Washington and Lee
BASEBALL
2009 Media Guide
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ATHLETICS AT W&L
Washington and Lee University provides its students with a unique athletic
program that allows them to pursue athletic excellence without sacrificing their
educational experience.
W&L follows the NCAA Division III
guidelines of awarding financial aid based
only on family need and academic merit.
The result is a strong, diverse program
in which participants are motivated by
their love of the game and their desire to
excel.
Over the years W&L students have
been impressive on and off the playing
fields. A capsule sketch of that success
is listed below:
THE SCHOOL
• Located in historic Lexington, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley
• Founded in 1749 and is the ninth oldest college in America
• Has an undergraduate enrollment of 1,775 students and a law school with 400 students
• The average class size is just 16 students
• The tuition fee for 2008-09 is $36,525
• The early decision application deadlines are November 15 and January 1, and the
regular application deadline is January 15
THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM
• W&L sponsors 23 varsity sports, 12 for men and 11 for women
• All sports compete at the NCAA Division III level and the majority of teams compete in
the Old Dominion Athletic Conference
• W&L has won the ODAC Commissioner's Cup for overall excellence in men's and
women's athletics 12 of the last 14 years
• In 2007-2008, W&L won nearly 70 percent of its contests and eight conference championships
• Eighty-one athletes earned first team all-conference honors last season and 19 were
named All-Americans
• A total of 219 athletes received Scholar-Athlete Awards for achieving at least a 3.500
grade point average in a term last school year
• Since 1970, W&L has had 27 athletes earn prestigious NCAA Postgraduate scholarships
• In the last 33 years, W&L has had 46 athletes earn CoSIDAAcademic All-America honors
and countless others have been named to CoSIDA Academic All-District teams
THE BASEBALL PROGRAM
•The Generals, have won 18 or more games in each of the past nine seasons and
have posted 10-straight winning campaigns
• Last season, head coach Jeff Stickley won his 300th game at Washington and Lee.
The University's all-time winningest coach, Stickley curently stands at 315 wins
Action Photography by Pete Emerson of Waynesboro, Va. Head shots and team shots
by Kevin Remington of Washington and Lee University.
GENERALS BASEBALL
2009 SCHEDULE
February 19-21 . ................ at Phoenix Tournament @ ....................................... TBA
February 26 ...................... Stevenson ....................................................... 3:00 pm
February 28 ....................... at Emory & Henry (DH)* ..................................12:00 pm
March 1 . ........................... Penn State-Altoona (DH) . .............................. 1:00 pm
March 3 . ........................... Hampden-Sydney * . ....................................... 3:00 pm
March 7 . ........................... Virginia Wesleyan (DH) * .............................. 12:00 pm
March 8 . ........................... Westminster (Pa.) (DH).................................. 12:00 pm
March 11 . .......................... at Ferrum ...........................................................3:00 pm
March 12 . ......................... Penn State-Harrisburg ................................... 3:00 pm
March 14 . ......................... Lynchburg (DH) * .......................................... 12:00 pm
March 17 . ......................... Southern Virginia . .......................................... 3:00 pm
March 18 . ......................... Bridgewater * .................................................. 3:00 pm
March 21 . ......................... Roanoke (DH) * ............................................. 12:00 pm
March 22 . ......................... Penn State-Kensington (DH) ....................... 12:00 pm
March 24 ........................... at Bridgewater * .................................................3:30 pm
March 28 ........................... at Guilford (DH) * ...............................................1:00 pm
March 30 . ......................... Mary Washington . .......................................... 3:00 pm
April 1 ............................... Shenandoah .................................................... 3:00 pm
April 11 .............................. at Randolph-Macon (DH) * ................................1:00 pm
April 14 ............................. Southern Virginia . .......................................... 3:00 pm
April 15 .............................. at Hampden-Sydney * .......................................3:30 pm
April 18 .............................. at Eastern Mennonite (DH)* ............................12:00 pm
April 23 .............................. at ODAC Tournament .............................................. TBA
April 24 .............................. at ODAC Tournament .............................................. TBA
April 25 .............................. at ODAC Tournament .............................................. TBA
April 26 .............................. at ODAC Tournament .............................................. TBA
Home games in bold
DH - Doubleheader
* - Old Dominion Athletic Conference Contest
@ - Peoria Sports Complex - Peoria, Ariz.
BASEBALL FACTS
Nickname.........................................................................................................Generals
Colors............................................................................................. Royal Blue & White
Affiliation.............................................................................................NCAA Division III
Conference..................................................................................Old Dominion Athletic
President.....................................................................................................Ken Ruscio
Director of Athletics.....................................................................................Jan Hathorn
Sports Information Director.................................................................. Brian Laubscher
Assistant SID (Baseball Contact)............................................................... Nate Jervey
2007 Record/ODAC Finish..................................................................22-12, 5th (10-8)
Head Coach....................................................................Jeff Stickley (Bridgewater '77)
Assistant Coaches............................................................ Garrett LeRose, Brian Smith
CONTACT INFORMATION
Athletic Department...............................................................................(540) 458-8670
Head Coach Jeff Stickley............................................................................... 458-8680
Stickley Email....................................................................................stickleyj@wlu.edu
Sports Information Office................................................................................ 458-8674
Jervey E-mail......................................................................................njervey@wlu.edu
Athletic Department Fax Machine.................................................................. 458-8173
Internet Address...........................................................http://www1.wlu.edu/x3997.xml
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2009 SEASON PREVIEW
Despite fielding a roster with just
four seniors and featuring 16 new
faces (15 first-years and one transfer),
Washington and Lee baseball coach
Jeff Stickley, the winningest coach in
program history, is cautiously optimistic
about the 2009 season and what looms
ahead.
Stickley returns seven starters
who hit .330 or better from a 2008
team that went 22-12 and posted W&L’s
sixth 20-win season since 2000. Also
coming back, are the Generals’ top
three innings-eaters from 2008.
Senior centerfielder Terrence
McKelvey headlines the returnees and
is, according to Stickley, the team’s
"best player." McKelvey, one of this
season’s captains, was a First Team
All-ODAC, First Team All-Region and
VaSID First Team All-State selection a
year ago. He led the Generals with a
.407 batting average and also paced
the Blue and White with five homeruns
and a school record seven triples while playing a stellar centerfield.
