ELMHURST,
Ill. �€" Oral Roberts baseball player
Brendan Duffy (Glendale, Ariz.) and tennis player
Emily Arkell (Queensland, Australia) have been
named the Mid-Continent Conference Athletes of the Month for
April.
During the month of
April, Duffy hit safely in all 14 games, as the Golden Eagles went
11-3, defeating nationally-ranked Wichita State twice and Long
Beach State once. He led the league in batting average (.491), hits
(26), stolen bases (7) and on-base percentage (.588), had 12 RBI in
14 games and scored 18 runs. The rightfielder went 26-for-53 with
three doubles and two triples. He also walked 12 times. Duffy is
currently in the midst of an 18-game hitting streak that started on
April 1 against Bethune-Cookman.
Arkell went
undefeated in both singles and doubles play during the month of
April. She was named Mid-Con Women�€™s Tennis
Player of the Year and garnered first-team all-conference honors.
The junior posted a 16-9 record at No. 1 singles during the 2006-07
campaign, including a perfect 7-0 mark in conference action. She
was just as good in doubles action as she picked up 15 doubles
wins, primarily in the first doubles slot, and a 6-0 mark against
Mid-Con opponents. She and her teammates face Baylor in the first
round of the NCAA Tournament this Saturday.
(Also
nominated for the Men�€™s Athlete of the Month:
Gabriel Garcia, IUPUI, tennis; Dennis Schwarz, UMKC, tennis; Ryan
Heath, Oakland, baseball; Nate Ott, Southern Utah, track and field;
Steve Bartholomew, Valparaiso, track and field; Tim Streng, Western
Illinois, golf).
(Also nominated
for the Women�€™s Athlete of the Month: Angelica
Espinosa, IUPUI, softball; Brittnay Hofer, UMKC, golf; Jessica
Granger, Oakland, softball; Lindi Kennedy, Southern Utah, softball;
Taylor Callahan, Valparaiso, softball; Kamren Ferguson, Western
Illinois, softball).
2006-07 Athletes of the
Month
Month Male, School Female, School
August/September Martin Browne, Western Illinois Jamie Farrell, IUPUI
Faithy Kamangila, Oral Roberts
October Jess Baumgartner, Southern Utah Devika Bellamy, IUPUI
November Jess Baumgartner, Southern Utah Ori Zuzic, Oral Roberts
December Caleb Green, Oral Roberts Maggie Vaughan, Centenary
January Andretti Bain, Oral Roberts Elisha Turek, Oral Roberts
February Marcin Unold, Oakland Maggie Vaughan, Centenary
March Marcin Unold, Oakland Laura Rolf, Valparaiso
April Brendan Duffy, Oral Roberts Emily Arkell, Oral Roberts