Weeks working wonders for South Carolina-Aiken baseball
Daulton Weeks is having a big year with the South Carolina-Aiken baseball team and he has the statistics to back up that statement.
Senior third baseman Weeks, a Boyertown Area grad, leads the Pacers in hitting (.353), doubles (15), home runs (14) and runs batted in (56). He’s tied for first in runs scored with 48 and has stolen 10 of 13 bases. At the hot corner, Weeks has made 10 errors on 113 chances with six double plays. He’s second in the Peach Blossom Conference in slugging percentage (.678) and total bases (124), tied for second in home runs and fifth in runs batted in. And, he’s near the top in Division II in two categories – tied for 10th in total bases and tied for 12th in runs batted in.
“I love watching him compete – that’s the one thing you know you will always get from him,” coach Kenny Thomas said. “He is one of the best defensive third basemen I have ever had and that I didn’t expect. He loves the game and plays it with passion.”
Weeks spent two seasons at Harford Junior College in Bel Air, Md. and led the Fighting Owls to a 5411 record and a trip to the Junior College World Series in 2016, hitting .365 with 21 home runs.
When Weeks joined the Pacers last season, Thomas was a little wary about him.
“Daulton is a quiet giant and he doesn’t say much during practice or games,” the coach said. “I remember when he first got here, the first couple of practices I thought to myself, ‘Is he even awake?’ But then I started watching him field ground balls and knew he was.”
USC-Aiken is 30-17 overall and 21-8 and in second place in league play after splitting a league doubleheader with Flagler last Saturday in St. Augustine, Fla. The league playoffs start on May 11 in St. Augustine. EMILY GILBERT (BOYERTOWN) » The Alvernia junior was named Middle Atlantic Conference Golfer of the Week for the fourth time this season on April 23 and she also earned MAC Women’s Golfer of the Year for the second straight season after she captured her second straight MAC women’s golf title and led the Golden Wolves to the team title April 21-22 in Hershey. Gilbert shot rounds of 79 and 85 for a 164 total to win medalist honors by eight strokes. She opened the final round with a double bogey seven on the first hole but had a birdie and three pars on the back nine to win going away.
STEPH SIEVERS (DANIEL BOONE) » The junior has had a big month of April throwing the javelin for the Penn State women’s track team. At the Virginia Challenge on April 20-21 in Charlottesville, Va., she finished first out of 14 throwers with a toss of 159 feet. On April 14-15, Sievers finished second at the Bison Open Classic in Lewisburg with a 162 foot, 1 inch effort which was a personal record and ranks fifth on the Big Ten Conference performance list. She kicked off the month by finishing second at the LSU Battle on the Bayou on April 7 in Baton Rouge, La, with a heave of 153 feet, 5 inches. Sievers finished ninth in the Big Ten meet last year with a toss of 141 feet, 3 inches. BEKAH SLATTERY (DANIEL BOONE) » The junior was named PSAC Central Division Pitcher of the Week on April 23 after posting a 4-0 record the previous week for the Lock Haven softball team. She scattered 18 hits in the four games, allowed just six earned runs and fanned 24 batters in 27 innings. On the season, the left-hander is 16-4 with four saves with a 1.24 earned run average. In 25 games and 19 starts, she has pitched 141.1 innings and given up 90 hits and 36 runs, 25 earned, with 37 walks and 184 strikeouts. The Bald Eagles, ranked first in the Atlantic Division, are 34-10 overall and 20-0 in the league after 4-0 and 2-1 victories over Mansfield last Saturday. Slattery won the opener with a twohitter and the save in the nightcap.
RAE RAE TAYLOR (OWEN J. ROBERTS) » The freshman was named Colonial Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week on April 18 after a big performance with the Penn State Harrisburg women’s track team at the Mondschein Multi April 14-15 in Kutztown. She finished third in the heptathlon with a score of 4,438 which stands atop the CAC leaderboard and ranks sixth in Division III. She finished first in the 200 meter dash (26.67) and first in the javelin (107 feet, 6 inches) to help her score and she finished fourth in the long jump (17 feet, 9 inches) and that effort leads the CAC
and is 42nd in the country.
ABBY WILD (PERKIOMEN VALLEY) » The freshman righthander has a 3-4 record with a save for the Bloomsburg softball team, the Huskies 17-20 overall and 9-9 in PSAC Central play after splitting a league doubleheader with Indiana last Friday in Indiana. Wild has a 5.86 earned run average in 15 games and five starts. She has pitched 43 innings and given up 58 hits and 38 runs, 36 earned, with 26 walks and 31 strikeouts. She picked up her last victory in a 6-1 non-league win over Post on March 14.
HALEY WENTZEL (BOYERTOWN) » The 5-foot-4 senior was named to the Patriot League Honor Roll on April 23 for her play with the Lehigh women’s lacrosse team. She had five goals in a 12-6 league victory over rival Lafayette on April 18 in Bethlehem. Prior to that, she had three goals in a 15-11 league victory over Holy Cross on April 14 in Worcester, Mass. Wentzel has 31 goals on the season along with five assists for 36 points. She also has 19 ground balls and four caused turnovers for the Mountain Hawks who are 12-5 overall and 7-2 in league play after a 13-9 league victory over American last Saturday. Wentzel had two goals in the game.