While Tribe baseball’s magical season continued with awards and recognition, William and Mary’s other athletic programs stayed busy throughout the month of July. The football and soccer programs announced new hires, while men’s basketball saw a recent graduate sign a professional contract. Read below for a Twitter-based recap of the month of July.
Baseball: catcher Ryan Hissey, who started 62/63 games, named to Baseball America's Freshman All-American second team. @hisseyfit18 hit .281
— Flat Hat Sports (@FlatHatSports) July 1, 2013
RT — "@WMTribeBaseball: Tribe finished ranked 28th by Baseball America in final D1 poll. #TribeBall #RollTribehttp://t.co/beE1RNnJUq"
— Flat Hat Sports (@FlatHatSports) July 2, 2013
RHP Farrell '13 (11-3, 2.40 ERA in '12-'13 for #Tribe) named first-team Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Star. 92 KO's, 16 walks.
— Flat Hat Sports (@FlatHatSports) July 2, 2013
Fan of #WMTribe field hockey? @TribeAthletics announcing schedule – 18 games, 8 set to play in Williamsburg.
— Flat Hat Sports (@FlatHatSports) July 2, 2013
College lacrosse announces Hillary Fratzke as head coach. Fratzke was an asst. at Northwestern, helping team to 2 national titles in 3 yrs.
— Flat Hat Sports (@FlatHatSports) July 9, 2013
Fratzke “It is an incredible opportunity to coach at an institution that combines such strong academics with a culture of athletic success."
— Flat Hat Sports (@FlatHatSports) July 9, 2013
Joe Brady, former Tribe wide receiver, graduated last May. Now, he's got a new gig. Laycocke announced Brady as newest defensive assistant.
— Flat Hat Sports (@FlatHatSports) July 11, 2013
New head coach Ed Swanson continuing to change look of women's basketball, today naming Kara Powell the Director of Basketball Operations.
— Flat Hat Sports (@FlatHatSports) July 16, 2013
Swanson: “She is one of the up-and-coming coaches in the profession, and I'm looking forward to working w/ her in building the W&M program.”
— Flat Hat Sports (@FlatHatSports) July 16, 2013
Regional broadcasting for Tribe football released: Aug 31 @ West Virginia (FS1), Sept 21 Rhode Island (NBCSRN), Nov 9 @ Delaware (NBCSRN).
— Flat Hat Sports (@FlatHatSports) July 22, 2013
Head football coach Jimmye Laycocke announced the hiring of Bill Cole this afternoon. Cole is new director of operations.
— Flat Hat Sports (@FlatHatSports) July 22, 2013
Cole comes from Wagner, where he held a similar role. For #WMTribe, Cole will handle logistics of travel, recruitment, among other duties.
— Flat Hat Sports (@FlatHatSports) July 22, 2013
RT "@FairbankDP: W&M DB Jerome Couplin on last season: "We were the best 2-9 team in the history of 2-9." Six losses by 7 pts. or less."
— Flat Hat Sports (@FlatHatSports) July 24, 2013
2013 Preseason Predicted Order of Finish: Villanova, Towson, New Hamp., UofR, JMU, Delaware, Stony Brook, Maine, W&M, Albany, Rhode Island.
— Flat Hat Sports (@FlatHatSports) July 24, 2013
#ODU men's basketball released schedule today. Jan 1 brings Monarchs back to Kaplan, a non-conference tilt. That's one way to ring in 2014.
— Flat Hat Sports (@FlatHatSports) July 30, 2013
Tribe basketball to play in the Dominican Republic in a week. @BrandonBritt12: "Practice was good again tho … guys giving mad effort."
— Flat Hat Sports (@FlatHatSports) July 30, 2013
Head coach John Daly announced the signing of Michele Rodriguez-Smith as team's newest assistant coach. Rodriguez-Smith brings 12 yrs of exp
— Flat Hat Sports (@FlatHatSports) July 31, 2013
Recent grad Matt Rum inks professional deal. @rumEE4: "Heading to Rhodes, Greece to play for Kolossos Rhodes BC KAE http://t.co/ors3cCKka1"
— Flat Hat Sports (@FlatHatSports) August 1, 2013
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