March 5, 2012

ODAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

THRU WEEK PRIOR TO: MARCH 5, 2012

 

BASEBALL
J.T. Williamson, Randolph-Macon, Freshman, Pitcher
Williamson, a freshman from Springfield, Va., came out of the bullpen to earn his first conference win of the year for the Yellow Jackets. He pitched the final three innings against Eastern Mennonite, allowing only one hit and one walk while striking out a pair of his three scoreless frames. Williamson is now 2-1 on the season, having also earned a win in the season's opening game against St. Mary's (Md.).

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BASEBALL
Brian Jordan, Randolph-Macon, Senior, Outfielder
Jordan, a senior from Columbia, Va., finished 5-for-8 with three RBI, a double, and three runs in the Yellow Jackets ODAC opener against Eastern Mennonite. Jordan picked up the game winning hit in the night cap of R-MC’s double-header with EMU, singling in Zach Broaddus with two outs in the bottom of the 10th to lead Randolph-Macon to the win. He also a walked twice in the second game, giving him a .700 on-base percentage for the weekend.

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GOLF
John Phillips, Bridgewater, Senior
Phillips, a senior from Richmond, Va., opened the 2012 fall campaign in winning fashion as he claimed individual medialist honors at the Pine Needles Intercollegiate at Pine Needles Lodge and Country Club in Southern Pines, N.C. Phillips led wire-to-wire in the two-round event, beginning with a first round 73 on the par 71 track that covered 7,015 yards. His two-over total was one shot better than second place heading into the final round. He responded with the low round of the tournament, firing a two-under 69 to return to even par and win by two strokes. The victory is the first for Phillips in 2011-12, and also marks his first top-five finish since the fall's first tournament, the Tom Kinder Memorial.

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MEN'S LACROSSE
Mac Means, Washington and Lee, Junior, Attack
Means, a junior from Sewickley, Pa., helped lead the men’s lacrosse team to an 11-10 win over Washington College on Saturday by recording four goals on five shots. He also assisted on another goal and picked up three ground balls. With the score tied at 9-9 in the final quarter, Means scored with 6:28 remaining and then assisted on the game-winner just 58 seconds later as the Generals defeated the Shoremen for the fourth straight time. For the season, Means leads the team in scoring with 12 points on eight goals and four assists.

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MEN'S TENNIS
Taylor Shamshiri, Washington and Lee, Freshman, No. 1/2 Singles, No. 1/2 Doubles
Shamshiri, a freshman from Austin, Texax, picks up his second straight weekly honor as he helped the Generals to a 5-0 week in conference play by recording a 4-0 singles record and a 3-1 doubles mark. He notched three wins at No. 2 singles and posted a 6-3, 6-3 win over E&H’s Matt Nelson at No. 1 singles. He also teamed with Hayden White to post two wins at No. 1 doubles and one at No. 2 doubles. The duo fell to Guilford’s Clayton Hamilton and Tyler Mercier at No. 1 doubles. For the season, Shamshiri is 10-7 in singles and 9-7 in doubles.

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OUTDOOR TRACK
Kirk Lewis, Shenandoah, Senior, Sprints/Javelin
Lewis, a senior from Fairfax, Va., had a big and busy day at the season-opening Salisbury Opener over the weekend. Lewis finished in the top three in four individual events and helped his Hornets' teammates to victory in the 4x400-meter relay (3:28.32). Individually, he placed second in the 400-meter dash (51.24) and came in third in the 100-meter (11.55) and 200-meter (23.39) dashes as well as the javelin (149' 11.25").

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OUTDOOR TRACK
Amanda Theall, Shenandoah, Junior, Throws
Theall, a junior from Blossvale, N.Y., set one and nearly set two school records at the Salisbury Opener over the weekend. Shenandoah's lead thrower won the shot put with a school-record toss of 11.28 meters (37' 0.00"). She also won the discus with a fling of 34.90 meters (114' 6.00"). Theall almost put her name on the Hornets' hammer throw record as she placed second in the event with a heave of 36.33 meters (119' 2.25").

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SOFTBALL
Heather Lewis, Randolph-Macon, Junior, Pitcher
Lewis, a junior from Glen Allen, Va., picks up her second weekly honor after winning three games over the past week and improving to 5-0 on the young season. She tossed a pair of complete game victories, defeating Averett, 3-2, and shutting down Franklin & Marshall, 7-3. Her third win was actually her middle performance of the week as Lewis pitched 1.1 innings in the first game against F&M. She made sure she would receive the win as Lewis smacked a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the eighth for the game-winning hit. For the week, Lewis spent 15.1 innings in the circle. She surrendered six runs, four earned, on 16 hits while walking her first batters of the year. She also fanned seven, which includes a half-dozen strike outs in the complete game win over the Diplomats in game two.

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SOFTBALL
Laura Bauer, Randolph-Macon, Senior, 1st Base/Catcher
Bauer, a senior from New Kent, Va., finished the weekend 8-for-14 from the plate, belting two homeruns and driving in four RBI. Bauer added two runs and helped lead R-MC to a record of 3-1 over the weekend. She posted a hit in each of the Yellow Jackets four games, including a 3-for-4 showing in game one against Franklin & Marshall. She currently ranks in the top five in the ODAC in batting (.531), runs batted in (15), and homeruns (2).

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WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Lesley Buckingham, Lynchburg, Senior, Attack
Buckingham, a senior from Herndon, Va., notched six goals in the first game of the year against Berry College in a 17-7 victory. She also registered four draw controls, two ground balls and forced three turnovers in the contest. Buckingham also converted on her only free-position attempt of the day for one of her goals.

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WOMEN'S TENNIS
Sonja Meighan, Washington and Lee, Freshman, No. 1 Singles, No. 2 Doubles
Meighan, a freshman from McLean, Va., posted a 5-1 overall record (3-0 at #1 singles, 2-1 at #2 doubles) over the weekend, helping the Generals win the ITA Indoor National Championships. She dropped her only match of the championships in doubles play against Johns Hopkins in the first round of play. The Generals, ranked #2 in the Atlantic South Region and #8 in the country by the Intercollegiate Tennis Assocation, faced and defeated #11 Johns Hopkins, #16 DePauw and #13 Carnegie Mellon for the title. Meighan singles wins came over JHU's Elaine Baik (6-1, 6-3), who is ranked #7 in the Atlantic South Region. She also topped DePauw's Kelly Gebert (6-3, 6-3), the Central Region's eighth-ranked singles player, and came back to defeat CMU's Laura Chen (3-6, 6-4, 6-0), who is ranked #18 in the Atlantic South. Meighan is currently rated #2 in the Atlantic South behind Gabrielle Clark from Emory.

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