1)
Wilmington senior centerfielder Taylor Clark (McCallie, TN/Marrow) batted .462 in 39 at bats with eight runs, 4 RBI, three doubles and one triple to help the Quakers post a 8-1 record last. Wilmington freshman pitcher Bryce DeWeese (Jeffersonville/Miami Trace) threw a complete six-hit shutout against Albion and gave up only four hits in seven innings in the Quakers victory over Illinois College. On the week, DeWeese went 2-0, giving up only 10 hits, no earned runs and totaling 15 strikeouts.

Presidents AC: Washington and Jefferson (5-1), Thomas More (5-1)
Hitter of the week was Chris Fishburn, Thomas More and Pither of the Week was Sam Mann,

Central:

CCIW: Augustana (11-1), Carthage (6-4)
Marc Blakeley of Augustana and Andy Sherwood of North Park were named baseball players of the week in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin. Blakeley, a junior outfielder from Richland Center, Wis., and Adams-Friendship High School, was instrumental during a four game swing in Arizona last week. Blakeley hit .579 with 11 hits in 19 at-bats while scoring seven runs. He had one double, one triple, two home runs and five RBI from his leadoff spot in the batting order. His slugging percentage was 1.053 with 20 total bases in 19 at-bats. He walked twice and stole one base and had one sacrifice fly. In addition, he led off the first two games in Arizona with home runs and in the final two games he collected eight hits in 11 at-bats. Sherwood, a right-handed pitcher from Crystal Lake, Ill., and Crystal Lake Central High School, carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning in a 14-0 win over Monmouth (Ill.) on Tuesday, March 13. He ended up going the distance, giving up only four hits while striking out four and walking two.

IIAC: Buena Vista (3-1), Central (6-3)
IIAC Player of the Week was Tad Barry, Cornell College. Barry, a junior outfielder/pitcher, threw a complete game, three-hit shutout, striking out four in a 6-0 win over Eureka in the opener of a doubleheader. Offensively for the week, he hit .462 (6-for-13) with two doubles, two RBI and four runs scored in four games. He had matching 1-for-3 performances in the sweep of Eureka (6-0/7-0), scoring a run in both contests and driving in one in the first game. He followed that up with a pair of two hit games in a split with Bethany Lutheran (8-2/3-10), with a double and a run scored in each contest. He had a stolen base in the opener and an RBI in the nightcap.

Northern AC: Edgewood (7-4), Concordia Chicaho (7-5)
Griswold hit .500 (10-for-20) on the week in Arizona to help the Sabres go 3-3. He recorded seven RBI, six runs, two doubles, a triple, and a home run. Griswold also walked three times and was 1-for-1 in stolen bases. His slugging pct was .850 and his on-base percentage was .565.

SLIAC: MacMurray (1-0), Fontbonne( 10-8)
Michael Haynes of Greenville College is the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter of the Week. The Panthers won four of nine games on their trip to Port Charlotte, FL, winning the last four after dropping the first five, and Haynes led the way, both at the plate and in the field. The junior second baseman batted .481 (13-27) with 6 runs scored and 2 RBI. He was 4-4 in a 4-1 win over Ohio Wesleyan that got Greenville’s four game winning streak started. He handled 40 chances in the field with just one error for a .975 fielding percentage.

Midwest Region:

Midwest: Ginnell (3-2), Knox (5-5)
Adam Neylon, Carroll College recently achieved a streak if 15 consecutive times on base. Playing at the Gene Cusic collegiate classic against Illinois and Know Colleges, he had six hits, seven walks, 2 HBP and a sac bunt over a four game period.

MIAC: St Olaf (5-1), St Thomas (9-4)
Carleton senior second baseman Eric Greenlee was 7-for-15 (.467) with two doubles, three RBI and four runs scored as Carleton won four of its first six games on its spring break trip in Fort Pierce, Fla. The start was Carleton’s best in 75 seasons, as the Knights are now 6-2 overall. In a doubleheader sweep of Swarthmore on Friday, Greenlee was a combined 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs scored and a double. Macalester senior pitcher Ted Kimble (Pine Island, Minn.) went 2-0 with a 3.86 ERA in a couple of appearances over Spring Break week in Phoenix. In 14 innings of work, he gave up six runs, six earned runs and held opponents to a .255 batting average.

