Connor Crabtree: The Richmond men’s basketball team is headed the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011. The Spiders upset top-seeded Davidson 64-62 in the Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship game at Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C on Sunday. Crabtree scored two points in six minutes. In the semifinals, the Spiders knocked off Dayton 68-64 on Saturday. Crabtree played two minutes for the Spiders. On Friday, Richmond upset VCU 75-64. Crabtree played one minute against the Rams. In the opening round, Richmond held off Rhode Island 64-59 on Thursday. Crabtree played eleven minutes against the Rams. He scored three points on 3-of-5 shooting from the foul line. Richmond earned an 11-seed on Selection Sunday. They will face Big 10 Tournament champion Iowa at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo on Thursday.
Joey McMullin: The season ended for the Sandhills Community College Flyers in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III National Tournament in Rockford, IL. In the opening round of the Joliet Junior College defeated Sandhills 77-49. McMullin shot 2-of-7 from the field and scored four points in 20 minutes. He also grabbed fiver rebounds. In the consolation game, the Community College of Philadelphia outscored Sandhills 100-96. McMullin led the Flyers with 25 points in the loss. He shot 10-of-18 from the field. He also grabbed four rebounds. Philadelphia came back to win after hitting 12 3-pointers. Sandhills ends the season 26-9.
Joey Berini: The East Carolina Pirates baseball team earned a weekend series win over Saint Mary’s College. On Sunday in the opening game of a doubleheader, the Gales edged the Pirates 6-5. Berini reported into the game in the fifth inning after the Pirates fell behind 6-0. He played 2nd base and went 1-for-2 with a walk. Berini singled in the ninth inning. On Wednesday, the Pirates defeated Radford 7-5 at Carter Memorial Stadium in Radford, VA. Berini entered the game as a reserve, played 2nd base and went 0-for-1.
Dante DeFranco: After redshirting in 2021, former Cedar Ridge and Orange shortstop Dante DeFranco recently saw his first action for the Charlotte 49ers baseball team. On February 25, West Virginia held off the 49ers 5-4 at Hayes Stadium in Charlotte. DeFranco entered the game in the fifth inning as a pinch hitter. He went 0-for-2. He went on to play third base. On March 5, DeFranco scored his first run as the 49ers demolished Western Illinois 29-4. DeFranco came into the game as a pinch runner in the sixth inning. He scored off a single by Hunter Baker. DeFranco remained in the game at third base and went 0-for-2 at the plate. On Sunday, DeFranco entered the game against Appalachian State as a reserve and played 3rd base. The Mountaineers defeated the 49ers 9-7 in 12 innings.
Brandon Andrews: After a season at Jacksonville State, former Cedar Ridge all-conference player Brandon Andrews has returned to Nicholls State, where he spent the first three seasons of his college career. Andrews has already made five pitching appearances this season for the Colonels. On February 18, he threw one inning of shutout ball in a 12-1 loss to Missouri at Didler Field in Thibodaux, LA. On Friday, Louisiana-Monroe outscored Nicholls State 10-8. Andrews threw the final two inning and didn’t surrender any runs. He struck out two and surrendered two hits. On March 6, Memphis defeated Nicholls 9-6 at FedEx Park. Andrews tossed one shutout inning, conceding one hit.
Landon Riley: The #14 Liberty baseball team split a two-game series against Campbell over the weekend. On Friday, the Camels shutout the Flames 7-0 at Worthington Field in Lynchburg, VA. Riley threw the eighth inning, shutting out Campbell. He gave up just one walk. The Flames are 12-2.
Phillip Berger: Berger earned the win as the Division III William Peace baseball team defeated #14 Adrian College 9-7 at Truist Point in Greensboro on Sunday. Berger threw six innings and gave up just one run. He struck out five while conceding five hits and one walk. Berger is now 4-2 this season with a 3.45 ERA. The Pacers are 10-6.
Will Walker: The Pitt Community College baseball team defeated Camp Community College 18-1 in Greenville on Sunday. Walker drove in a run by walking with the bases loaded. He finished 1-for-3 with two runs scored. On Sunday in the opening game of the doubleheader, Camp Community College defeated Pitt CC 13-2. Walker went 1-for-2 with a walk.
Cooper Porter: Gulf Coast State College defeated Pensacola State 7-2 on Thursday. Pensacola’s Cooper Porter played shortstop and went 0-for-2 with an RBI.
Mia Davidson: The Mississippi State softball team knocked off #3 Florida 1-0 at KSP Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Sunday. Davidson went 0-for-2 with a walk. On Saturday, the Gators defeated the Bulldogs 8-4 in the opening game of the series. Mia scored the opening run of the game on a wild pitch. She went 1-for-3 with a walk. On Wednesday, the Bulldogs crushed North Alabama 10-2 in five innings at Nusz Park in Starkville, MS. In the first inning, Davidson hit a two-run blast to put the Bulldogs ahead. Davidson became the 13th player in NCAA softball history to hit 80 career home runs. She finished 2-for-3 with 5 RBIs, one short of her career high.
Montana Davidson: Montana appeared as a pinch hitter in Saturday’s loss to Florida.
Tori Dalehite: The UNC Greensboro softball team went 3-1 during the Spartan Classic over the weekend at UNCG Softball Stadium. On Thursday, Michigan State defeated the Spartans 7-2. Dalehite appeared in the game as a pinch runner. On Sunday, Dalehite started in right field as the Spartans defeated Delaware State 8-0. Dalehite went 0-for-2. The Spartans’ Reese Byrd threw a no-hitter. UNCG is 15-8.