March 3, 2008
SLIAC ANNOUNCES ATHLETES OF THE WEEK FOR FEBRUARY 25-MARCH 2

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the Athletes of the Week for the week of February 25-March 2.

BASEBALL-HITTER
Westminster College's Aaron Miller, a senior from Marthasville, Mo. (St. Francis Borgia/Mineral Area CC), has been named the SLIAC Baseball Hitter of the Week for the week of February 25-March 2.

Miller, a catcher, hit .625 in four games last week to lead the Blue Jays to a 4-0 start on the season. He tallied five hits, seven runs, five RBI, two doubles, two home runs, nine walks and two hit-by-pitch. Behind the plate he recorded 20 putouts in three games, with no errors.

Miller led off the season with a solo home run versus Robert Morris College-Springfield and finished the game with two home runs, as Westminster recorded the 10-3 win. In Westminster's 10-2 victory versus Earlham College, Miller drew five walks as the designated hitter.

BASEBALL-PITCHER
Westminster College's Curt Byrd, a sophomore from Vienna, Mo., has been named the SLIAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week for the week of February 25-March 2.

Byrd recorded five strikeouts and no walks as the Blue Jays defeated Earlham College 10-2. He threw six complete innings, allowing one earned run and two hits.

SOFTBALL-HITTER
Maryville University's Evelyn Drummond, a sophomore from DeSoto, Mo., has been named the SLIAC Softball Hitter of the Week for the week of February 25-March 2.

Drummond, a shortstop, led the Saints at the plate with a .538 average in four games played last week. She had seven hits, six runs, three RBI, two triples and one home run as Maryville posted a 2-2 record at the Centre College March Mayhem Tournament.

Drummond went 3-for-4 with three RBI, three runs scored, one triple, one walk and two stolen bases in a 12-5 victory versus Wilmington College (Ohio). She then scored the lone run with a solo home run in Maryville's 3-1 loss to #6 DePauw University. Drummond added three hits, two RBI, two runs and one triple in an 8-0 victory versus Case Western Reserve University.

SOFTBALL-PITCHER
Maryville University's Melinda Flowers, a junior transfer from Alton, Ill. (Lewis & Clark CC), has been named the SLIAC Softball Pitcher of the Week for the week of February 25-March 2.

Flowers started on the mound and threw a complete game shutout in an 8-0 victory versus Case Western Reserve University. She allowed only two hits, four walks and struck out five batters to improve to 1-1 on the season.