UMAC: St Scholastica (2-2), Bethany Lutheran (2-4)
The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference baseball pitcher of the week is Alex Smith of Bethany Lutheran College. Smith earned a complete game 10-3 victory for the Vikings against Cornell College. He worked seven innings giving up eight hits and three earned runs, with two strike outs and no walks. Minnesota-Morris senior Joe Fayden is this week’s Upper Midwest Athletic Conference player of the week. Fayden was 9 for 23 (.391) in six games in Ft. Myers, Florida last week for the Cougars. He had six runs batted in with one double.

WIAC: UW-Oshkosh (5-1), UW-Whitewater (3-1)
Andy Podmolik hit .537 (22-for-41) to help UW-La Crosse to a 7-3 record at the Greater Phoenix Invitational. He led the team in hits (22), at-bats (41), doubles (6), triples (2), total bases (32), walks (12) and steals (6). Podmolik had seven multi-hit games and finished with at least one hit in nine of 10 games. He also had five multi-run games and was six-for-six in stolen base attempts. Podmolik was five-for-six in UW-La Crosse’s 12-9 victory over Marian College (Wis.) on March 12. The five hits are tied for second in single-game school history. In 10.2 innings pitched, Adam Bretl, UW-Oshkosh earned one victory and one save as he allowed four hits, one unearned run and had nine strikeouts with one walk. He earned the save in a 5-1 triumph over North Central College (Ill.) on March 17 after working 4.0 innings and allowing two hits, one walk, one unearned run and striking out four. In a 5-3 win over St. Norbert College on March 18, Bretl pitched 6.2 innings of relief, allowing two hits and recording five strikeouts to earn his first victory of the season.

West Region:

ASC: Texas-Dallas (16-5, 6-0), McMurry (15-7, 6-0), (Texas-Tyler (20-0, 3-0)
Ozarks sophomore outfielder John Glenn helped pace a 5-0 week by recording five extra-base hits – including a game-tying triple against East Texas Baptist – and six RBI. Glenn batted .454 with three doubles and a home run. He walked two times and stole two bases. Texas-Dallas junior right-hander Drew Waggoner tossed a complete game, one-hit shutout against Louisiana College. Waggoner struck out six batters and did not issue a walk over the nine-inning, 1-0 win. He has now pitched 16 consecutive scoreless innings. Ozarks junior right-hander Robby Finnell picked up a win and two saves in a three-game ASC series against Texas Texas Baptist. Finnell did not all a run over 6 2/3 innings of relief work and struck out three batters. He also homered and drove in six runs. McMurry junior second baseman Weston Franco went 13-for-26 with four home runs and 12 RBI to pace a 5-1 week that included an ASC series sweep over Hardin-Simmons. Franco had eight hits and three of those long balls against HSU. He scored 15 runs and walked five times over the six games. Mary Hardin-Baylor sophomore right-hander R.B. Garza struck out 14 batters – an ASC high this season – in a seven-inning win over Sul Ross State. Garza didn’t allow an earned run and surrendered only four hits. The strikeout total was the highest for UMHB since it moved to NCAA Division III. Garza becomes the first player this season to win any top weekly divisional award twice.

NWC: Geroge Fox (15-1, 8-1), Puget Sound (8-1, 9-7-1)
NWC Player of the Week was Dan Wentzell, George Fox led the Bruins to a 4-1 week with three home runs (two game-winners), two doubles, 11 runs batted in and 9 runs scored. He batted .438 (7 for 16) while getting walked eight times. He also stole three bases in three attempts. NWC Pitcher of the Week Joe DiPietro, PLU went 8 innings in a 4-2 win over Pacific, allowing only one run on three hits while striking out 8 batters and walking only one. He improved to 5-1 this year.

