BENTON JONES | LYNCHBURG | 2ND BASE
Jones, a senior from Durham, N.C., did what he does best – get on base and drive in runs -- to help the nationally fourth-ranked Hornets to a 2-1-1 showing last week. Jones hit .529 (9-for-17) with a 1.854 OPS powered by a pair of two homer games on the way to nine RBI and nine runs scored. In a 15-4 win at Greensboro on Tuesday, he went 4-for-5 with two homers and a walk. He drove in six runs and scored four times while also stealing a base. Following an 8-3 loss at Maryville College (Tenn.), Jones helped the Hornets rebound by combining to go 5-for-8 with three walks in a 10-6 win and a 9-9 tie (darkness) with Washington and Lee. He went 1-for-2 and walked three times with three runs scored and a pair of stolen bases in game one. In game two, Jones homered twice as part of a three-RBI day with two runs scored. Jones was strong in the field as well, making just one error on 27 chances (19 assists, 8 putouts).