Westerners Sign VCU's Cody Acker and Matt Davis
February 24, 2015 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL)
Danbury Westerners News Release
Danbury, CT- February 24, 2015: The Danbury Westerners, the longest tenured team in the New England Collegiate Baseball League, are proud to announce the signing of outfielder Cody Acker and infielder Matt Davis, teammates at Virginia Commonwealth University, for the 2015 season.
Cody Acker is a junior right fielder originally from Silver Spring, MD, and majoring in Business/Finance at Virginia Commonwealth University. Acker is described as an aggressive right fielder with a lot of speed. In his sophomore season, Acker finished with a batting average of .291, and had a total of 27 RBI, 39 runs, and 69 hits, along with 11 stolen bases. He started and played right field in 53 games. Acker's season highlights included five consecutive multiple hit games, with two three hit days, from March 9 to March 14, and he recorded a team-best 12 game hitting streak. Acker also had an impressive streak of reaching base in 29 consecutive games in 2014.
Matt Davis is a versatile infielder at Virginia Commonwealth University, with an ability to skillfully play all four infield positions. A sophomore, Davis hails from Mechanicsburg, PA., and bats and throws right handed. In his freshmen season, Davis was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Tournament team. Davis also earned Atlantic 10 Newcomer of the week after his first weekend with VCU. In his second college game he went 4-for-4, with two doubles in VCU's 6-3 win over Old Dominion on Feb. 15. He had his first three-RBI game in VCU's win 17-5 against St. Bonaventure on March 22, and socked his first home run against Richmond April 13. Davis finished the season with the second most doubles on the team, while hitting .258, and starting 49 games for VCU. Davis is majoring in Engineering.
Paul Schaffer, President of the Danbury Westerners, commented, "Fans will remember the exciting play of another VCU ballplayer from last year's team, Vimael Machin, and I'm thrilled that we successfully recruited two starters from VCU for our 2015 team. Both Cody and Matt are accustomed to winning (VCU had a .649 won/loss percentage in 2014), and I look forward to strong contributions from both of these ballplayers."
Upcoming Events
The third annual "Big Chili" 5k will be held on Sunday March 1 starting at the Danbury Sports Dome. To register, please visit http://www.hitekracing.com/bigchili5k/. Later that day the Westerners will be hosting the annual "Chili-Cook-Off", also at the Danbury Sports Dome. If interested in competing in the contest, please call Mike Malone at 203-788-3408. Sponsorship opportunities are also available.
The Danbury Westerners are once again seeking host families for the 2015 season. Every summer college athletes come to Danbury to play for the Danbury Westerners. Our Host Family program is the foundation of our team's success both on and off the field. Living with a local family makes their stay in Danbury a home away from home and improves the quality of their experience. To learn more about the Danbury Westerners Host Family program, please contact Shelley Pitser at JSPitser@msn.com.
The 11th annual Danbury Westerners Charity Golf Outing to benefit the Westerners and Western Connecticut State University's Melissa E. Fenwick and Harold B. Schramm Justice and Law Administration Endowed Scholarship will be held on July 13th at Richter Park, Danbury. Registrations are now being accepted; to sign up please contact Paul Schaffer, Danbury Westerners President at 203-241-4655 or paul@danburywesterners.com. Sponsorship opportunities are also available.
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