SCIAC: Redlands (17-4, 3-0), La Verne (5-1, 11-9)
Pomona-Pitzer’s Drew Hedman was named the SCIAC Male Athlete of the Week. In four games, Hedman, a sophomore from Redding, California helped the Sagehens go undefeated (4-0) in the California Classic. Hedman was 9 for 14 with 4 home runs and 12 runs batted in. He scored seven runs and walked 5 times, while batting .643 with a 1.643 slugging percentage and a .714 on base percentage.

Chapman (18-3) made it though a stretch of play where they played five consecutive games against ranked opponents, going 4-1. If they can keep up their stellar play, expect them to be the new number one team when the new poll comes out this week.

Trying a different format this week. There is a lot going on in D3baseball this week with many conferences gearing up for conference play. I’ve listed the top two teams in each conference with notable performance in many. There were some cancellations and reschduled games as the weekend storm in the northeastern part of the US played havoc with the baseball schedules. There are a lot of games on campus so go out and see a baseball game this weekend.

Game of the Week: Cortland at Montclair State, March 24.

New England Region:

CCC: Endicott (1-0), Salve Regina (7-3)
Co-Players of the Week were Brad Mounatin, Eastern Nazarene and Davin Sirpenski, Salve Regina. Co-Pitchers of the Week were Aaron Laplante, Wentworth and Matt Palmisano, Salve Regina. Riley Diaz, Salve Regina was Rookie of the Week in the CCC. Mountain helped the Crusaders to a 5-3 start by posting a 2-0 record with one save, 17 strikeouts and a 0.52 ERA. Sirpenski batted ,421 with a pait of doubles, a triple, eight runs scored and ten RBI. On the mound he was 1-0 with a pair of saves. LaPlante earned two of Wentworth’s three wins as he was 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA. Palmisano pitched consecutive four-hit shutouts with nine strikeouts in the game against Muhlenberg. Diaz started his career with a 7-17 week (.412) that saw him hit a pair of doubles, a homerun and drive in six.

GNAC: Suffolk (7-3), Albertus Magnus (3-2)

LEC: UMass-Dartmouth (3-2), Keene State (7-5)

MASCAC: Salem State (6-5), Fitchburg State (4-4)

NESCAC: Bowdoin (3-1), Trinity (3-2)
Top performances in the NESCAC include Amherst senior outfielder Tom Scott who went a combined 3- for-7 in the Jeffs’ opening weekend, picking up a pair of singles, a sacrifice bunt and adding a stolen base in his only attempt. Wesleyan senior John DelGiudice went 7-for-8 with four runs and five RBIs during a double-header with Emmanuel.

NEWMAC: Babson (4-1), Wheaton (5-4)
NEWMAC Player of the Week was Ryan Rainone, WPI who batted .500 by collecting 19 hits in 38 at-bats during WPI’s spring break trip to Fort Myers last week. He paced the Engineers with nine runs scored and nine runs batted in while adding a double and a triple. Rainone, who collected a hit in WPI’s last ten games, notched three hits, drove in a pair and scored two runs as the Crimson and Gray closed its trip with an 18-5 win over Carroll on Sunday. NEWMAC Pitcher of the Week was Brendan Devereaux, also of WPI. Devereaux picked up a win and a save during WPI’s spring break trip to Fort Myers. He began his week by striking out the side in the ninth inning of a 10-9 victory over Hiram on Tuesday. Devereaux returned to the mound on Saturday when he yielded just one run while striking out seven in a 9-1 win against Illinois College. For the week, he fanned 10 in just seven innings of work while compiling a 2.57 ERA.

North Atlantic Conference: St Joesph (Me) (7-0), Castleton (4-4)

New York Region:

E8: RIT (5-2), St John Fisher (4-2)
The Empire 8 Player of the Week was Jeremy Peters, Ithaca who recorded a .567 batting average (17-for-3), .611 on-base percentage, and .667 slugging percentage in a 4-3 week for 16th-ranked Ithaca. He went 4-for-4 both in a loss to 20th-ranked Kean and in a win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Peters finished 3-for-5 with three runs scored and three runs batted in as the Bombers topped LaVerne 14-4. He went 3-for-5 with one run scored and one RBI, and threw a scoreless inning in his first appearance of the spring, in a victory over Whittier.

