DANVILLE, Va. — Averett University baseball had four student-athletes earn Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Communicators on Tuesday. Seniors
Mason Williams and
Kevin Zischke, redshirt sophomore
Trevor Testerman and sophomore
Drew Skinner each met the academic and athletic requirements.
Williams, a center fielder from Mechanicsville, Virginia, started 35 games for the Cougars. He batted .349 with 45 hits across 129 at-bats, including 10 doubles, two triples, and two home runs. The sociology and criminal justice major scored 33 runs and drove in 20 RBIs while recording a .504 slugging percentage and a .444 on-base percentage.
Zischke, a right fielder from Bumpass, Virginia, started all 36 games for the Cougars. The aerospace management (flight operations) major earned All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference First Team, D3baseball.com All-Region Second Team and American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Region Third Team accolades this season after he batted .367 with 55 hits, including eight doubles, two triples and nine home runs across 150 at-bats. He also scored 44 runs, drove in 25 RBIs, registered a .627 slugging percentage and a .452 on-base percentage, stole 13 bases in 16 attempts, tallied 17 multi-hit games and reached base in 33 of 36 contests. His nine home runs tied the program's single-season record and his three homers in a single game also tied the program mark for a single contest. In addition to all-conference honors, he was named the ODAC Player of the Week and selected to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week.
Testerman, a third baseman from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, earned All-ODAC Second Team honors while starting 35 games. The pre-med major batted .349 with 45 hits over 129 at-bats, including 10 doubles, five triples, and three home runs, drove in a team-high 33 RBIs and scored 38 runs while posting a .558 slugging percentage and a .459 on-base percentage. He also stole 15 bases and was named Sophomore Male Athlete of the Year at Averett's Night of Champions.
Skinner, a catcher and designated hitter from South Riding, Virginia, appeared in 26 games and made 25 starts. The business major hit .313 with a .384 on-base percentage and a .405 slugging percentage over 99 at-bats, and collected 31 hits, including five doubles and one triple, with 17 RBIs and 13 runs scored.