“Terrence is really going to lead us this year,” said Stickley. “Not only is he our best
player, but he is one of our best leaders and, with so many new guys, we are going to need
him. He can hit, he can run, he has got a big-league arm and he is a great kid as well."
Joining McKelvey as this year’s captains are senior pitcher Brendan Clark and senior
second baseman Byron Peyster.
Clark, who was second the on team last season in both innings pitched (48.1) and wins
(4) will look to anchor the rotation, while Peyster will likely return to his second base position.
Peyster hit .344 with nine extra-base hits a season ago in making 25 starts among his 31
games played.
“All three of my captains know what needs to be done and are eager to show the young
guys the ropes,” Stickley noted. “They have all shown that they can be productive, and my
hope is that they can teach the young guys while maintaining their own production.”
Clark will be joined in the rotation by junior Chuck Davidson, giving W&L two formidable
righties at the top. Davidson led the Generals with five wins and 57.0 innings pitched a season
ago.
Despite having his two workhorses back, Stickley pointed out that he is going to need
to find some guys to fill the middle innings and to make mid-week starts.
“With those two guys at the top and some solid relief guys coming back, if we can get
some innings out of some of these new guys our pitching staff shapes up OK," he said.
Look for W&L’s relief corps to include juniors Jim Plantholt and Nate Adkins, as well as
sophomore transfer Gregg Laswell.
Plantholt, who also plays third base, posted five saves last season, while Adkins made
15 appearances, including two starts, and posted a 3-0 record with a 4.50 ERA.
Laswell, a transfer from the Air Force Academy, saw action in 12 games (2 starts) and
posted a 1-1 record with 29 strikeouts in 32.2 innings of work for the Falcons last season.
With the aforementioned returnees looking to make a majority of the weekend starts
and see a bulk of the relief duty, expect a group of first-years to battle for mid-week starts and
relief duty as needed.
First-years Jody Davis, Pat Smith, Roger Strong and Drew Jacoby, among others, have
an opportunity to step in and eat up some innings throughout the course of the season.
Completing the battery will be junior catcher Will Lewis. Lewis, who was a First Team
All-ODAC selection last season, hit .385 with 12 doubles and led the Generals with 40 RBI.
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“Will is getting better and better at calling a game and handling a staff,” remarked Stickley.
“He is always going to hit, we’ll DH him on (his) days off to keep his bat in the lineup.”
Looking to back-up Lewis and provide an occasional day off are a trio of first-years.
Joe Gannett, Baxter Lewallen and Ben Thomas will vie for innings behind the plate and are
all pretty comparable according to Stickley.
Joining Peyster up the middle will be junior shortstop John Ditore. Ditore made 34 starts
a year ago and hit .331 with eight doubles.
“Ditore and Peyster are pretty solid for us up the middle,” said Stickley. “They can both
swing the bat and have some experience. Also, they are pretty versatile and give us the luxury
of moving them around if need be,” he concluded.
In addition to his relief duties, Plantholt saw the majority of time at third base last season
and hit .355. Several first-years will push Plantholt for playing time, including Alston James,
Chas Straface and CJ Thompson.
“Jimmy has played well for us,” Stickley remarked. “He’s got experience over there and
he’s another one of our guys coming back that can swing the bat.”
Across the diamond at first junior Hunter Serenbetz will look to duplicate the 2008
season in which he hit .364 with 12 doubles, three homeruns and 28 RBI en route to being
named Honorable Mention All-ODAC. He will be backed up by senior Andrew Henderson and
first-year Lee Tackett, among others.
“He is a real good first baseman,” Stickley said of Serenbetz. “He does a lot of things
well and is real solid for us.”
Henderson is a bit of a wild card for Stickley as he is coming off of a knee injury that
limited his 2008 season to just four at-bats. Henderson will also look to get some time on the
mound after hurling just 14.0 innings a year ago.
“If Henderson can come back from his knee injury, that is going to be huge for us,”
pointed out Stickley. “If he is healthy and we can get him in the lineup and have him toss a
few innings that could really help us a lot.”
Besides the pitching staff, perhaps the biggest hole to fill from 2008 will be left field.
Stickley will be looking to replace James Madden, his .346 average and team-leading 13
doubles. At this point, it may be
any one of three first-years, among
others. Mike Decembrino, Alston
James and Brian Seliber are in the
hunt for a corner outfield spot.
“Right now I am not sure
who is going to end up there,”
noted Stickley. “We may even move
Cardona to left and find someone
to play right.”
With McKelvey holding down
center field, and a host of players in
the mix at one corner outfield spot it
will be sophomore Anthony Cardona
in the other corner.
Cardona hit .348 while making 32 starts in his debut campaign.
He was one of three Generals to
hit 12 doubles and his slugging
percentage of .518 was good for
fourth on the team.
“With Cardona and McKelvey
out there I am not really worried
about the outfield,” said Stickley.
“Both those guys can hit and they
can really go get it, so I am not too worried about those guys,” he concluded.
“With seven of our top hitters back from last season, our offense will be fine,” he noted.
“We have got some good young guys and if they can develop for us and we can get some
innings out of some of them we are going to be ok."
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JEFF STICKLEY, HEAD COACH
Jeff Stickley is in his 23rd season as head
coach of the Washington and Lee baseball
team.
Stickley, who serves as the chairman of
the Old Dominion Athletic Conference baseball
coaches committee, has led the W&L baseball
program to 10-straight winning seasons and a
216-128-2 (.627) record since 1999. He is the
winningest baseball coach in school history with
315 career victories (315-307-14).
Stickley has guided the Generals to the
ODAC Postseason Tournament each of the
past six seasons and his teams have advanced
to the ODAC Championship game twice during
that span and three times overall.
W&L has notched a new program record for victories three times in the past 10
seasons, culminating during the 2003 season when the Generals went 28-8 overall and
advanced to the ODAC Championship game. His 2001 squad went 23-8 overall and
his 1999 team posted a 21-12 record and reached the ODAC championship game.
