WEXFORD, Pa. (March 8, 2010) – A pair of Thiel College student-athletes swept Presidents' Athletic Conference awards for the week of Feb. 28. Sophomore catcher Brock Porter (Duncansville, Pa./Hollidaysburg) (Ducansville, Pa./Hollidaysburg) was named the league's Hitter of the Week, while junior James Teyssier (McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour) (McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour) earned Pitcher-of-the-Week accolades.

Porter led Thiel during its eight-game Florida road trip, batting .407 (11-for-27) with five runs scored and 11 RBIs for the 3-5 Tomcats. He recorded an early-season-best three hits and three RBIs in a, 20-12, victory over Neumann University on March 3.

Teyssier posted the best start of the season for the Tomcats, allowing just two earned runs in seven strong innings of work in a, 5-4, victory over St. John Fisher on March 1. He was 1-1 overall during the season-opening trip to Vero Beach, Fla.