Waynesburg University Athletics - Hanning honored as PAC's top hitter

Hanning honored as PAC's top hitter

Sophomore slugger receives award after batting better than .600 last week

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WEXFORD, Pa. (Apr. 27) – After batting over .600 this past week, sophomore Bill Hanning won his first Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Batter of the Week Award on Monday.

The Claysville native hit .688 over the four games played last week, with two homeruns, six runs scored and eight RBI. Hanning, who played designated hitter and first base during the Yellow Jackets’ 2-2 stretch, had his most success in three games against PAC rival Thomas More.

Over three games played against the Saints on Apr. 24 and 25, he sported an impressive .818 average.

For the week, Hanning enjoyed a 1.063 slugging percentage and a .722 on-base percentage.

Hanning is the second Yellow Jacket to win the conference award, joining second baseman Wes White Jr, who has picked up the award twice this season.

Waynesburg, which dropped a home contest to Grove City on Monday, is scheduled to return to action on Tuesday, when they host a doubleheader with Penn State-Altoona.

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Athletes of the Week

Amanda Baughman

Softball

Baughman drilled a three-run double in the third inning of Waynesburg's 4-2 win over Trine to break up a scoreless tie and give the Jackets a 3-0 lead. When she was in the field, the native of Washington, Pa. allowed just two hits and a walk, while picking up a pair of strikeouts. She didn’t allow a hit through the first three innings of the seven-inning affair. She was also named PAC Pitcher and Hitter of the Week.

Nick Garber

Wrestling

Garber beat some of the best Division III wrestlers in the country on his way to finishing seventh at this year’s Division III National Wrestling Championships this past weekend in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. After losing his opening match, Garber bounced back by beating Paul Marcello of Johns Hopkins 8-7 and picking up a dominating 13-6 upset win over fourth-seeded Sean White of Augsburg. The Waynesburg native then secured seventh place by beating Corey Brown of Thiel 13-6. He also became the school's first wrestling All-American since 2001.