April 27, 2015
Mike Schmandt, Fr, OF, Haverford
Chevy Chase, Md. / St. Albans School
Schmandt is currently on a seven-game hitting streak, hitting .419 (13-for-31) during that span. The freshman had four straight multi-hit outings, scored seven runs and had three extra base hits last week. In the Fords' 9-6 loss to F&M on Friday, the freshman became the first Ford to hit two home runs in a game since April of 2013. In Haverford's 18-3 win over Gettysburg in game one, Schmandt tied his career high with four hits and scored four times. In the Fords' 18 conference games, the freshman outfielder led the team with a .379 average, .638 slugging percentage and 21 RBI.
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April 20, 2015
Marty Windisch, Jr, 3B, McDaniel
Manchester, Md. / Manchester, Md.
Windisch was a key part of a 5-0 week to get the Green Terror back to .500 in conference play and into playoff contention. Windisch hit .543 on the week, rapping out a team-best 13 hits, including two doubles and a triple to slug .708. He had three multiple-hit weeks, including four against Johns Hopkins and four against Swarthmore. He had the game-winning walkoff double to notch a 13-12 comeback win over the Blue Jays on Monday. Windisch also drove in a team-best 13 runs, including four at Dickinson and five in game two against Swarthmore. He also threw six innings to pick up the win in game two on Saturday.
April 13, 2015
Connor Tom, Soph, OF, Gettysburg
Reinholds, Pa. / Conrad Weiser
Tom hit a blistering .609 (14-for-23), slugged .870, and tied a pair of school records in a 4-1 week for Gettysburg. He started by going 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles in a 3-0 victory over Dickinson. Tom followed up by going 3-for-4 with a pair of runs in a 10-6 loss to Washington College before closing the week with a day for the ages in a doubleheader sweep of Ursinus. In the first game, he finished 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and helped the Bullets to a 14-1 victory. Then in the nightcap, he registered a record-breaking performance, going 5-for-5 with four doubles, four runs, and three RBIs in a 21-6 Gettysburg win. Tom tied a 50-year-old school record for doubles in a game, and for the second time this season he also tied the Gettysburg mark for hits in a game.
April 6, 2015
John Lim, Jr, Swarthmore
John Lim hit .600, slugged .700, and recorded an on base percentage of .636 as the Garnet went 4-0 with sweeps of Haverford and Gettysburg last week. The junior had multiple hits in every game and scored six runs while also driving in four. Lim recorded three hits and three runs in a 14-10 win over Haverford on Thursday, which gave the Garnet its first sweep of the Fords in 15 seasons. In Saturday's 14-inning triumph against Gettysburg, he scored twice and scattered four hits, including an RBI double in the bottom of the 13th to keep the Garnet alive. In the nightcap against the Bullets, Lim went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs as Swarthmore cruised to an 11-3 win.
March 30, 2015
Tyler Daley, Soph, OF, Franklin & Marshall
Tyler Daley batted at a .545 clip in a 3-1 week for Franklin & Marshall. The Diplomats' sophomore outfielder scored six runs, including three against Arcadia on Sunday, and collected six hits with two doubles through four games. His on-base percentage was .615, while his slugging percentage sat at .727. Daley also drew a walk and stole a base.
March 23, 2015
Dan Marano, Franklin & Marshall
Freshman, 1B/OF
Maple Shade, N.J. / Bishop Eustace HS
Marano hit .484 and drove in 13 runs with an 1.181 OPS as the Diplomats went 6-3 on their Florida trip. He scored 11 more runs and had four doubles and a homer for a .710 slugging percentage.
March 16, 2015
Brian Lin, So, OF, Johns Hopkins
In Hopkins' first three games of the season, Lin has ignited the offense from his leadoff spot, sparking the team to a 3-0 start to the season. The Castro Valley, CA native has had at least two hits in each of his first three games, and six of his nine hits have been doubles. Lin topped off a five-run sixth inning in the team's 11-5 win over Heidelberg with a three-run double to deep right center. One inning later he added a two-run single. Lin is hitting .643 through the first three games of the season, while sporting a .667 on-base percentage and 1.071 slugging percentage.
March 9, 2015
Garrett Richardello, Jr, 3B/SS, Washington College
Batted .571 with a .714 slugging percentage and a team-best five RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Staten Island on Sunday. Went 3-for-4 with a career-high four RBI and three runs scored in a 14-1 win over the Dolphins. He put the Shoremen ahead for good in the bottom of the second on an RBI single to put WC ahead 2-1 in the last of the second inning. His two-run double ignited a three-run third inning to put the Shoremen ahead 6-1 and in the fourth delivered an RBI single for his fourth RBI of the game. In the second game, he plated a run in the team's five-run sixth inning that snapped a 1-1 tie in a 6-1 victory.