Adams named to all-tournament team
WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – Michael Adams, a 2012 graduate of River View High School and a junior at West Liberty University in West Liberty, W.Va., was named to the all-tournament team on May 15 at the Mountain East Conference Baseball Tournament held at Linda K. Epling Stadium in Beckley, W.Va.
He had a pair of doubles and scored three runs to pace the Hilltoppers in their win against Concord. In their win against Notre Dame in the loser’s bracket semifinal, he had a double and a single with an RBI in the 6-1 victory. In the loser’s bracket final against West Virginia State, Adams slugged another double and two more singles, but came out on the short end losing 5-3. His .412 batting average for the week was tops on the West Liberty University team with his four doubles being a tournament high.
Adams, the designated hitter, represented Coach Eric Burkle’s Hilltoppers on the elite list after a third-place finish in the season ending tournament. He also ranked among the MEC Top 10 in nearly every offensive category finishing the season second with a .378 batting average, third for doubles with 17 and fourth in on-base percentage at .468.
