Shenandoah Athletics

#30 - Greg Van Sickler

Position: P/1B

Year: So

Hometown: Stephenson, Va.

High School: James Wood

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 180

Bats/Throws: R/R

A 2009 ABCA third team All-America... The 2008 USA South Conference and Virginia State Sports Information Directors Association Rookie of the Year... Outstanding competitor... limitless potential... As a sophomore: led the league in runs batted in... was named first team All-South Region at utility and honorable mention All-USA South at first base... earned USA South All-Tournament honors at pitcher... earned Salisbury Regional All-Tournament honors after hitting .471 with three doubles and five RBI... also defeated Johns Hopkins in his only regional start on the mound... named third team All-America by the ABCA at utility... won the Hornets opening game of the 2009 NCAA Championships with a seven-hitter against Farmingdale (N.Y.) State... ended up hitting .667 for the team's stay in the tourney and drove in six runs... set a school record with 20 doubles... had a 0.36 ERA in 25.2 innings of post-season starts... As a freshman: earned league Rookie of the Year honors after hitting .439 overall and an even .500 in league play... was named either the league's rookie pitcher or rookie player of the week in every week except one this spring... earned first team All-USA South honors at utility... named USA South Conference Rookie Player of the Week on February 25 after contributing five hits in eight at-bats in wins over Waynesburg and DeSales... drove in four runs in those two contests... was named USA South Conference Rookie Pitcher of the Week on March 3 after scattering nine hits in a 7-3 win over Methodist on March 1... did not walk a batter and had four strikeouts in that victory... grabbed his third league honor in four weeks after hitting .529 as the Hornets played Piedmont, LaGrange and Christopher Newport twice and Gettysburg and Maryville one time... had one double and one home run in those contests... grabbed his second Rookie pitcher honor on March 24 after beating Averett 9-7 on March 22... also hit .467 at the plate for the week... earned another USA South Conference player honor on March 31 after hitting .429 with five runs scored, five RBI and two walks as SU defeated Dickinson and swept Ferrum... went 4 for 6 with a double and a pair of RBI against NC Wesleyan on April 6 to help earn another USA South Conference Player honor on April 7... also had a win on the mound (over EMU) during that week... kept the streak going by being named again on April 14 after hitting .642 in games against Catholic, Frostburg and a pair against Greensboro... hit .667 over the weekend series with Greensboro... capped his year by being named Rookie of the Year for the entire department... also named second team All-South by the American Baseball Coaches Association... In high school: lettered three years under Jared Mounts at James Wood High School...named team captain as a junior and senior...twice named team MVP...as a senior named Northwest District Player of the Year...

Career Stats

#30 VAN SICKLER, Greg - 48 games (All games)

   date    opponent gs ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr bb ibb sb cs hbp sac sf gdp k po a e    avg

   Feb 14, 2009 MISERICORDIA-1 * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .000

   Feb 14, 2009 MISERICORDIA-2 * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 .000

   Feb 15, 2009 KING'S COLLEGE-1 * 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 3 1 .222

   Feb 15, 2009 KING'S COLLEGE-2 * 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 .250

   Feb 18, 2009 MAINE-PRESQUE ISLE * 4 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375

   Feb 21, 2009 ELIZABETHTOWN * 4 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 1 .350

   Feb 22, 2009 MOUNT ALOYIUS * 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292

   Feb 24, 2009 PSU-ALTOONA-1 * 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308

   Feb 24, 2009 PSU-ALTOONA-2 * 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 .321

   Feb 25, 2009 at Eastern Mennonite * 5 3 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .364

   Feb 26, 2009 at Bridgewater * 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 1 .371

   Mar 4, 2009 GETTYSBURG-1 * 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .405

   Mar 4, 2009 GETTYSBURG-2 * 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .410

   Mar 5, 2009 BRIDGEWATER * 4 2 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 .395

   Mar 7, 2009 METHODIST MONARCHS * 7 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 .400

   Mar 8, 2009 METHODIST MONARCHS * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385

   Mar 9, 2009 at Roanoke College * 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 .386