LL: RPI (8-0), Rocherster (5-4)
Liberty League Performer of the Week was Skidmore’s Adam Brown. Brown hit .421, going 16-38 during spring trip with eight RBI, a double and a triple. He was 3-3 in stolen bases. In a 5-4 loss to Gettysburg, he went 3-4 with a double and three RBI. Liberty League Pitcher of the Week was John Fishback of Rochester. Fishback excelled in relief, figuring in two of Rochester’s three wins in Florida. He pitched 3.1 innings of relief to gain a 6-5 win over Brandeis, then came back the next day to throw one inning of relief to get a save in an 8-7 win over 19th-ranked Emory. For the week, he pitched in five games (5.1 innings), allowed five hits, one unearned run, walked one, and struck out three. Liberty League Co-Rookies of the Week were Matt Curry, Clarkson and Kike Jaffe, Skidmore. Curry started his collegiate career with a six-game hitting streak, going 8-for-17, scoring five runs and stealing a pair of bases. Through the first six contests, he is the Knights leading hitter at .471. Jaffe hit .382, going 13-34 during spring break with 7 RBI, 2 doubles and a home run. In a 13-5 win over Colby-Sawyer, he went 3-4 with a HR, 2 runs, and 3 RBI.

NEAC: Pen State-Berks (2-3, 2-0), Baptist Bible (1-0)

Skyline: Centenary (4-1), Farmingdale State (5-3)
J.B. Zorn, Merchant Marine earned Player of the Week honors after sparking the Mariners to the 9-8 victory. At the plate, he went 3-for-4 with three runs batted in and one run scored. Defensively, Zorn threw out one runner and picked off the potential tying run at second base in the top of the ninth inning. Pitcher of the week Mark McCaffrey, Manhattanville picked up his first career victory by tossing three scoreless innings in relief in a 7-6 victory over Northwestern (Minn.). McCaffrey entered the game in the top of the seventh with the bases loaded and no outs. After allowing a single, he retired the next three batters to end the inning. He then faced the minimum of six batters over the next two innings to earn the victory. On the Valiants’ spring trip to Florida, Rookie of teh week Paul Blejec, went 12-for-18 (.667) in six games. He also had a double, home run and six runs batted in as Manhattanville went 4-4.

SUNYAC: Cortland State (9-0), Oswego (2-0), Oneonta (9-1)
Pitcher of the week was Jake Dennstedt, Brockport and Player of the week was Todd Hughe, Plattsburgh. Both players led their respective teams to winning records to start the season on opposite coasts. Hughes led Plattsburgh at the plate while Dennstedt was solid in his two starts on the mound. Plattsburgh put together a 10-2 record on its opening trip to Cocoa Beach, Fla., which Hughes hit .432. Hughes collected 19 hits and 31 total bases and led the team with 17 RBIs, 16 runs and seven extra-base hits. Dennstedt went 2-0 last week with a 0.00 ERA. In his two starts, one which was a complete-game, shutout against Kean, he threw 13 scoreless innings and struck out five.

Mid Atlantic Region:

AMCC: Penn State Behrend (9-1), Pitt-Bradford (7-3), Frostburg State (10-7),
Player of the Week was Dan Clark of Mount Aloysius and Pitcher of the Week was Ryan Smith, Penn State Behrend. Clark started all 10 games for the Mounties, hitting .469 (15-32) with 4 doubles and a home run. He scored 11 runs, drove in 9 and was a perfect 8-8 on stolen base attempts. He also struck out just 3 times and took a free pass 6 times. Highlight performances included a 5-6 (1 HR) effort in a DH versus Gettysburg and a 3-4 (2 doubles) showing against Utica. Smith who anchored the Behrend Lions’ bullpen with 2 saves and a win to help his team out to an 8-1 start. In 7.1 innings Smith allowed 4 hits, no runs, 3 walks and struck out 4.