The three-time ODAC Coach of the Year (1996, 1999, 2003), Stickley also guided
the Generals to a 27-13 mark and an appearance in the ODAC Tournament Semifinals
in 2005.
Stickley is in his second tour of duty at Washington and Lee. He served as an
assistant baseball and football coach at W&L from 1982 to 1985. He worked with the
Generals pitchers and infielders
STICKLEY'S FILE
and helped W&L reach the finals
of the ODAC finals in 1984 and 1987 Wash. and Lee..................... 6-16
1988 Wash. and Lee..................... 8-10
the semifinals in 1985.
In 1986, Stickley left W&L 1989 Wash. and Lee..................... 11-9
to become athletic director and 1990 Wash. and Lee..................... 5-15
1991 Wash. and Lee..................... 8-12
head baseball coach at Lexing 1992 Wash. and Lee..................... 4-21
ton High School. He returned to 1993 Wash. and Lee..................... 4-15
W&L in 1987 as head baseball 1994 Wash. and Lee.................. 7-18-1
coach and assistant football 1995 Wash. and Lee..................... 8-19
coach, serving as the team's of- 1996 Wash. and Lee................ 15-13-1
fensive line coach and offensive 1997 Wash. and Lee................ 11-18-0
1998 Wash. and Lee................ 12-13-0
coordinator until 2003.
Stickley earned his master's 1999 Wash. and Lee................ 21-12-0
degree in secondary education 2000 Wash. and Lee................ 20-15-0
and administration from James 2001 Wash. and Lee.................. 23-8-0
2002 Wash. and Lee................ 18-15-1
Madison University in 1985. He
2003 Wash. and Lee..................... 28-8
graduated from Bridgewater 2004 Wash. and Lee................... 21-16
College with a Bachelor of Arts 2005 Wash. and Lee................... 27-13
degree in physical education in 2006 Wash. and Lee................ 18-15-1
1977.
2007 Wash. and Lee................... 18-14
Stickley served as baseball 2008 Wash. and Lee................... 22-12
and football coach for Alta Vista 22 seasons....................315-307-4 (.507)
High School from 1977 to 1979
and as an assistant baseball and football coach at Lexington High School from 1979
to 1980. He has also served as a coach in the Harrisonburg summer league.
He is a 1972 graduate of Harrisonburg High School, where he was an all-district
shortstop for the Blue Streaks and a class president for three years.
Stickley, his wife Daphne, and daughter Sarah Elizabeth, reside in Rockbridge
County.
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BRIAN SMITH, ASSISTANT COACH
Brian Smith is in his third year as an assistant baseball coach at Washington and Lee.
Over his first two seasons, the Generals have
produced a 40-26 overall record and a pair of
berths to the ODAC Tournament.
Smith arrived at W&L in the summer of
2006 after coaching one season at Maryville
College in Tennessee. Prior to joining the
Maryville staff, he spent two seasons as the
graduate assistant at Defiance College, while
also earning his master of arts in education.
A graduate of Tiffin University with a
bachelor's degree in business management,
Smith was a four-year letterwinner as a pitcher
for the Dragons. He was one of the team's relievers and made a few starts during
his collegiate pitching career.
GarretT LeRose, ASSISTANT COACH
Garrett LeRose is in his first season as an
assistant baseball coach with the Generals after
serving as an assistant coach with the football
team this past fall.
A December 2007 W&L graduate with a
degree in European history, LeRose was a
four-year letterwinner for the Generals' football
team, playing wide receiver, halfback and quarterback. He was a member of the 2006 ODAC
Championship team, the first team in school
history to advance to the Division III playoffs.
Following his playing days, LeRose joined
the Generals’ staff as a student assistant, working with both the running backs and the wide
receivers. His duties included comprehensive film assessment and breakdown, as
well as preparation of practice plans.
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KEY RETURNEES
BRENDAN CLARK
Senior • P • 6-2 • 190
Rockville, Md./Richard Montgomery
Three-year letterwinner and a team captain ... appeared in 15
games with eight starts in 2008 ... posted a 4-2 record with a
3.91 ERA in 48.1 innings of work ... recorded 38 strikeouts and
a team best .235 batting average against ... limited Southern
Vermont to four hits and one walk, while striking out six over
five innings in a 17-0 win (3/2) ... made 11 appearances on
the mound as a sophomore ... registered a 3-0 record, along
with a 4.91 ERA in 25.2 innings of work ... tallied 18 strikeouts ... pitched in 12 games
as a first-year ... posted a 2-1 mark ... pitched four innings and allowed just two hits in a
11-6 win over Roanoke (3/31) ... totaled an ERA of 2.77 in 13.0 innings of action ... also
threw nine strikeouts ... earned three letters in baseball as prep ... named team captain
and MVP as a senior ... W&L and ODAC Scholar-Athlete ... accounting and business
administration double-major.
ANDREW HENDERSON
Senior • P/INF • 6-0 • 200
Atlanta, Ga./Pace
Three-year letterwinner ... pitched 14.0 innings and made
four plate appearances despite suffering a severe knee injury
last season ... pitched a season-high three innings with three
strikeouts in a 10-7 win over Roanoke (3/22) ... started all
32 games at first base as a sophomore ... recorded a .298
batting average with six doubles, one homerun and 15 RBI
... went 5-6 with three RBI in a 16-0 win over Hastings (2/23)
... also tallied three RBI on two hits in a 16-15 loss to Southern Virginia (4/4) ... played
in 14 games with five starts in the field during his rookie campaign ... also had nine appearances on the mound ... batted .321 with two doubles, one homerun and seven RBI
... went 1-2 with a team-best 2.42 ERA in 22.1 innings of work on the mound ... tossed
eight innings of five-hit ball to post an 8-1 win over Dickinson (4/10) ... went 3-for-3 with
two doubles, one homerun, four RBI and two runs scored in a 9-9 tie against Waynesburg
(2/17) ... four-year letterwinner at Pace ... named most valuable pitcher as a junior and
senior ... accounting major.
TERRENCE McKELVEY
Senior • OF • 5-10 • 175
East Islip, N.Y./East Islip
Three-year letterwinner and a team captain ... 2008 First
Team All-ODAC and Second Team All-Region selection ...
