Ex-Bear Spidell named national Hitter of the Week
The College of Wooster's Aaron Spidell, who hails from nearby Mt. Eaton and prepped at Waynedale High, was selected as the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III Hitter of the Week.
The College of Wooster's Aaron Spidell, who hails from nearby Mt. Eaton and prepped at Waynedale High, was selected as the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III Hitter of the Week, the organization announced March 18.
Spidell, also the week's North Coast Athletic Conference Hitter of the Week, strung together a 15-for-25 (.600) week at the dish. The senior outfielder tallied 11 runs, 10 RBI, three walks, two doubles, two stolen bases, and clubbed his first collegiate homer. Spidell had five multi-hit games, including a 4-for-6 showing against longtime Mideast Region nemesis Marietta College, which was ranked 15th in last week's D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25 Poll. Spidell contributed three RBI, two runs, and a stolen base during the Fighting Scots' 13-12 win over the Etta Express.
Other key showings for the communication studies major included a 2-for-2 afternoon with two runs scored, two walks, and a home run against Swarthmore College, which was receiving votes in last week's poll, and a 4-for-4 senior day with four runs scored against Alfred State College.
Spidell's the first Scot to earn the NCBWA's Div. III Hitter of the Week award since Kurt Kapferer in 2005. The Scots have had several honorable mention Hitter of the Week selections over the years, most recently Garrett Crum in 2019.
After winning two of three games on Sunday, March 15, the Scots concluded their abbreviated Florida trip with a 4-4 record.
Due to the rapid and evolving nature of COVID-19, the North Coast Athletic Conference presidents made the difficult and challenging decision to cancel the 2020 conference regular season and championships, effective immediately. The College of Wooster is suspending all athletic activities, spring sport competitions and nontraditional seasons until at least April 6. The school will re-evaluate this decision at the end of March in concert with the evolving health situation.
Six of the 10 NCAC schools have cancelled their spring sports seasons, as has the entire Ohio Athletic Conference. Wooster, Allegheny and Denison have just suspended activities, and Wabash hasn't announced anything.