Thursday, April 12, 2012

DALLAS, Texas - Westminster senior Tim Wiand (Pottstown, PA / Owen J. Roberts) earned National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association NCAA Division III honorable-mention accolades Thursday for the organization's Player of the Week Award.

Wiand led Westminster by batting .625 (10-16) last week, while the Titans went 3-1. Wiand had five doubles and two home runs. Along with seven runs scored, Wiand drove in a team-high 11 RBI.

This week, Wiand also garnered the Presidents' Athletic Conference Hitter of the Week and earned a spot on the D3baseball.com Team of the Week.


About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College ranks first in the nation as "Best College for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math," according to Forbes.com. Westminster, a top-tier liberal arts college, ranks third in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster ranked 6th among liberal arts colleges in social mobility, according to the Washington Monthly College Guide, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 376 Colleges" by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.

Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 42 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view "Advantage: Westminster" A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.