2011 - SCAC Baseball Media Days - DePauw

The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference office will conduct its first annual baseball "media days" event beginning Monday, February 7.

Day one features a sit down with head coach Jake Martin along with junior third baseman Alex Wright of DePauw University.

Martin enters into his second full season as the manager for the DU Tigers. Last year he guided DePauw to a record of 26-17, 9-6 in SCAC play, and a runner-up finish at the SCAC Tournament.

Wright enters his junior season after posting a .333 batting average with 51 hits, 28 RBIs and 25 runs scored. In the field Wright had 55 assists from third with a .953 fielding percentage.

To listen to head coach Jake Martin, click here.

To listen to junior third baseman Alex Wright, click here.

2011 - SCAC Baseball Media Days - Centre College

The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference office will conduct its first annual baseball "media days" event beginning Monday, February 7.

Day one features a sit down with head coach Mike Pritchard along with senior third baseman Cory Crowdis of Centre College.

Pritchard enters his seventh season as the skipper of the Colonels and is just six wins shy of his 100th career victory at Centre. The Colonels are coming of a 12-21 year, 5-10 in SCAC play.

Crowdis is coming off a junior season in which he hit .303 from from the plate with 33 hits and 18 RBIs. A Louisville, Kentucky native, Crowdis also had eight stolen bases a year ago.

To listen to head coach Mike Pritchard, click here.

To listen to senior third baseman Cory Crowdis, click here.

2011 - SCAC Baseball Media Days - Austin College

The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference office will conduct its first annual baseball "media days" event beginning Monday, February 7.

Day one features a sit down with head coach James Rise along with senior shortstop Andy White of Austin College.

Rise, enters his first year at the helm of the 'Roos, inherits a team that is coming off a 2010 season posting a 19-20 record 9-11 in SCAC play.

White is a two-time All-SCAC performer coming off a junior campaign in which he hit .413 from the plate with 57 hits and 33 RBIs. White was also spectacular in the field with 121 assists on .957 fielding percentage.

To listen to first year head coach James Rise, click here.

To listen to senior shortstop Andy White, click here.

SCAC Women's Basketball Podcast

On this week's SCAC Women's Basketball Podcast Director of Communications Russell Kramer caught up with Player-of-the-Week junior guard Sharwil Bell of Rhodes.

Bell led the Lynx to a 1-1 week. Bell led the Lynx with 31 points, nine rebounds and six assists in their 88-75 win against the Southwestern on January 29th. In the Lynx 77-66 loss against Trinity, Bell recorded her league leading eighth double-double with 25 points and 11 rebounds.

For the week Bell averaged 28.0 ppg (56 pts), 10.0 rebounds (20 rebs) and 4.0 assists. Bell leads the SCAC in scoring (19.6 ppg), steals (2.8 spg) and is 3rd in the SCAC in rebounding (8.8 rpg).

To listen to the junior guard, click here.

SCAC Men's Basketball Podcast

On this week's SCAC Men's Basketball Podcast Director of Communications Russell Kramer caught up with Player-of-the-Week senior forward Todd Ward of Oglethorpe.

Ward averaged a double-double with22 points and 11.5 rebounds per game in a pair of SCAC home wins over Millsaps and Hendrix. He scored 13 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and tallied two assists to go along with two steals in Oglethorpe’s 72-64 win over the Majors Friday night.

He then posted his 10th double-double of the season with 31 points and 13 rebounds in an 89-77 win over Hendrix. He added three assists and one steal. In the two games, Ward shot 57.7 percent (15-of-26) from the floor. Through 20 games, Ward is now averaging 15.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.

To listen to the senior forward, click here.

SCAC Women's Basketball Podcast

On this week's SCAC Women's Basketball Podcast Director of Communications Russell Kramer caught up with Player-of-the-Week Senior forward Christina Byler of Hendrix.

Byler led her team to a pair of conference wins over the weekend, placing the Warriors in a four-way tie for first place in the SCAC West Division. The Little Rock, Ark. native paced Hendrix with 20 points in a 71-63 win over Rhodes on Friday and then led the team with 18 points in a 71-65 victory over Birmingham-Southern on Sunday. Byler found her stroke from behind the arc as she knocked down nine 3-pointers over the weekend, including a 5-of-6 performance on Sunday. She currently ranks third in the league with a 43.0 percentage from distance.

On the weekend, Byler averaged 19 points; six rebounds along with one block and steal per contest. On the season her 15.5 points per game ranks sixth in the conference to this point.

To listen to the Little Rock, Arkansas native, click here.

SCAC Men's Basketball Podcast

On this week's SCAC Men's Basketball Podcast Director of Communications Russell Kramer caught up with Player-of-the-Week freshman guard Donovan Whiteside of Centre.

Whiteside averaged 13.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in a pair of SCAC road wins over Southwestern and Trinity. The first-year player scored 16 points with four rebounds, three assists and three steals in Centre’s 72-54 win over the Pirates Friday night.

He then came back the next day to post his first double-double of his collegiate career with 11 points and 11 rebounds in a 73-61 win over Trinity. In the two games combined, Whiteside made 11 of 18 (61.1%) from the floor.