   Mar 13, 2009 FRANKLIN & MARSHALL * 5 3 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .403

   Mar 20, 2009 at Virginia Wesleyan * 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .409

   Mar 21, 2009 at Christopher Newport * 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 .386

   Mar 22, 2009 at Christopher Newport * 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 .378

   Mar 24, 2009 at Messiah College * 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 .354

   Mar 25, 2009 CATHOLIC CARDINALS * 4 2 3 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .373

   Mar 27, 2009 RANDOLPH-MACON * 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 .379

   Mar 28, 2009 AVERETT COUGARS * 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 .389

   Mar 29, 2009 AVERETT COUGARS * 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 15 1 1 .398

   Apr 1, 2009 at Washington and Lee * 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 .406

   Apr 4, 2009 at Ferrum Panthers * 5 1 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .416

   Apr 5, 2009 at Ferrum Panthers * 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 2 1 .400

   Apr 8, 2009 ST. JOSEPH'S (L.I.)-1 * 3 3 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .407

   Apr 8, 2009 ST. JOSEPH'S (L.I.)-2 * 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 .402

   Apr 9, 2009 EASTERN MENNONITE * 4 3 4 5 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 .422

   Apr 10, 2009 NC WESLEYAN BISHOPS * 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417

   Apr 11, 2009 NC WESLEYAN BISHOPS * 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 .403

   Apr 16, 2009 vs Greensboro College * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 .394

   Apr 17, 2009 vs NC Wesleyan Bishops * 5 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 .409

   Apr 18, 2009 vs Ferrum Panthers * 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 0 .397

   Apr 19, 2009 vs NC Wesleyan Bishops * 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 .393

   Apr 19, 2009 vs NC Wesleyan Bishops * 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 .392

   Apr 23, 2009 at Stevenson Mustangs * 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .388

   Apr 25, 2009 at Wesley * 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 .384

   May 13, 2009 vs Johns Hopkins * 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 .391

   May 14, 2009 vs York (Pa.) * 5 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 .391

   May 15, 2009 vs Christopher Newport * 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 4 0 .396

   May 16, 2009 vs Johns Hopkins * 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 11 0 0 .393

   May 22, 2009 vs Farmingdale State * 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .401

   May 23, 2009 vs St. Thomas (Minn.) * 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 .402

   May 24, 2009 vs Carthage College * 6 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 1 .411

   Totals 48 180 54 74 66 20 4 7 18 1 10 5 11 2 5 1 14 281 36 7 .411

#30 VAN SICKLER, Greg - 12 appearances (All games)

   date    opponent gs ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp ibb score w-l sv    era

   Feb 24, 2009 PSU-ALTOONA-1 * 5.0 4 2 2 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20-2 1-0 0 3.60

   Mar 4, 2009 GETTYSBURG-2 3.1 2 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4-2 2-0 0 3.24

   Mar 8, 2009 METHODIST MONARCHS * 0.2 6 7 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-25 2-1 0 7.00

   Mar 13, 2009 FRANKLIN & MARSHALL * 5.0 8 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32-5 3-1 0 5.79

   Mar 21, 2009 at Christopher Newport * 8.0 6 3 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-4 3-1 0 3.68

   Mar 28, 2009 AVERETT COUGARS * 7.0 12 3 2 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15-3 4-1 0 3.41

   Apr 4, 2009 at Ferrum Panthers * 6.2 9 4 4 2 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 14-4 5-1 0 3.79

   Apr 10, 2009 NC WESLEYAN BISHOPS * 4.0 10 7 6 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-16 5-2 0 4.76

   Apr 16, 2009 vs Greensboro College * 9.0 4 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6-0 6-2 0 3.88

   Apr 23, 2009 at Stevenson Mustangs * 9.0 6 0 0 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9-0 7-2 0 3.28

   May 13, 2009 vs Johns Hopkins * 7.0 9 2 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 8-2 8-2 0 3.06

   May 22, 2009 vs Farmingdale State * 9.0 7 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-2 9-2 0 2.69

   Totals 11 73.2 83 33 22 12 67 14 0 1 2 0 2 0 130-65 9-2 0 2.69