Moss, Bavly named UAA Hitters of the Week, April 25

Moss, Bavly named UAA Hitters of the Week, April 25
Posted: Apr 26, 2016

WALTHAM, Mass. – Brandeis University rookie 2B Benjamin Bavly of Newton, Mass.,  and junior SS Liana Moss of Agoura Hills, Calif., have been named the University Athletic AssociationHitters of the Week for baseball and softball, respectively. Bavly, who was named UAA Hitter of the Week last week, also added D3baseball.com Team of the Week honors at second base for the second-straight week.

Bavly led the Brandeis baseball team with 9 RBI, 6 runs scored and 2 home runs while hitting .526 (10-19) for the week. He hit safely in four wins, with multiple hits in three of them. Both of Bavly's home runs were grand slams that were parts of a big inning. In a 16-6 win over Eastern Connecticut on April 20, he capped a nine-run fifth frame, while on April 24 against Framingham State, he punctuated a six-run sixth inning. With the two blasts, he moved into a tie for 2nd place in the UAA with six home runs.

The victories were part of an eight-game winning streak for the Judges. With a record of 16-15-1 under first-year head coach Derek Carlson '91, Brandeis has its most wins in a season since 2011 and is on its longest winning streak since 2002. The Judges are scheduled to meet Babson College this afternoon at 3:30 p.m.

Moss led the Brandeis softball team in batting average (.588), slugging (1.412) and RBI (8) in a 3-3 week. She was 10-17 with two doubles and four home runs. Moss went 5-for-7 with a double and a three-run homer against Smith in a split (1-7 and 12-4) on April 19; 0-for-4 with 2 walks in a pair of losses at Bowdoin (4-10 and 2-7) on April 23; and 5-for-6 with four runs scored, a double and three homers in a sweep of Bates (9-1 and 9-4) on April 24. Moss hit a solo homer in game 1 against Bates. In game two, she had a three-run shot that erased a 4-2 deficit and one of back-to-back-to-back blasts in a four-run frame. Moss's homers gave her six on the season, moving into a tie for fourth in the UAA and into Brandeis's career top 10 with 13 blasts.

Brandeis owns a 15-16 record under first-year head coach Danielle DelPonte. The Judges host Salve Regina University on Wednesday afternoon in a StrikeOut Cancer game, part of a National Fastpitch Coaches Association initiative.

Bavly is a 2015 graduate of Newton South High School.

Moss is a 2013 graduate of Agoura High School.

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