2008 Regional Gold Glove award winner as well ... started all
34 games ... led the team with a .407 batting average, .657
slugging percentage, five home runs, 92 total bases, 46 runs,
11 stolen bases and tied a school-record with seven triples ...
opened season with a double, homer, two RBI, three walks
and a stolen base in a 19-4 win over Oglethorpe (2/17) ... was a single short of the cycle
in an 18-0 win over Emory & Henry (3/1) ... started all 32 contests as a sophomore ...
batted .353 with a .549 slugging percentage ... totaled 12 doubles, a team-best four
triples, two homeruns and 23 RBI ... played in 28 contests with 14 starts as a first-year...
logged a team-best .433 batting average and a .574 slugging percentage ... had eight
doubles and 13 RBI in just 61 at-bats ... batted 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI in a
9-1 win over Roanoke (4/12) ... finished 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in an 8-4 loss
to Richard Stockton (2/25) ... lettered three years in baseball at East Islip ... also lettered
two years in soccer and basketball ... two-time all-league selection ... W&L and ODAC
Scholar-Athlete ... European history major.
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BYRON PEYSTER
Senior • INF • 5-11 • 170
Washington, D.C./Maret
One-year letterwinner and a team captain ... played in 31
games with 25 starts a season ago ... posted a .344 batting
average and a .430 OBP ... was a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen
bases ... went 2-for-4 with three RBI in a 10-9 loss to Piedmont
(2/20), as well as a 17-0 victory over Southern Vermont (3/2) ...
played in two games as a sophomore ... also saw action in two
contests as a first-year ... registered one hit in two at-bats ...
totaled lone hit in a 23-3 win over Emory & Henry (3/4) ... four-year letterwinner in baseball
at the Maret School ... also lettered one year in both football and basketball ... two-year
team captain of the baseball team ... all-conference pick as a senior ... also won team's
coaches award ... accounting and business administration double-major.
Nate adkins
Junior • P • 6-1 • 175
Ravenswood, W.Va./Ravenswood
Two-year letterwinner ... made two starts among 36.0 innings
... posted a 3-0 record and a 4.50 ERA ... struck out 30 batters
and walked 15 ... went six innings and allowed two hits and
one run with eight strikeouts in an 11-2 win over Southern
Vermont (3/2) ... as a rookie, he saw action in five games
in the infield and made four appearances on the mound ...
posted a 1.80 ERA in 5.0 innings of work ... allowed just two
hits and one earned run, along with six strikeouts ... three-year letterwinner baseball
at Ravenswood ... lettered four times in soccer ... second team all-state as a senior ...
named all-conference as a senior ... two-time all-state in soccer ... father, John, played
football at Glenville State College ... biology major
JOHN DITORE
Junior • SS • 5-6 • 170
Shoreline, Wash./Bishop Blanchet
Two-year letterwinner ... started all 34 games a season ago ...
batted .331 with eight doubles and 25 RBI ... drove in four runs
and scored three in a 17-5 win over Penn State-Harrisburg
(3/11) ... played in 17 contests with six starts as a rookie ...
batted .286 with six RBI ... hit 4-for-5 with two RBI in a 11-5 win
over Randolph-Macon (4/21) ... lettered four years in baseball
and three years in football at Bishop Blanchet ...baseball team
was Metro Champs in 2004 ... named second-team all-state as a senior ... was a scholarathlete all four years ... business administration and anthropology double major.
CHUCK DAVIDSON
Junior • P • 6-1 • 205
Winnetka, Ill./New Trier
Two-year letterwinner ... led W&L with 10 starts, 57.0 innings
and 41 strikeouts a season ago ... posted a 5-2 record with
a 4.58 ERA ... struck out seven in seven innings while surrendering five hits and one walk in an 18-0 win over E&H
(3/1) ... allowed just one run in six innings of a 5-2 win over
VWC (4/24) ... made 11 appearances (six starts) in rookie
season... went 1-3 with a 7.88 ERA ... tallied 24 strikeouts ...
recorded the first win of his career by hurling six innings, allowing just two hits with nine
strikeouts in an 8-0 win over Mount Aloysius (3/4) ... four-year letterwinner in baseball at
New Trier ... also two-year letterwinner in hockey ... was an all-conference and all-region
pick in baseball ... earned team's most valuable pitcher award as a senior ... also played
in all-star game as a senior ... business administration major.
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WILL LEWIS
Junior • C/DH • 5-10 • 185
Greenville, S.C./ AC Flora
Two-year letterwinner ... named First Team All-ODAC in 2008
... started 33-of-34 games ... hit .385 and led team with 40 RBI
... registered four RBI in a game on four occasions and drove
in multiple runs 11 times ... tied for second on team with 12
doubles ... played in 24 games with 21 starts as a first-year
... one of five players to bat over .300 (.301) ... recorded two
doubles and 14 RBI ... went 2-for-4 with two RBI in a 7-6 loss
to H-SC (4/19) ... four-year letterwinner in baseball and football at AC Flora ... four-time
all-region baseball selection ... also earned all-state honors and played in high school
all-star game ... baseball team was region champions all four years ... grandfather, Art
"Pappy" Lewis was head football coach at W&L from 1946-1948 ... economics major.
JIM PLANTHOLT
Junior • P/INF • 6-0 • 195
Pylesville, Md./North Harford
Two-year letterwinner ... made 33 starts on the infield and
logged 15.0 innings on the mound ... posted 4.20 ERA and
led the ODAC with five saves ... nine career saves rank him
first all-time at W&L ... hit .355 and drove in 31 runs ... had
seven RBI with two home runs in a 19-8 over SVU (3/26) ...
saw action in 17 contests with 12 starts in the infield as a firstyear ... also made 11 appearances on the mound ... posted
a 2-3 record ... totaled an ERA of 2.77, seven strikeouts and four saves ... registered a
.244 batting average, along with one double and three RBI ... four-year letterwinner in
baseball at North Harford ... also lettered three years in basketball and two in volleyball
... baseball team was region champions in 2005 ... named The Baltimore Sun Harford
County Player of the Year in 2005 ... business administration major.
