April 3, 2006

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - Junior Vince Riggi capped off his return the Spider lineup with a 7-for-14 week, earn himself Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career, officials announced Monday. The Saratoga Spring, N.Y., native returned to the designated hitter spot against William & Mary, Wednesday, March 29 after missing 13-straight with a nagging leg injury.

Riggi opened his return with three-straight multi-hit games, including two in Atlantic 10 play against Massachusetts over the weekend. The junior, who finished the week with a .500 average going 7-for-14 with three doubles, currently has a streak of three-straight games with at least two RBI.

Riggi led the squad in hitting over the week, as well as being tops on the squad in doubles (3). He was second to freshman Cameron Brown's total of nine RBI, after driving in seven in four games. Riggi is currently hitting .421 (8-for 19) in seven games, and has a team-best on-base percentage of .520.

Richmond will continue its 10-game homestand this week with midweek games against James Madison and Virginia at Pitt Field. First pitch Tuesday, April 4, against the Dukes and Wednesday, April 5, against the Cavaliers is slated for 3 p.m. The Spiders then host Dayton in a three-game Atlantic 10 Conference set April 7-9, at Pitt Field. First pitch Friday is set for 2:30 p.m., while Saturday and Sunday's games will begin at 1 p.m. and noon, respectively.