Baseball

Shaban named CPL Hitter of the Week; 2009 summer league updates

Rising sophomore Ronnie Shaban was recently named the Rawlings Co-Hitter of the Week by his summer baseball league after he finished the first week of the season with a .414 average. Shaban, who hit .326 during his freshman year with the Hokies, plays for the Petersburg Generals of the Coastal Plain League. Of his 12 hits through the team’s first eight games, he had two runs, eight RBIs and five doubles. As a result of his high slugging percentage of .586, he has gained a total of 17 bases and posted a .469 on-base percentage.

You can keep up with Shaban, as well as the rest of the Hokies who are playing summer ball, by visiting http://www.hokiesports.com/baseball/summerleague/. There, you can click on each player’s name to see his team’s stat page. Visit this page periodically to see how the Hokies are doing.