College Update: LV Grad Walker MAAC Rookie of the week; SB Grad Stancik and Heritage Grad Peters with First College Home Runs

(Apr. 15, 2010 - Wes Walker, a 2009 graduate of Loudoun Valley High School was named as the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Rookie of the Week as announced by the conference office on April 12.

Walker, a freshman, is the starting catcher for the Niagara University (NU) Purple Eagles. NU is a Division I program. While at Loudoun Valley, Walker played four years for coach Wayne Todd. He was team captain during his junior and senior season and was named first team all Cedar Run district and Loudoun All Extra during his senior campaign.

In other college baseball news, Stone Bridge High School grad Mike Stancik hit his first college home run last week. Stancik is playing for nationally-ranked junior college team Patrick Henry CC (No. 6 in the NJCAA DII poll). Patrick Henry is 31-8 and Stancik, starting at third base, is hitting around the .350 mark and leads the team in on base percentage.

His home run, a grand slam no less, came against Ferrum and was a 385-foot shot off the scoreboard in left center.

And finally we have another first college home run as Heritage grad Brenton Peters had a huge day for Cornell Sunday in a doubleheader against Brown. Peters went 5-for-6 in the first game with two runs scored and in the second game he slammed his first career home run and went 4-for-4.