Pressley leads MVCA past Berkeley Springs

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Brandon Pressley had 34 points, 20 rebounds, six assists and seven blocks to lead the Mountain View Christian Academy boys’ basketball team to a 84-71 victory over Berkeley Springs (W.Va.) Thursday.

The Patriots (15-5) were also led by James Kirksey (21 points, six assists, four steals, three rebounds) and Jonathan Cornwell (14 points, three assists, two blocks, two steals).

COLLEGE BASEBALL

SU’s Beall a preseason All-American

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Senior designated hitter Nick Beall has been named preseason All-America in selections announced late Tuesday by D3baseball.com.

Beall, a two-time first team All-USA South honoree who was named first team All-South Region by D3baseball.com last season, was named to the 2013 honorable mention team.

This is the fourth straight year that SU has had a baseball player named pre-season All-America. Greg Van Sickler ’11 was named in both 2010 and 2011, Kevin Brashears ’11 was picked in 2011 and Kyle Scallion last season.

Beall hit .421 last season with 12 doubles, one triple and two home runs in 145 at-bats. Beall also drove in 35 runs and was named to the All-Tournament teams at both the USA South and Newport News Regional tournaments.

The white shorts have the SU logo on the left leg with the blue shorts sporting the hornet.

The team will again wear a blue helmet that debuted last spring.

“I am very happy with the way these uniforms turned out,” Kruger said. “They are simple and clean yet identifiable as a Shenandoah uniform.

“We have worked hard to change the culture of our program and these new uniforms are an important symbol of that change.”

SU opens its 2013 season on Feb. 23 at Alvernia.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Moore scores 24 in Shepherd win

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Senior forward Chad Moore, a Handley graduate, scored 16 of his game-high 24 points in the second half to lead Shepherd University to a 91-83 win over Seton Hill in WVIAC men’s basketball action at the Butcher Center on Thursday night.

Moore hit on 8 of 11 shots from the floor with a 2-of-3 effort from beyond the arc. He was 6 of 10 from the foul line. Moore also added a team-high seven rebounds along with four assists, two steals, and a blocked shot for the Rams (10-4, 7-3 WVIAC).