Blue Jay Sports Week in Review, March 28-April 3

Posted: Apr 04, 2016

Westminster College Athletics
Blue Jay Sports Week in Review and Westminster Athletes of the Week

March 28-April 3

Division III Week

The Blue Jays begin the week long celebration on Tuesday with the Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society, inductions. Thirty new members are being inducted at the 2016 ceremony. On Wednesday, there will be an all student-athlete picture at the columns at noon. On Thursday, SAAC and BAM (Blue Jay Athlete Mentors) are hosting powder puff to help build relationships between athletes and non-athletes in a fun and competitive atmosphere. The athletic department is asking student-athletes to help promote Division III by using #whyd3 and #myd3 on their social media accounts.

Baseball

The Blue Jay baseball team went 4-2 on the week with a whopping 90 runs scored! The team went 2-2 in Arizona with their two wins coming from Middlebury. They returned home from their trip and turned right around to play conference opponent Greenville College on Saturday. During game one of their two game sweep, junior Connor Hager hit for the cycle (meaning he had a single, a double, a triple and a home run all in one game) and senior Tyler Branneky broke two career records! He also tied the home run career record, so with his next home run he will hold his fifth career record!

What's next? The Blue Jays host Principia College for a doubleheader on Tuesday at 3:00 and 5:00 pm. On Saturday, they play a doubleheader with division Webster University at their place. On Sunday, they close out the three-game series with a home game set for 1:00 pm.

Softball

Record wise, the Blue Jay softball team had a rough week. They went 0-5 on their spring break trip and lost another two in their conference-opener over the weekend.

What's next? The Blue Jays travel to Webster on Wednesday for a doubleheader starting at 5:00 pm. On Saturday, the Blue Jays travel to MacMurray for a doubleheader starting at 1:00 pm. They close out the week with a non-conference doubleheader at Coe.

Men's Golf

Men's golf opens their spring season with a two-day tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday at the William Woods Spring Invitational.

Men's Tennis

Men's tennis jumps back to play after two weeks off. They play at Principia for their second conference match on Thursday at 5:00 pm. They also added a match at Missouri Valley College for Sunday at 4:00 pm.

Women's Tennis

Women's tennis opens up conference play on Friday with a 4:00 pm home match versus Greenville College. On Saturday, they host conference opponent Blackburn College for an 11:00 am match.

Men's and Women's Track & Field

The men's and women's track & field teams compete in Central Methodist's CMU Invite on Saturday starting at 10:00 am.

Westminster Athletes of the Week

Amber Tepen (softball) and Connor Hager (baseball) are this week's Westminster Athletes of the Week.

Amber Tepen, a sophomore from St. Charles, Mo., hit .478 on the week with 11 hits and eight RBI. She had five extra base hits including a home run.

Connor Hager, a junior from Jefferson City, Mo., hit for the cycle in Saturday's conference shutout win over Greenville College. On the week, he hit .433 with 13 hits with seven extra base hits and 12 RBI. Defensively, he recorded a .971 fielding percentage with 20 putouts and 14 assists at second.