Through 16 games, Whiteside is now averaging 8.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.

To listen to the Knoxville, Tennessee native, click here.

SCAC Women's Basketball Podcast

On this week's SCAC Women's Basketball Podcast Director of Communications Russell Kramer caught up with Co Player-of-the-Week Katie Aldrich of DePauw and the Tigers head coach Kris Huffman.

Aldrich averaged 19 points on 17-of-26 (65.4%) shooting to go along with eight rebounds per game to help lead the DU Tigers to a pair of conference wins over the weekend. Aldrich also added a pair of steals and a block while averaging 28.5 minutes a game.

Aldrich scored career high 32 points and grabbed 8 rebounds against Hendrix. The 32 points equaled the second-best single-game output in school history. For the season Aldrich is shoot a league best 52.7% from the field averaging 12.6 points and 5.9 rebounds a contest.

To listen to junior forward Katie Aldrich, click here.

To listen to DePauw University head coach Kris Huffman, click here.

SCAC Men's Basketball Podcast - Week 2

On this week's SCAC Men's Basketball Podcast Director of Communications Russell Kramer caught up with Player-of-the-Week Josh Saunders of Austin College.

Saunders a junior forward from Athens, Texas, has been named SCAC Basketball Player-of-the-Week for games played Monday, December 6 through Sunday, December 12.

Saunders scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds in the Kangaroos’ 79-64 win over Rhema Bible College. He finished the game one assists shy of a triple-double and tallied three steals.

Saunders shot 46.2 percent (6-of-13) from floor while connecting on all four of his free throws. He also was 2-of-3 shooting from three-point range in the win.

To listen to Saunders, a junior forward from Austin College, click here.

SCAC Women's Basketball Podcast - Week 2

On this week's SCAC Women's Basketball Podcast Director of Communications Russell Kramer caught up with Player-of-the-Week Jana Tucker of Trinity.

Tucker sophomore post from Katy, Texas, has been named SCAC Basketball Player-of-the-Week for games played Monday, December 6 through Sunday, December 12.

Tucker led Trinity to a 71-62 win at the University of Dallas on Tuesday, snapping the team’s five-game losing streak.

Tucker scored her first double-double of the season, doing so with 13 points and an impressive 19 rebounds. The 19 boards ties her for 10th in Trinity history for a single game. She hit 4-9 from the field and 4-5 from the foul line, and also swiped three steals in her 33 minutes off the bench.

Even more impressive was Tucker’s second half: She scored all 13 of her points in the final 20 minutes, and grabbed 12 of her 19 rebounds in the second period.

For the season, Tucker is third on the team with 8.6 points/game, but leads the Tigers with 8.0 rebounds/game. She is hitting 31.7% (20-63) from the field this year, and is also tied for third on the team with 13 total steals.

To listen to Tucker, the sophomore post from Trinity, click here.

SCAC Men's Basketball Podcast - Week 1

On this week's SCAC Men's Basketball Podcast Director of Communications Russell Kramer caught up with Player-of-the-Week Ryan Milne of Colorado College.

Milne a first year guard from Phoenix, Ariz., has been named SCAC Basketball Player-of-the-Week for games played Monday, November 29 through Sunday, December 5.

Milne averaged 15 points, 6.0 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game during three games during the week. He shot just under 45.7 percent from the floor (16-of-35) for the week.

Milne averaged 21.5 points, 7.0 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game while leading Colorado College to road victories at SCAC members Hendrix and Millsaps. Milne made 15 of 29 shots from the floor (.517), 7-of-13 three-point attempts (.538) and all six of his free throws. He had 14 assists and only one turnover.

During the 68-48 victory at Hendrix, Milne finished with a career-high 27 points and had nine assists and seven rebounds. In Sunday’s 55-51 victory at Millsaps, he had 16 points and five assists with no turnovers.

To hear Milne the first-year guard from Colorado College, click here.

SCAC Women's Basketball Podcast - Week 1

On this week's SCAC Women's Basketball Podcast Director of Communications Russell Kramer caught up with Player-of-the-Week Sarah Giles of Oglethorpe.

Giles sophomore forward from Marrietta, Ga., has been named SCAC Basketball Player-of-the-Week for games played Monday, November 29 through Sunday, December 5.

Giles averaged 22 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.0 blocks, and 1.5 steals per game while leading Oglethorpe their first two wins on the season.

Giles posted 18 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks in the Petrels 71-55 win over Agnes Scott. In the first conference game of the year against Sewanee Giles posted a game high 26 points and 12 rebounds to go along with five assists as the Petrels held the top scoring offense in the conference to just 54 points. On the week Giles shot 58.3% from the field (21-for-36) including a red hot 12-for-16 night against the Purple Tigers.

On the season Giles is shooting 51.4% from the field (4th in SCAC) averaging 13.8 points, 10 rebounds (3rd in SCAC) and 2.5 blocks (2nd in SCAC) per contest.

To hear Giles the sophomore forward from Oglethorpe, click here.