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Baseball Cruises to 16-2 Triumph Over Lebanon Valley in Commonwealth Tournament

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4/30/2009

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Third-seeded Widener plated seven runs in the top of the second inning and rolled to a 16-2 triumph over No. 2 seed Lebanon Valley at the Commonwealth Conference Tournament in West Lawn, PA.

Widener (20-15-1) on Friday advances to the winners bracket of the double-elimination tournament against No. 4 seed Albright, which also is unbeaten after its upset of top-seeded Elizabethtown. Game time is 3:00 pm.

Junior Mike Villari (Holland, PA), Tom Mahoney (Norristown, PA) and fellow sophomore Tom DeAngelis (Pottstown, PA) set the table in the second inning with RBI singles and a 3-0 lead. Freshman Sean Saverio (Horsham, PA) then delivered the goods with a grand slam for his fourth long ball of the season.

Mahoney in the third inning ripped a two-run single for a 9-0 cushion and Dutchmen reliever Jake Becker uncorked two wild pitches in the frame for two more runs and an 11-run margin.

Junior Colin Keelan (Ellicott City, MD) in the seventh blasted a three-run homer, his fourth long ball of the year. DeAngelis and freshman Dan Sieracki (Cherry Hill, NJ) collected three hits apiece for the Pride, who ended with 15.

Royersford, PA freshman Jason Ferrie (5-0) continued to stand out, striking out seven over six innings and yielding one run and five hits.

The victory clinched Widener's school-record, fifth-straight 20-win season.

Caleb Fick (1-2) permitted seven runs and seven hits over two innings for the Dutchmen (19-20-1), who committed six errors and left 13 runners on base.

Lebanon Valley on Friday battles Elizabethtown at 11:00 am in an elimination game.

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Athletes of the Week

Sam Baer

Women's Soccer

Senior Sam Baer was named Widener's Women's Outstanding Athlete of the Year.

Baer capped a remarkable career by being named All-Commonwealth Conference a fourth straight year, picked to the first team a third consecutive season and third team All-Middle Atlantic Region. She was named second team all-region in 2008.

Baer ends a spectacular career in which she was tabbed second team all-league as a defender in 2006, first team all-conference as a forward in 2007 and first team as a midfielder the last two years. She graduates first in school history with 40 assists, second with 29 goals and second with 98 points.

James Woodley

Football

Senior James Woodley was named Widener's Men's Outstanding Athlete of the Year.

It was another standout campaign for Woodley, who was tabbed first team All-Middle Atlantic Conference a third straight year and second team All-East Region by D3Football.com. A four-year starter who constantly drew double teams, Woodley ended tied for fourth in the conference with 14.5 tackles for a loss, tied for eighth with 5.5 sacks and tied for 23rd with 5.7 tackles per game.

Woodley, who was invited to the East Preps Football Combine, had 19 tackles to tie for the third most in school history, 14 solo tackles, 1.5 sacks and five tackles for a loss October 31 against Lebanon Valley.