A Roanoke College baseball player, Diego Meneses, is raising money for his native Guatemala. This, after a volcano killed more than 100 people in the disaster. Meneses helped to start a group called: Striking Out Poverty. They aim to provide necessities such as medicine, water, and clothes to those affected.
Roanoke College outfielder Sean Guida has been named the 2018 South Region Player of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Guida is joined on the all-region team by Jack Howard as well.
The Roanoke Baseball Team placed four standouts on the All-ODAC team, including Sean Guida who was named ODAC Player of the Year and Will Salva who was named Rookie of the Year, becoming the first players in program history to earn those awards.
Due to the impending weather forecast for the Roanoke Valley, the schedule for the opening round series of the 2018 ODAC Baseball Tournament between Roanoke and Lynchburg has been changed.
Sean Guida hit a pair of home runs as No. 6 Roanoke knocked off Emory & Henry 9-3 in ODAC action on Tuesday. The Maroons have now won 13 games in a row.
Roanoke College’s Will Salva has been named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Baseball Player of the Week as the league announced its weekly awards on Monday.