HUNTER SERENBETZ
Junior • P/1B • 6-3 • 205
Stamford, Conn./Taft School
Two-year letterwinner ... named Honorable Mention All-ODAC
last season... played in 33 games with 32 starts ... posted a
.364 average and tied for second on team with 12 doubles ...
went 3-for-5 with four RBI and three runs scored in a 10-9 loss
to Piedmont (2/2) ... saw action in five games in the infield and
made four appearances on the mound as a first-year ... had
one hit (a double) in five at-bats with one RBI ... posted a 1.80
ERA in 5.0 innings of work ... four-year letterwinner in baseball at Taft ... lettered in football
and basketball for two years ... baseball team was league champions in 2005 ... served
as team captain as a junior and senior ... chosen to league all-star team as a senior ...
father, Stuart, graduated from W&L in '77 ... business administration major.
ANTHONY CARDONA
Sophomore • OF • 5-10 • 175
Lower Gwynedd, Pa./Chestnut Hill
Lettered as a first-year ... made 31 starts among 32 appearances in the outfield ... hit .348 on the season and posted a
slugging percentage of .518 ... had 15 extra-base hits ... went
4-for-4 with a walk, double, triple and five runs scored in an
11-8 win over Bridgewater (3/12) ... went 4-for-5 with two RBI
and five runs scored in an 18-0 win over Emory & Henry (3/1)
... four-year letterwinner in baseball and a two-year letterwinner in football at Chestnut Hill ... named team captain in baseball ... baseball team won
conference championship and advanced to state finals in 2007 ... named all-league twice
... business administration major.
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Gregg Laswell
Sophomore • P • 5-11 • 160
Houston, Texas/Memorial
First year member of the team after transferring from the Air
Force Academy ... logged 32.2 innings in two starts among
12 appearances ... posted a record of 1-1 with 29 strikeouts
... two-year letterwinner in baseball and football at Memorial
... first team all-district pitcher as a senior and honorable
mention as a junior ... third team all-Houston as a senior ...
baseball team won two district championships and advanced
to regional semifinals two times ... business administration major.
2009 ROSTER
No. Name
Pos. Yr. B/T Ht.
1
Anthony Cardona
OF
So. R/R 5-10 175 Lower Gwynedd, Pa./Chestnut Hill
2
Joe Gannett
C
Fy. R/R 5-8
175 Seattle, Wash./Seattle Prep
3
John Ditore
INF
So. S/R 5-6
170 Shoreline, Wash./Bishop Blanchet
4
Drew Dezen
OF
So. R/R 6-3
185 Greenville, S.C./Greenville Senior
5
Brian Seliber
OF
Fy. R/R 5-11 170 Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown
6
Alston James
INF
Fy. R/R 5-11 165 Columbia, S.C./Hammond
7
Byron Peyster
INF
Sr. R/R 5-11 170 Washington, D.C./Maret
8
Nate Adkins
P
Jr.
9
CJ Thompson
R/R 6-1
Wt. Hometown/High School
175 Ravenswood, W.Va./Ravenswood
INF
Fy. R/R 5-10 180 Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Nease
10 Taylor Vaughn
P
Fy. L/L
12 Drew Jacoby
P
Fy. R/R 6-0
6-1
175 Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury
192 Wilton, Conn./St. Luke's
13 Terrance McKelvey OF
Sr. L/L
5-10 170 East Islip, N.Y./East Islip
15 Baxter Lewallen
C
Fy. R/R 6-0
16 Jim Plantholt
INF/P Jr.
R/R 6-0
17 Gregg Laswell
P
Jr.
R/R 5-11 160 Houston, Texas/Memorial
18 Jody Davis
P
Fy. R/R 6-0
19 Ben Thomas
C
Fy. R/R 5-10 175 Birminghma, Ala./Briarwood Christian
185 Nichols Hills, Okla./Heritage Hall
195 Pylesville, Md./North Harford
185 McLean, Va./Langley
20 Andrew Henderson P/1B Sr. R/R 6-0
200 Atlanta, Ga./Pace Academy
21 Mike Decembrino
OF
Fy. L/L
165 Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury
22 Chuck Davidson
P
Jr.
23 Chas Straface
INF
Fy. R/R 6-2
24 Will Lewis
C
Jr.
25 Hunter Serenbetz
P/1B Jr.
S/L 6-3
205 Stamford, Conn./Taft School
29 Lee Tackett
1B
Fy. R/R 6-2
185 Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams
30 Roger Strong
P
Fy. R/R 6-4
195 Spencerport, N.Y./McQuaid Jesuit
31 Pat Smith
P
Fy. L/L
175 Baskins Ridge, N.J./Ridge
32 Greg Ussery
P
Fy. R/R 6-2
205 Warrenton, Va./Fauquier
33 Brendan Clark
P
Sr. R/R 6-2
190 Rockville, Md./Richard Montgomery
5-9
R/R 6-1
205 Winnetka, Ill./New Trier
210 Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township
L/R 5-10 185 Columbia, S.C./A.C. Flora
6-1
Head Coach: Jeff Stickley (Bridgewater '77), 23rd season
Assistant Coaches: Garret LeRose (W&L '07), Brian Smith (Tiffin ’03)
Captains: Brendan Clark, Terrance McKelvey, Byron Peyster
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2008 RESULTS (22-12, 10-8 ODAC)
Feb. 17 at Oglethorpe W, 19-4 (8 inn.)
Feb. 18 at Oglethorpe W, 7-2
Feb. 19 at Emory L, 6-8
Feb. 20 at Piedmont L, 9-10
Feb. 23 Mount Aloysius W, 7-2
Feb. 23 Mount Aloysius W, 4-2
Feb. 24 St. Mary's (Md.) W, 6-1
Feb. 26 Villa Julie Cancelled
Mar. 1 Emory & Henry * W, 12-0
Mar. 1 Emory & Henry * W, 18-0
Mar. 2 Southern Vermont W, 17-0
Mar. 2 Southern Vermont W, 11-2
Mar. 5 Hampden-Sydney * W, 7-4
Mar. 9 at Va. Wesleyan* W, 6-5 (16 inn.)
