USA South Athletes of the Week - March 19, 2012
(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.)
Baseball Player of the
Week
Nick Beall, Shenandoah - The
junior outfielder from Montclair, Virginia went
5-for-10 (.500) with a .722 on-base percentage, six runs
scored, one double, seven walks and one stolen base as the
Hornets posted a 4-0 record last week. In an 11-8 win
over Penn St.-Altoona, Beall was 2-for-3 with two runs scored, two
walks and one stolen base. In an 8-3 victory over Bridgewater,
Beall was 2-for-4 with three runs scored and one double. Finally,
in a two-game sweep of USA South foe Greensboro, Beall was a
combined 1-for-3 with one run scored and five walks. Also
Nominated: Austin Catherina, Greensboro; Chris McDougal,
Christopher Newport; James Carter, Averett.
Baseball Pitcher of
the Week
Cory Nelson,
Shenandoah - The Portsmouth,
Virginia senior pitcher/third baseman earned a victory in
his only appearance on the mound as the Hornets defeated USA South
rival Greensboro, 6-5. Nelson tossed eight innings, allowing four
unearned runs on three hits and four walks with six strikeouts.
Additionally, offensively, Nelson hit .235 with five RBI and two
runs scored last week. Also Nominated: Michael Cobb,
Greensboro; Chris Walker, Ferrum; Matt Verdillo, Christopher
Newport; Tyler Long, Averett.
Softball Player of the
Week
Sabrina Hill, Christopher
Newport - The freshman first
baseman from Stafford,
Virginia went 9-for-16 (.562) with a 1.375 slugging
percentage, nine RBI, five runs scored, four home runs,
one double, two walks and one stolen base as the Captains
posted a 4-2 record last week versus USA South competition. In a
doubleheader split with N.C. Wesleyan, Hill was a combined
3-for-5 with three RBI, one run scored, one home run and
two walks. In a doubleheader split with Averett, Hill was a
combined 3-for-6 with two runs scored, one run batted in, one home
run and one stolen base. Finally, in a doubleheader sweep of
Ferrum, Hill was a combined 3-for-5 with five RBI, two runs scored
and two home runs. Also Nominated: Leah Gibson, Averett;
Britany Evans, Greensboro; Brittany Guepe, Shenandoah; Karly
Thompson, Ferrum; Sarah Troxler, Peace; Alex Warren, Meredith;
Jordan Adams, Methodist.
Softball Pitcher of
the Week
Whitney Haller, Christopher
Newport - The Midlothian,
Virginia junior earned three complete-game
victories in three appearances last week for the Captains
versus USA South competition. Haller totaled 19 innings
pitched and allowed three runs, only one of which was
earned, on 14 hits with four walks and 20
strikeouts. In a 5-1 victory over N.C. Wesleyan, Haller allowed one
earned run on nine hits and one walk with six strikeouts. In a
10-0, five-inning, win over Averett, Haller tossed the shutout and
allowed just one hit and two walks with eight strikeouts. Finally,
in a 5-2 victory over Ferrum, Haller allowed two unearned runs on
four hits and one walk with six strikeouts. Also Nominated:
Hannah McLeod, Peace; Amanda Beirne, Meredith; Rachel Shumaker,
Ferrum; Jessica Farmer, Methodist.
Lacrosse Player of the
Week
Ashton Marshall, Christopher
Newport - The Round Hill,
Virginia sophomore midfielder tallied 12 points on
ten goals and two assists in a 26-11 victory over USA South foe
Ferrum in her only action last week. Marshall scored on all
but three of her shots and also added a draw control in the
win. Also Nominated: Brooke Hewartson, Ferrum; Jasmine
Stephens, Methodist; Samantha Sisson, Shenandoah; Brittany Ziobro,
Greensboro.
Lacrosse Defensive
Player of the Week
Ashley Cross,
Shenandoah - The Agawam, Massachusetts
sophomore goalkeeper helped the Hornets to a 2-0
record last week versus USA South competition by allowing five
goals and stopping six shots. In an 23-3 win over Agnes Scott,
Cross stopped three shots while also saving three shots in a 17-2
win over N.C. Wesleyan. Also Nominated: Chelsea Totaro, LaGrange;
Rachel Tomlinson, Christopher Newport.
Men's Tennis Player of
the Week
Eric Shulman, Christopher
Newport - The senior from Glen Allen,
Virginia earned a 2-0 record at both the number-one singles
and doubles positions last week for the Captains. Shulman earned
straight-set singles wins over opponents from Washington College
and USA South foe Greensboro. He teamed with Matt King to earn the
doubles wins. Also Nominated: Chris Miller, Ferrum; David Lembke,
Averett.
