Reinhardt Athletics

WALESKA, Ga. - After earning Appalachian Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors, Dusty Davis has been named an NAIA Second-Team All-American after voting by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association (NAIA-BCA) All-America Selection Committee.

Davis finished the 2013 season ranked in the top 20 in six categories nationally, including 12th in total bases per game at 2.418. The senior set the school record for hits with 83. His .423 batting average ranked 15th nationally and led the AAC by over .030 points. Davis' 44 RBIs led RU and ranked seventh in the conference, with his 11 home runs ending as the second-best total in the AAC this season.

In his two years with the program, Davis hit .376 with 17 home runs and 80 RBIs. He finished his career with 145 hits in 110 games played.

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Four different players drove in runs and Madison Luck won her 35th game of the season as No. 9 Reinhardt defeated No. 6 St. Gregory's 6-0 at the NAIA Softball World Season at the South Commons Softball Complex Friday afternoon.

"It seems like the last few games we've played, we've had someone new come up with a big walk or a big hit," said RU head coach Glen Crawford. "I told Maddie Evans before the game that we would need her at some point this week, and she came through with a big hit for us today. Our defense today was just amazing. It was a good team effort and a great team win."

The heart of the RU order was able to get on base and other players stepped up to drive home the needed runs. C.J. Browder had three runs scored, with Randi Wimpy scoring twice and Katie Rietkovich touching home once.

As far as opponents go, the schedule is exactly the same as last year's slate. With the exception of the opening game at Mercer, all of the games against Mid-South Conference foes will see the locations flipped from last year, meaning the Eagles will host Kentucky Christian, Faulkner, Union, and Campbellsville. RU will travel to play Lindsey Wilson, Bethel, Belhaven, University of the Cumberlands, and Cumberland University.

RU will kickoff year two under the lights in Macon, Ga., at Mercer August 28 at 7 p.m. Four of RU's games will take place in the Central Time Zone, including the following week when the Eagles will travel to face Lindsey Wilson at 2:30 p.m. EDT.

All of RU's home games will kick at the traditional start time of noon. RU's only two-game homestand takes place Sept. 13 and Sept. 20 when it hosts KCU and Faulkner for a pair of noon starts. The contest the following week at Bethel is slated to begin at 2:30 p.m. EDT.

The Eagles return home Oct. 4 when Union visits Ken White Field at noon.. After an open week, the Eagles will hit the road to Jackson, Miss., and a 2:30 p.m. EDT start with Belhaven. RU then travels to face University of the Cumberlands Oct. 25 at 1:30 p.m.