Offensive showing earns Leresche NESCAC honors

Sophomore shortstop David Leresche of the baseball team earned NESCAC Player of the Week honors for leading the Jumbos' offensive charge over their recent 4-1 run, starting with an April 7 contest against Brandeis.
    Leresche started off the week with a 2-for-3, one-run performance against the Judges and never looked back. In a four-game series against conference rival Middlebury, Leresche went 7-for-11 at the dish with six runs and nine RBI. He reached base a total of 13 times in his 17 plate appearances against the Panthers, walking twice and being hit by four pitches. Ironically, his best single-game performance came in Tufts' only loss of the week, as he went 3-for-4 with two doubles, three runs and four RBI.
    In total, over the course of five games, Leresche batted a gaudy .643, reaching base at a clip of .762 and compiling a .786 slugging percentage. For good measure, he also went 5-for-5 on stolen base attempts.
    For the season, Leresche leads the Jumbos in almost every important offensive category, including batting average (.375), on-base percentage (.511), slugging percentage (.569), runs (15) and RBI (20).