Mar. 9 at Va. Wesleyan * L, 1-11
Mar. 11 PSU-Harrisburg W, 17-5
Mar. 12 at Bridgewater * W, 11-8
Mar. 16 at Lynchburg * W, 10-5
Mar. 16 at Lynchburg * L, 6-14
Mar. 22 at Roanoke * W, 10-7
Mar. 22 at Roanoke * L, 6-10
Mar. 25 Bridgewater * L, 3-9
Mar. 26 Southern Virginia W, 19-8
Mar. 29 Guilford * L, 6-8
Mar. 29 Guilford * L, 3-4
Apr. 2 at Shenandoah W, 5-4
Apr. 12 Randolph-Macon * L, 2-10
Apr. 12 Randolph-Macon * W, 8-7
Apr. 16 at Hampden-Sydney * W, 11-10
Apr. 17 Southern Virginia W, 11-1
Apr. 19 Eastern Mennonite * W, 8-4
Apr. 19 Eastern Mennonite * L, 2-3
Apr. 24 vs. Va. Wesleyan @ W, 15-4
Apr. 25 vs. Randolph-Macon @ L, 3-13
Apr. 26 vs. Lynchburg @ L, 6-7 (12 inn.)
* - ODAC Contest
@ - at Lynchburg City Stadium
2008 STATISTICS
PLAYER
Andrew Henderson
Drew dezen
Jordy Stern
Terrence McKelvey
Will Lewis
Hunter Serenbetz
Jim Plantholt
Anthony Cardona
Dan Harris
Byron Peyster
James Madden
John Ditore
Tim Livingston
Peter Blue
Andy McEnroe
Pete Salvati
O'Banion Williams
Aaron Fulk
W&L Totals
Opponent Totals
GP
2
5
5
34
33
33
33
32
16
31
34
34
30
25
5
6
6
5
34
34
PITCHING
Aaron Fulk
John Parker
Brendan Clark
Jim Plantholt
Nate Adkins
Charles Davidson
Jeff Pharis
Grant Nolan
Andrew Henderson
Steve Marcott
Tim Livingston
O'Banion Williams
Hunter Serenbetz
W&L Totals
Opponent Totals
G/GS
5/0
14/0
15/8
13/0
15/2
10/10
14/0
4/0
10/0
9/6
9/8
2/0
3/0
34/34
34/34
AB
R
H
4
1
2
2
1
1
2
0
1
140 46 57
117 31 45
129 26 47
124 21 44
112 35 39
29
6 10
90 24 31
132 39 45
136 32 45
109 15 33
60 11 12
11
1
2
6
2
1
4
0
0
0
1
0
1207 292 415
1144 192 323
W-L
0-0
1-0
4-2
1-3
3-0
5-2
2-1
0-0
0-1
2-0
4-2
0-0
0-1
22-12
12-22
SV
0
0
0
5
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
2
10
2B 3B
0
0
1
0
0
0
6
7
12
0
12
0
9
0
12
2
4
0
6
1
13
7
8
0
4
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
89 19
52
7
HR
1
0
0
5
1
3
2
1
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
18
RBI
2
1
0
28
40
28
31
22
4
22
36
25
22
3
2
0
0
0
266
171
AVG
.500
.500
.500
.407
.385
.364
.355
.348
.345
.344
.341
.331
.303
.200
.182
.167
.000
.000
.344
.282
IP
H BB
5.0
4
5
19.0 26
1
48.1 42 23
15.0 13 12
36.0 34 15
57.0 63 11
23.0 27 11
3.2
6
0
14.0 17
5
28.2 28 16
35.0 52 13
1.1
4
1
2.1
7
3
288.1 323 116
288.1 415 132
K
1
8
38
13
30
41
20
4
14
10
27
3
3
212
179
ERA
1.80
3.32
3.91
4.20
4.50
4.58
4.70
4.91
5.14
5.34
6.43
20.25
34.71
4.96
8.25
GENERALS BASEBALL
RECORD BOOK
BATTING
AT BATS
Game: Season: Career: 8, 3 players vs. Apprentice (1974)
161, David Miller (2005)
519, Michael Hanson (2000-2003)
RUNS SCORED
Game: Season: Career: 6, Scott Gosselink vs. Emory & Henry (3/4/06)
46, Michael Hanson (2003)
46, Terrence McKelvey (2008)
148, Michael Hanson (2000-2003)
HITS
Game: Season: Career: 5, Andrew Henderson vs. Hastings (2/23/2007)
5, Scott Gosselink vs. Emory & Henry (3/4/06)
5, David Miller vs. Guilford (4/9/06)
5, Brian Gladysz, vs. Roanoke (4/1/03)
5, Bobby Littlehale, vs. Emory & Henry (3/2/03)
67, Taylor McConnell (2005)
187, Michael Hanson (2000-2003)
DOUBLES
Game: Season:
Career: 4, Bobby Littlehale, vs. Randolph-Macon (3/15/03)
24, Taylor McConnell (2005)
47, Taylor McConnell (2003-2006)
TRIPLES
Game: Season: Career: 2, Scott Gosselink vs. Emory & Henry (3/4/06)
7, Terrence McKelvey & James Madden (2008)
13, Michael Hanson (2000-2003)
HOME RUNS
Game: Season: Career: 2, numerous times
9, Christian Batcheller (1997, 1998)
9, Bryan Mulhern (2004)
23, Christian Batcheller (1997-99)
RUNS BATTED IN
Game: 8, Bryan Mulhern vs. Guilford (4/19/03)
Season: 56, Taylor McConnell (2005)
Career: 130, Bryan Mulhern (2001-2004)
BATTING AVERAGE
Season: .490, Christian Batcheller (1997)
Career: .382, David Miller (2004-07)
STOLEN BASES
Game: 5, Graig Fantuzzi vs. St. Mary’s (4/14/96)
Season: 23, Sam Mattox (1935)
Career: 51, Michael Hanson (2000-2003)
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RECORD BOOK
PITCHING
GAMES
Season: Career: 16, Jeff Pharis (2007) 54, Peter Dean (2001-2004)
GAMES STARTED
Season: 13, Bob Weston (1999)
13, David Sigler (2000)
Career: 41, Dan Kagey (2001-2004)
WINS
Season: Career: 9, Peter Dean (2004)
29, Peter Dean (2001-2004)
COMPLETE GAMES
Season:
9, David Sigler (1999, 2000)
Career: 26, David Sigler (1998-01)
INNINGS PITCHED
Game: 13, D. Westbrook vs. Apprentice (1974)
13, David Sigler vs. Bridgewater (2000)
Season: 88.2, Peter Dean (2004)
Career: 290.2, Peter Dean (2001-2004)
STRIKEOUTS
Game: Season: Career: 15, Steve Momorella vs. W.Va. Tech (1991)
77, David Sigler (2000)
232, Peter Dean (2001-2004)
SAVES
Season: Career: 6, Matt Reedy (1996)
9, Jim Plantholt (2007-pr.)