Centennial Conference: Gettysburg (10-2) Johns Hopkins (8-2), Haverford (8-2)
Centennial Player of the Week was David Randolph, Ursinus. Randolph batted .515 for the week on 17 hits, adding 13 RBI and 11 runs in a 6-3 week for the Bears in Fort Pierce, Florida. On the final day, Randolph went 8-for-11 with six RBI and four runs in commanding wins over Bethany and Susquehanna. Pitcher of the Week was Mike Ciancio, Gettysburg. Ciancio threw a complete-game two hit shutout at Mary Washington in the season opener. He walked two and struck out one. In his follow-up performance, he threw 6 2/3 innings, allowing seven hits, three runs, only one of which was earned, and struck out three without walking a batter. He allowed only two base runners through five innings.

Commonwealth Conference: Albright (1-0), Widener (9-3)
Player of the week in the Commonwealth was Kevin Fisher, Widener. Teammate Anthony Carter was the Pitcher of the Week

Freedom Conference: King’s (7-2), Wilkes (6-2)
Player of the week in the Freedon was Kevin Johnson, Scranton

NJAC: Ramapo (11-3), Kean (6-2)
NJAC Player of the Week was outfielder Rob Sumner, New Jersey City. Amit Shaa, Richard Stockton was the Pitcher of the Week. Rookies of the week were outfielder Mike Guadango, William Paterson and pitcher John O’Hara, Richard Stockton. Sumner becomes the second consecutive Gothic Knight to earn NJAC Player of the Week honors after hitting .560 with four doubles, five home runs, three stolen bases, 14 RBI and 10 runs scored in six contests during NJCU’s trip to Ft. Myers, FL. He hit safely in all six games and produced multiple-hit performances in 4-of-the-6 contests including going 4-for-4 with a double, home run, two RBI and three runs scored in a loss to Illinois College. He homered in each of the final three games of the trip, including a 4-for-5 performance with three home runs, seven RBI, and four runs scored in NJCU’s 14-7 win over Finlandia. For the week in Florida, Sumner produced a .621 on-base percentage and 1.320 slugging percentage. Shah earns NJAC Pitcher of the Week honors after earning the victory on the mound in Stockton’s 2-0 shutout of Washington College in Cocoa, FL. In the victory, he scattered three hits in eight innings of work while walking one and striking out four. Shah surrendered just one extra-base hit in the victory and improved to 3-0 overall on the season with the win. Guadango earns NJAC Rookie of the Week honors after hitting .500 with a double, triple, home run, eight RBI and six runs scored in six contests during the Pioneers’ trip to Phoenix, AZ. He drove in at least one run in all six games and produced multiple-hit performances in 5-of-the-6 contests including a 3-for-5 effort with a double and two RBI in Paterson’s 15-4 win over Wheaton (MA). Guadango wrapped up the trip by going 2-for-4 with his first career home run, two RBI and two runs scored in the Pioneers’ 11-10 come-from-behind win over Luther. O’Hara becomes the second different Osprey to earn NJAC Rookie Pitcher of the Week honors after earning a win and a save in pair of relief appearances during Stockton’s trip to Cocoa, FL. He first logged two innings of hitless relief while striking out three to earn the victory in the Ospreys’ 6-4 win over Bridgewater (MA). One day later, O’Hara recorded a scoreless ninth inning to nail down his first career save in Stockton’s 2-0 win over Washington College.

Penn AC: Gwynedd-Mercy (6-1), Wesley (11-4)
Alvernia’s Zach Lutz was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Baseball Player of the Week for the week ending March 18th. Lutz batted .536 (15-28) with 15 RBIs, three doubles, two triples, four walks and was successful on both stolen base attempts. Tim McMenamin, Gwynedd-Mercy College was on the honor role as he hit .500 (9-18) with two home runs, six runs and 14 RBIs for the Griffins in a 5-1 week. Alvernia’s Pete Fernandez was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Baseball Pitcher of the Week for the week ending March 18th. Fernandez pitched six innings with five hits, one walk and three strikeouts in the 6-3 victory over #9 Wheaton.

