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BASEBALL: Trevecca’s Wallwork, Tennessee’s Tidwell named TSWA Players of the Week
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Trevecca University’s Shawn Wallwork and Tennessee’s Blake Tidwell earned Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week honors, respectively, for games from May 3-9.
Wallwork batted .500 (9-for-18) in a four-game series against Cedarville University with two doubles, one homer, 11 RBIs and six runs scored.
The Franklin, Tenn., native was 4-for-6 with a double, home run, five RBIs and two runs scored in the opener against the Yellowjackets. He drove in a run with a groundout in the second inning, singled in the fifth, belted a solo homer in the sixth and drove in two runs with a single in the seventh. He also doubled home a run and later scored in the ninth.
The freshman walked, stole second and scored in the first inning of the second game of the series and added an RBI single in the second inning. His other RBI in the contest came on a bases-loaded walk.
Wallwork singled and scored in the fourth inning in game three and drove in a pair of runs with another single in the fifth. In the series finale he doubled home two runs in the seventh inning and later scored and then collected a single in the ninth.
He is hitting .352 with seven doubles, 25 RBIs and 21 runs scored in 29 games this year.
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Tidwell continued his stellar freshman campaign, giving up one run on two hits with two walks and five strikeouts at Missouri.
The Loretto, Tenn., native allowed a single and that runner scored on a sacrifice fly in the first inning. The righthander retired the side in order in the third, fifth, sixth and seventh innings, walking one batter in the second and fourth. Missouri’s only other scoring chance was thrown out at the plate trying to score on a single in the fourth.
Tidwell improved to 6-2 on the season with a 3.71 ERA in 63.0 innings over 12 appearances, all starts. He has allowed 61 hits and 26 earned runs with 21 walks and 58 strikeouts.
2021 TSWA BASEBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
February 23 – Andrew Keene, Lincoln Memorial (Player); Gunner Becker, Tusculum University (Pitcher)
March 2 – Dominic Keegan, Vanderbilt (Player); Joshua South, Belmont (Pitcher)
March 10 – Fuzzy Furr, Tusculum University (Player); Elijah Pleasants, Tennessee (Pitcher)
March 16 – Isaiah Thomas, Vanderbilt (Player); Kumar Rocker, Vanderbilt (Pitcher)
March 23 – Liam Spence, Tennessee (Player); Jack Leiter, Vanderbilt (Pitcher)
March 30 – Drew Gilbert, Tennessee (Player); Jack Leiter, Vanderbilt (Pitcher)
April 6 – John Behrends, Belmont (Player); Aaron Brown, Middle Tennessee (Pitcher)
April 13 – Jacob Justice, Bryan College (Player); Jack Leiter, Vanderbilt (Pitcher)
April 20 – Daulton Martin, Tusculum University (Player); Kumar Rocker, Vanderbilt (Pitcher)
April 27 – Jake Rucker, Tennessee (Player); Kumar Rocker, Vanderbilt (Pitcher)
May 4 – Enrique Bradfield, Vanderbilt (Player); Alex Clouthier, Trevecca University (Pitcher)
SOFTBALL: Trevecca’s Odom, Hall garner TSWA Player of the Week honors
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Trevecca University’s MaKray Odom and Raygn Hall earned Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week accolades, respectively, for games from May 3-9.
Odom batted .421 (8-for-19) with three doubles, eight RBIs and five runs scored in five games for the Trojans in the Great Midwest Conference Championships.
The Dickson, Tenn., native posted two hits, four RBIs and a run scored against Findlay University, including a bases-clearing double and an RBI groundout. The senior collected two hits and scored twice versus Ursuline College and added a two-run double and a run scored against Hillsdale College.
Odom posted two hits and scored a run versus Tiffin University and drove in both TNU runs with a double versus Ohio Dominican. She is hitting .484 with seven doubles, 23 RBIs and 35 runs scored in 38 games this season.
Hall registered a 2-2 mark with one save and a 1.69 ERA in five games, allowing 19 hits and five earned runs in 20.2 innings and striking out 13 without issuing a walk.
The Kingston, Tenn., native threw just 77 pitches in a complete game against Cedarville University, scattering seven hits and giving up one earned run with seven strikeouts but suffering a loss in a 2-1 TNU defeat.
The senior righthander allowed one hit in five innings with four strikeouts for the win in a victory over Ursuline and got the final six outs for a save versus Hillsdale, inducing five ground ball outs while giving up two hits.
Hall recorded a win with two-thirds of an inning of relief against Hillsdale, with the Trojans scoring six times in the sixth inning. She tossed six innings versus Ohio Dominican, giving up four runs on eight hits in a 4-2 defeat.
Hall has posted a 13-9 mark overall in 23 appearances (19 starts) this season for the Trojans, logging 118.0 innings with 22 walks and 73 strikeouts. She has pitched 48 percent of the team’s innings in 2021.
2021 TSWA SOFTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
February 23 – Katie Eakes, Carson-Newman (Player); Nikole Counts, King University (Pitcher)
March 10 – Carly Turner, King University (Player); Ragyn Hall, Trevecca University (Pitcher)
March 16 – Shannon Smith, Carson-Newman (Player); Nikole Counts, King University (Pitcher)
March 23 – Shannon Smith, Carson-Newman (Player); Corrina Dodd, Middle Tennessee (Pitcher)
April 20 – Mackenzi David, Union University (Player); Corrina Dodd, Middle Tennessee (Pitcher)
May 4 – Cheyenne Cavanaugh, Belmont (Player); Raygn Hall, Trevecca University (Pitcher)