EARNED RUN AVERAGE
Season: 0.00, Chip Childs (1979)
Career: 2.20, Peter Dean (2001-2004)
SHUTOUTS
Season: Career: 3, Peter Dean (2004)
7, Dan Kagey (2001-2004)
HONORED GENERALS
ALL-ODAC
2008 - Will Lewis (1st); Terrence McKelvey (1st); James Madden (2nd, Scholar
Athlete of the Year); Hunter Serenbetz (HM)
2007 - Richard Garland (1st); David Miller (2nd, Scholar-Athlete of the Year); Clayton
Edwards (2nd); Tim Livingston (2nd); Ray Sweeney (2nd)
2006 - James Madden (2nd); Taylor McConnell (HM)
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ALL-ODAC (continued)
2005 - David Miller (1st); Jordan Wesley (1st); Zach Bausch (2nd); Taylor
McConnell (2nd)
2004 - Peter Dean (1st, Pitcher of Year); Bryan Mulhern (1st); Austin Allian (2nd); Scott Gosselink (2nd); Dan Kagey (2nd)
2003 - Zach Bausch (1st); Peter Dean (1st); Brian Gladysz (1st); Michael Hanson
(1st,POY); Bobby Littlehale (1st); Bryan Mulhern (1st); Austin Allain (2nd); Dan Kagey (2nd); Jeff Stickley (COY)
2002 - Peter Dean (1st); Michael Hanson (1st)
2001 - David Sigler (1st); Michael Hanson (2nd)
2000 - Michael Hanson (2nd); Bobby Littlehale (2nd)
1999 - Patrick Hall (1st); David Sigler (1st); David Hanson (2nd); E.J. Murphy (2nd); Jeff Stickley (COY)
1998 - Christian Batcheller (1st); Bob Weston (1st)
1997 - Christian Batcheller (1st)
1996 - Graig Fantuzzi (1st); Matt Ermigiotti (2nd); Jeff Stickley (COY)
1995 - Bates Brown (1st); Graig Fantuzzi (2nd)
1994 - Graig Fantuzzi (1st)
1993 - Jon Hesse (2nd)
1990 - Steve Momorella (1st)
1989 - Eddie Klank (2nd); Bobby Rimmer (2nd); Tom Skeen (2nd)
1988 - Harry Halpert (2nd)
1987 - Chris Talley (2nd)
1986 - Chuck Nelson (1st)
1983 - Chris Cavalline (1st); Jody Harris (2nd); Billy White (2nd)
1980 - Thad Ellis (1st)
VaSID ALL-STATE
2008 - Terrence McKelvey (1st); James Madden (2nd)
2005 - David Miller (1st); Jordan Wesley (1st)
2004 - Peter Dean (1st)
2003 - Peter Dean (1st); Michael Hanson (1st), Brian Gladysz (HM), Bryan
Mulhern (HM)
2001 - Matt Kozora (HM); David Sigler (HM)
1998 - Christian Batcheller (1st); Bob Weston (1st)
1997 - Christian Batcheller (1st); Patrick Hall (2nd)
NABC ALL-SOUTH REGION
2008 - Terrence McKelvey (Second Team; Gold Glove Award)
2007 - David Miller (2nd)
2006 - James Madden (HM)
2005 - David Miller (2nd)
2004 - Peter Dean (1st)
2003 - Peter Dean (1st); Michael Hanson (1st); Brian Gladysz (2nd)
2002 - Peter Dean (2nd); Michael Hanson (2nd)
2001 - David Sigler (2nd)
1999 - David Sigler (2nd)
1997 - Christian Batcheller (1st)
1996 - Graig Fantuzzi (2nd)
NABC ALL-AMERICA
2003 - Michael Hanson (3rd)
1980 - Thad Ellis (3rd)
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GENERALS IN THE PROS
Washington and Lee has had numerous athletes go on to play professional baseball
over the years, but recently three members of W&L's teams have gone on to play in
the pros.
Christian Batcheller '00 was the first Washington
and Lee baseball player taken in the Major League Baseball
Amateur Draft when he was selected in the 46th round of
the 1999 draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Batcheller was taken following his junior season
and signed with the Pirates one week after being drafted.
The outfielder played with the Pirates Class "A" teams in
Bradenton, Fla., and Williamsport, Pa., before having his
career cut short due to injury. He graduated from W&L holding 10 school records and won the ODAC triple crown as a
freshman, batting .490 with nine home runs and 45 RBI. He
was twice named First Team All-ODAC and earned First-Team All-South and All-State
honors as a freshman and honorable mention All-South honors as a sophomore.
Michael Hanson '03 became the
second General in recent memory to play
professional baseball when he signed a
rookie free agent contract with the Atlanta
Braves on June 6, 2003.
Hanson was assigned to the Danville
Braves of the Class "A" Appalachian
League and found immediate success.
He was named to the Appalachian League
All-Star team in his first season and spent
the 2004 campaign with the team's Class
"A" affiliate in Rome, Ga.
As a General, Hanson was a fourtime All-ODAC selection and was named
ODAC Player of the Year as a senior when
he earned Third Team All-America honors
at shortstop. He graduated with a .360
career batting average and 11 school
records, including career games played
(136), career hits (187), career runs (148),
career doubles (43), career triples (13) and career steals (51).