South region:

Capital: Mary Washington (7-5-1, 2-0), Salisbury (17-3, 1-1)
Mary Washington senior pitcher Brett Diamond was named as the Capital Athletic Conference Baseball Player of the Week. Diamond pitched a complete game in earning the win over York on Wednesday. Diamond allowed nine hits in nine innings, walking two and striking out eight, including seven of the last nine outs of the game. He gave up three runs, two of which were earned. Mary Washington won its CAC opener with a 5-3 win over York this past Wednesday afternoon to move to 6-4-1 overall and 1-0 in league play.

GSAC: Maryville (16-7), Huntingdon (14-7)
Junior infielder Andy House of Piedmont is the GSAC Player of the Week. In four games, House was 13-for-22 for a .590 batting average. He had five doubles, a home run and five RBIs for the week. House is second on the team with a .342 batting average. The Pitcher of the Week is Maryville’s Pete Herbert. Herbert had two wins as the Scots went 5-1 for the week. Herbert allowed three earned runs in 12 innings and had 13 strikeouts. He struck out eight and allowed a run against Oberlin.

Lynchburg (12-6, 5-1), Virginia Wesleyan (11-7, 5-1), Bridgewater (5-10, 5-1)
ODAC Baseball Player and Pitcher of the of the Week are Andrew Chrismer and Matt Nolen, both with Bridgewater College. Chrismer, a sophomore from Gettysburg, Pa., hit .636 in a 2-1 week for the Eagles with seven hits in 11 at bats including two homes and a double. In a 14-2 win over Guilford, Chrismer hammered both his dingers while driving in four runs. He also singled in the contest and scored three runs. He followed that performance with another 3-for-4 showing in the nightcap against the Quakers, scoring two more times in a 13-1 win. Nolen, a senior from Lynchburg, Va., went eight strong innings in the second game against Guilford, surrendering only four hits and one earned run. He fanned five batters without allowing a free pass.

SCAC: Rhodes (22-2, 8-0), Trinity (Texas) (12-10, 4-0)
SCAC Player of the Week was Nick Vera, Trinity (Texas). Vera hit .412 (7-17) with four extra-base hits over the past week, which included a four-game SCAC sweep of Hendrix College, and the Tigers won all five of their contests. Vera had four runs and three RBI to go with three doubles and a triple, giving him 12 total bases and a .706 slugging percentage. He also drew four walks and was hit by pitch three times to bring his on-base percentage to .583 for the week. Once on the bases, Vera was a threat to steal, swiping five bases in seven attempts. Pitcher of the Week is Justin Frost, Austin. Frost pitched a gem against 13th-ranked Millsaps College, defeating the Majors 5-0 in Jackson in SCAC West Division action on Saturday. Frost tossed a complete game, surrendering just three hits and striking out one to pick up the victory. Saturday’s shutout was the first time Millsaps has been blanked since April 26, 2002 - when Southwestern defeated the Majors, 1-0, in the SCAC Tournament - snapping a 201 game streak in which Jim Page’s squad had scored at least one run.

USA South: Christopher Newport (17-5, 5-1), Averett (27-5, 4-2)
Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week goes to Averett. Joey Garry, Averett led the Cougars to a 3-0 record last week by batting .615 (8-for-13) with three runs scored and an on-base percentage of .643. In a 7-6 win over Lynchburg, Garry was 2-for-4 with one run scored. In a doubleheader sweep of USA South rival N.C. Wesleyan, Garry was a combined 6-for-9 with two runs scored in the two wins. Also nominated: Ben Walton, Ferrum; Adam Kessel, Shenandoah; Mike Ellsworth, Methodist. Ahmed Shelton, Averett collected his second honor in as many weeks as he helped the Cougars to a conference victory over N.C. Wesleyan in his only appearance last week. Shelton tossed all 11 innings of a 4-3, extra-inning, win for the Cougars over the Battling Bishops. In those 11 frames, Shelton gave up just three runs on 14 hits with two walks and eight strikeouts. Also nominated: Kenny Moreland, Christopher Newport; Elliott Bisplinghoff, Methodist; Ryan Cooper, Ferrum; Taylor DuFrene, Shenandoah.

South independent Emory (16-3) defeated Washington University (Mo.) on Saturday to take home the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship for the second-consecutive year. The win brings Emory to 4-2 in association play and to 15-3 during its 2007 campaign.