JC grad Waters still leading D-III (05/13/06)

At the conclusion of the regular season, no relief pitcher in the country has been better than Mitch Waters.

Waters, a 2002 Jay County graduate, earned his 11th save of the season May 5. He led the nation in Division III as his Manchester Spartans (31-7) headed into the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball tournament this week as the No. 1 seed.

The senior is the best in the country at closing out games, with one more save than both Nate McCollough of La Roche and Mike Elsasser of Mount St. Joseph.

His 11th save came as he tossed a pair of hitless innings with two strikeouts in a 6-4 win over Anderson.

Waters is among the best in the country in earned run average as well, ranking 40th with a mark of 1.79. He also has six wins and has struck out 48 batters in 602/3 innings.

Jill Roughia

Jay County - 2005

Turned in her best time ever in the 800 run at the Butler Twilight meet May 6.

Roughia finished 10th in the event with a personal record time of 2-minutes, 23.21 seconds.

Heath Williams

Jay County - 2004

Picked up a pair of hits and an RBI for the Ancilla College baseball team in a 5-4 loss to Glen Oaks May 5.

Williams, who hit .350 with 17 RBIs this season, was named the team’s defensive player of the year. He committed just six errors in 200 chances as for the Chargers (19-31-1).[[In-content Ad]]