Bryan Mulhern '04 signed a contract with the Gateway
Grizzlies of the independent Frontier League in the Spring of
2005 and later signed with the Houston Astros organization,
spending the summer with the club's Class "A" teams in
Troy, N.Y., and Greeneville, Tenn.
As a General, Mulhern was a two-time First Team
All-ODAC selection after batting .341 with 20 homeruns,
33 doubles and a school-record 130 RBI. A versatile
player, Mulhern caught, played the outfield and pitched.
On the mound, he went 9-4 with a 2.57 ERA, four saves,
70 strikeouts and just 20 walks.
Mulhern ended his career as the school's all-time leader in game (8), season (48)
and career RBI (130), hits in a season (56) and season homeruns (9).
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CAP'N DICK SMITH FIELD
Washington and Lee baseball plays all its home games on Cap'n Dick Smith Field,
a state of the art facility named after the former W&L baseball coach.
The field was constructed during the fall of 1998 at a cost of 1.8 million dollars.
The facility features a 78’ by 28’ pitching and hitting building, two 62’ long dugouts, a
concession stand, men’s and women’s public bathrooms, a 36’ electric scoreboard,
two outdoor bullpens, and a state-of-the art sound system contained within the heated
press box.
The dimensions of the park are 330’ down the leftfield line, 400’ to centerfield, 320’
down the rightfield line, and 370’ to each of the power alleys. The fence stands 16’ high
in rightfield and 8’ high around center and left field.
The first game was played on the field on April 19, 1999. In that contest, W&L
defeated Lynchburg College, 9-3. The field was officially dedicated on May 22, 1999 in
a ceremony which featured Sandy Alderson, former Executive Vice President of Major
League Baseball.
Since starting play in the new Smith Field, W&L has compiled a 99-46 (.683) home
record.
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KENNETH P. RUSCIO, UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
Ken Ruscio officially began his duties as
the University's 26th president in July 2006.
Ruscio earned a B.A. in politics from Washington and Lee in 1976 and earned an M.P.A.
and Ph.D. from Syracuse University's Maxwell
School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in 1978
and 1983, respectively.
Ruscio served as a professor of politics,
associate dean of the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics, and dean of
freshmen at W&L from 1987 until 2002, when
he became the dean of the Jepson School of
Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond.
Ruscio has also taught at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the University of Kansas
and was a postdoctoral research scholar at UCLA. He recently completed his second
term as national president of Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership society begun
at W&L in 1914 that now has chapters at over 300 campuses. He has led and served on
dozens of academic, professional and civic committees.
Ruscio is married to the former Kimberley O'Donnell of New York. They have a
son, Matt, age 18.
JAN HATHORN, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
The 2008-09 school year will be the second for Jan Hathorn as Washington and Lee's
Director of Athletics. She is just the seventh
director in the University's history.
Hathorn served as the University's women's lacrosse coach for 19 seasons and as the
women's soccer coach for 14 seasons. She
had also been an assistant athletic director and
the University's Director of Physical Education
from 2002-07.
Hathorn arrived at W&L in the fall of 1987
and was chaarged with beginning the school's
women's soccer and lacrosse programs. She
guided the soccer team to a 129-88-9 (.591)
record from 1987-2000 and was named the
ODAC Coach of the Year twice.
In lacrosse, Hathorn turned W&L into one of the nation's elite programs, guiding
the Generals to a 222-93 (.705) record from 1989-07. Her teams produced 17 winning
seasons, nine ODAC titles and eight NCAA Tournament berths, and she was named the
ODAC Coach of the Year nine times, including in each of her final five years. Hathorn's
277 career wins (277-112) rank among the most in the history of collegiate women's
lacrosse.
Before arriving at W&L, Hathorn spent five years at Denison University, where
she coached the lacrosse team to a 55-19 overall record and five conference titles. Her
1985, 1986, and 1987 teams finished eighth in the NCAA Division III National Tournament and she was named the NCAC Coach of the Year in 1987.
Hathorn earned a B.A. in physical education from the State University of New
York at Cortland in 1982 and a M.A. in physical education from Ohio State University in
1985.
Hathorn makes her home in Lexington, where she is active in the community.
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ABOUT W&L
WASHINGTON and LEE UNIVERSITY — a small, private, liberal
arts college, is the ninth oldest
institution of higher education in
America. Founded in 1749, W&L
prides itself on the characteristics
that have earned its reputation as
a place unique and apart in the
national educational scene.
The school’s name comes from
two of America’s great leaders
who saved W&L in times of need.
George Washington saved then
Liberty Hall Academy from financial
ruin in 1796 when he gave the
school its first major endowment
gift—$20,000 worth of James River
Canal stock. The donation—at
the time the largest to any educational institution—continues today as part of the
endowment.
Robert E. Lee saved then Washington College from obscurity after the Civil
War by serving as its innovative president from 1865 until his death in 1870, and
instituting such programs as the School of Law, the nation’s first school of journalism,
and the revered Honor System that continues to play a major role in W&L life.
More than 95 percent of W&L’s full-time faculty members hold doctorate or
other terminal degrees, and all of them are, first and foremost, teachers. And with
an average class size of just 16, W&L students clearly benefit from that expertise.
W&L features a highly-ranked School of Law that has been an integral part of
the school since 1866. Approximately 120 students receive Juris Doctor degrees
each year and five receive Master of Laws.
With a student body that represents nearly all 50 states and attracts citizens from
50 other countries, W&L is truly an international institution set in an idyllic college
town. USA Today described it this way: “If you close your eyes and conjure up the
ideal campus—red brick buildings with rows of white columns, a placid commons
beneath the arching branches of ivy-covered trees, a small town of 19th-century
storefronts—you’ve got Washington and Lee.”
Washington and Lee University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran's
status in its educational programs and activities or with regard to employment.
Undergraduate student inquiries about this policy should be directed to the Dean of
Students Affairs, Elrod University Commons, (540) 458-8751, law student inquiries to
the Associate Dean for Student Services, (540) 458-8533, and employment inquiries
to the Director of Human Resources, Howard House, (540) 458-8920, Washington
and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia 24450-2116.