Women's Tennis Player
of the Week
Katherine Meindl, Methodist -
The junior from Butler, Pennsylvania earned a 2-0 record
at the number-one singles position and a 1-0 mark at the
top doubles spot last week for the
Monarchs. She earned straight-set singles wins over opponents
from USA South foes Averett and Mary
Baldwin. Meindl teamed with Laura Baker to collect
the doubles win. Also Nominated: Kristen Edwards, Peace; Meredith
Kelly, Greensboro.
Rookies of the Week
Baseball Rookie of the
Week
Corbin Lucas,
Shenandoah - The freshman outfielder
from Grottoes, Virginia went 6-for-15 (.400) with
six RBI, three runs scored, one double, one home run and one
walk as the Hornets posted a 4-0 record last week. In an
11-8 win over Penn St.-Altoona, Lucas was 1-for-4. In an 8-3
victory over Bridgewater, Lucas was 2-for-4 with three
RBI, one run scored and one double. Finally, in a
two-game sweep of USA South foe Greensboro, Lucas was a
combined 3-for-7 with three RBI, two runs scored, one home run
and one walk. Also Nominated: James Feldmann, Greensboro;
Timothy Coston, Averett; Preston Grissom, Christopher Newport.
Baseball Rookie
Pitcher of the Week
Matt Riegler,
Shenandoah - The Sicklerville, New
Jersey freshman earned a win and two saves last week for
the Hornets. Riegler totaled 4.1 innings, all in
relief, and allowed one run on three hits with four
strikeouts. In an 11-8 win over Penn St.-Altoona, Riegler collected
a save by pitching a perfect inning with one strikeout. In an
8-3 victory over Bridgewater, Riegler collected a no-decision after
pitching 1.1 scoreless innings and allowing one hit. Finally,
in a two-game sweep of USA South foe Greensboro,
Riegler earned a win in game-one and a save in game-two
as he pitched two total innings and allowed one run on two hits
with three strikeouts. Also Nominated: Elliott McKinney,
Averett.
Softball Rookie
of the Week
Sabrina Hill, Christopher Newport
- The freshman first baseman from Stafford, Virginia
went 9-for-16 (.562) with a 1.375 slugging percentage, nine RBI,
five runs scored, four home runs, one double, two walks and one
stolen base as the Captains posted a 4-2 record last week versus
USA South competition. In a doubleheader split with N.C. Wesleyan,
Hill was a combined 3-for-5 with three RBI, one run scored, one
home run and two walks. In a doubleheader split with Averett, Hill
was a combined 3-for-6 with two runs scored, one run batted in, one
home run and one stolen base. Finally, in a doubleheader sweep of
Ferrum, Hill was a combined 3-for-5 with five RBI, two runs scored
and two home runs. Also Nominated: Sarah Stapleton, Methodist;
Morgan Jones, Averett.
Softball Rookie
Pitcher of the Week
Kayla Malone, Methodist - The
Willard, North Carolina freshman earned a 2-0 record last week
in two appearances for the Monarchs last week versus USA
South competition. Malone totaled 12 innings pitched
and allowed four runs on eight hits with four walks
and nine strikeouts. In a 10-1, five-inning, win over Mary Baldwin,
Malone pitched four shutout innings and allowed one hit with one
walk and two strikeouts. In a 5-4, eight-inning, victory over
Shenandoah, Malone went the distance, allowing four runs on seven
hits and three walks with seven strikeouts. Also Nominated:
Leah Powell, Averett.
Lacrosse
Rookie of the Week
Liz Bereit,
Shenandoah - The Latrobe,
Pennsylvania freshman defender tallied nine points
on seven goals and two assists last week as the Hornets
posted a 2-0 record versus USA South competition. Bereit also
accumulated eight draw controls, four groundballs and
one caused turnover last week. In a 23-3 win over Agnes Scott,
Bereit scored six goals and added one assist with five draw
controls. In a 17-2 victory over N.C. Wesleyan, Bereit totaled two
goals, four groundballs, three draw controls and one caused
turnover. Also Nominated: Caila Cummings, Ferrum; Cassandra Walter,
Methodist; Nadya Fedun, Greensboro; Katie Vu, Christopher
Newport.
Men's Tennis Rookie of
the Week
Peter Hviid, N.C. Wesleyan -
The freshman from Gentofte, Denmark earned a 2-0 record both
in singles and doubles action last week for the Bishops. Hviid
earned singles wins at the number six and three positions over
opponents from Washington College and Shenandoah, respectfully. In
doubles action, Hviid earned the wins at the number-two
position. Also Nominated: Will Sloan, Christopher Newport;
Dillon Sullivan, Methodist.
Women's Tennis
Rookie of the Week
Kristen Edwards, Peace - The
freshman from Clayton, North Carolina earned a singles
and doubles win in her only action last week versus USA South rival
Averett. Edwards' singles win was at the number-two position while
her doubles victory was at the top-spot. Also
Nominated: Emily Talley, Methodist;
Angie Menendez, Christopher Newport.
PLEASE NOTE: At least half of the teams in a sport must have competed within the previous week for honors to be awarded.
