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Mary Baylor-Hardin's Joseph Villegas was a D3baseball.com preseason All-American in 2010.
Mary Baylor-Hardin's Joseph Villegas was a D3baseball.com preseason All-American in 2010.
McDonough, Villegas earn POTW honors
A record-setting achievement by outfielder Joseph McDonough of Mary Hardin-Baylor and a near-perfect game by right-hander Ryan McDonough of Lynchburg have earned them the first NCAA Division III National Hitter of the Week and Pitcher of the Week honors respectively for 2010, covering the week of March 1-7.

Villegas, a senior from Manchaca, Texas, went 12-for-15 (.800) with a 1.250 slugging percentage, collecting two triples, a home run, a double and nine RBIs over four games. Villegas set the ASC all-time record for career triples in the process, breaking the mark of 16 set by McMurry's Albert Carrizales from 2003-06. On the week, Villegas also scored six runs, walked twice, and stole a base. Included in his week were a four-hit game and a five-hit game. He was named the ASC West Division Hitter of the Week.

McDonough, a a senior from Centereach, N.Y., pitched a historic game for Lynchburg Thursday as he became the first pitcher in over 28 years to throw a no-hitter in a 2-0 victory over Immaculata. McDonough came within one error of a perfect game, as he retired the first 10 Mighty Mac hitters before setting down the next 11 he faced. McDonough struck out three along the way, throwing only 89 pitches on the afternoon while inducing 14 ground ball outs. He was named the ODAC Pitcher of the Week.

Honorable Mention Hitters: Joe Harten (St. Joseph's-Brooklyn) - .857 (6-7), 1 double, 3 home runs, 2 steals, 10 RBI, 4 runs, 2.268 slugging pct.; Mark Rockey (Puget Sound) - .333 (3-9), 3 home runs, 8 RBI, 3 runs, 2 steals, 7 walks, 1.333 slugging pct.; Sam Hill (Birmingham-Southern) - .727 (8-11), 4 doubles, 1 home run, 6 RBI, 8 runs, 1.364 slugging pct.; Donny Coolidge (SUNY-Plattsburgh) - .429 (9-21), 1 double, 2 home runs, 4 RBI, 6 runs, .719 slugging pct.
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Guest sparkles in win
Jacob Starnes’ eighth inning single helped spark a Comet’s comeback victory on Wednesday.
Jacob Starnes’ eighth inning single helped spark a Comet’s comeback victory on Wednesday.
Kyle Guest finished the day 1-for-5 for the Texas-Dallas Comets (10-5) who defeated visiting Wabash (1-5) Wednesday afternoon in Richardson, Texas. Guest's two-RBI single was good for the game-winner during the Comet's four-run eighth inning.

After trading leads throughout the day, the Comets went up for good tallying four runs in the bottom of the eighth to overcome a pesky Little Giants squad that had home runs from John Pennington and John Holm in the final three innings. Both home-runs were the first of the year for each player.

Texas-Dallas, which played five games over the weekend, used six pitchers to complete the contest and were paced on offense by shortstop Jacob Starnes who went 3-for-5 with three doubles. The Little Giants were lead by Holm who went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and a home-run.

In other action : #1 St. Thomas (2-1) fell in 12 innings to the Division I Minnesota Gophers (4-7) at the Metrodome on Wednesday night. Kurt Schlangen's two-out, walk-off single capped a night that included a 17-minute delay when Metrodome lights dimmed in the 11th inning. St. Thomas starter Kris Edwards threw 5 1/3 innings of six-hit ball yielding three runs, one earned, and striking out four. Matt McQuillan had three hits from the lead-off spot for the Tommies.

Stevens evened its overall mark to 4-4 with a, 10-8, upset victory over No. 3 Eastern Connecticut at Dobbelaar Baseball Field in Hoboken, N.J. Tyler Courter scattered five hits in three and two thirds to capture his first collegiate win, while Vincent Vinci recorded his second save of the season.

St. Mary's (Md) Jacen Killebrew went 2-for-5 at the plate and RHP Barrett Enix yielded just four hits as St. Mary's posted a 5-0 shutout over Cazenovia Wednesday afternoon. As the leadoff hitter, Killebrew connected on his third double of the season, scored two runs, drove in a run, and stole a base. Enix struck out three and walked three in five innings of work in improving to 2-0 on the season.

Powered by an 11-run effort in the seventh inning, RPI defeated Keystone, 14-0. The ninth-ranked Engineers, who were led by a 4 for 5 performance from catcher Patrick Reardon.
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Eagles, Jackets get UAA wins
Blayne Fuke was 3-4 and drew a walk to reach base four times for Rochester.
Blayne Fuke was 3-4 and drew a walk to reach base four times for Rochester.
Emory opened the University Athletic Association Tournament with a 7-1 win over Brandeis at Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium. The Eagles then improved their UAA tournament record to 2-0 with a 18-14 triumph over Washington (Mo).

In the final game of the day, Rochester's Alex Caghan hit a two-run home run on the first pitch he saw in the top of the inning, only to see Case Western's Matt Keen club a three-run shot in the bottom of the first. When the scoring deluge was done, Rochester had a 10-8 win.

Emory's Patrick Riebsame finished 3-for-8 with five RBI and four runs scored on the day. Dan Molnar added a 5-for-6 day with two RBI, two doubles and four runs scored. Matthew Katten went eight innings, allowing five hits for his second win of the season. Adam Genn earned the win in the second victory despite allowing seven earned runs in five innings.

Nick Cortese was the offensive star for Brandeis, going 2-for-3 with a double in the loss. Drew Brzozowski suffered the loss, giving up five hits and four runs in six innings of work.

Washington senior Nick Vom Brack homered twice in the loss, recording a UAA Tournament record four RBI. Jeremy Rogoff took the loss for the Bears, his first on the year.

Caghan, Andy Cannon, Nate Stein, and Steve Just scored two runs apiece for the Yellow Jackets. Mike Wexler picked up the win in relief.

For Case Western, Keen and Steve Bills each had three hits along with a home run on the day. Keen scored two runs and drove in three, while Bills scored one and knocked in a pair. Jarrett Gish took the loss in five innings of work.

In other action: Defiance continued to play strong defense to back up solid performances on the mound and used that combination to pull off a doubleheader sweep against the Muskingum Muskies on Tuesday afternoon. Jason Farr earned his first victory for Defiance College by working six strong innings and allowing just one earned run. Matt Kaighin pitched in and out of trouble in his five innings for the second win of the day for Defiance. Todd O'Dell finished both games earning a save in each appearance.

Rhodes defeated Millsaps 7-1 this afternoon at Stauffer Field. The Lynx jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the second inning behind home runs by Chris Conkell and Matt Gilbert and never looked back. Jackson Baker collected his second victory of the season and Hunter Chandler picked up his 3rd save.

Dave Zavistoski was 6-for-6 as the No. 4 Kean executed what is believed to be a new program single-game record by the final of 34-3 over Centenary at Jim Hynes Stadium. Zavistoski, who tied a single game record for hits, also drove in three and scored four times. Kean pounded out 32 hits as Nick Nolan and Kyle Walker joined Zavistoski with perfect days at the plate.
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