Chris Rowley and Brock Davidson Shine on the Mound
MISCELLANEOUS: Athletically gifted member of the Black Knights' junior class ... powerful right-handed hitter ... tall first baseman, who boasts soft hands and developing range ... provides a potent bat ... letterman.
MILESTONES: Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll following freshman and sophomore seasons.
2012: Appeared in 21 games ... listed with the straight lineup on five occasions, all at first base ... hit .192 ... five hits and five runs scored ... 2-for-2 with two runs scored in deserve role against Lehigh ... 2-for-4 with a run in previous outing against Manhattan ... 1-for-4 with an RBI opposite St. Peter's ... scored a run against service academy rival Navy ... also scored against George Washington ... also saw time against UMBC, Sacred Heart, Nebraska-Omaha, Iowa, Quinnipiac, Harvard, Siena, Fairleigh Dickinson, Lafayette, Bucknell and Marist.
2011: Appeared in three contests ... played in the Quinnipiac, Stony Brook and Marist games ... only received one official plate appearance ... drew a walk against Marist ... handled two defensive chances flawlessly at first base.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Versailles High ... was named to the all-conference first team following his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... selected as the Miami Valley Baseball Coaches Association (MVBCA) Player of the Year as a senior ... named to the all-Ohio second team and the Mizuno All-Ohio squad in 2010 ... selected to the MVBCA first team in 2008 and to the organization's second unit in 2009 ... earned team MVP honors twice (2008, 2010) ... three-time recipient of the squad's Top Offensive Player award (2008, 2009, 2010) ... took home the team's Top Defensive Player plaudits once (2010) ... authored the best earned run average on the team as a senior ... also starred on the basketball court, earning all-conference first-team accoloades as a senior ... two-time team captain of the hoops team ... excelled in the classroom as well, earning valedictorian honors ... four-time scholar-athlete and four-time honor roll recipient ... member of the National Honor Society and the National Society of High School Scholars ... three-time member of the All-Midwest Conference academic team (2008-10).
PERSONAL: Given name is Patrick Kenneth Mescher ... born Aug. 31, 1991, in Cincinnati, Ohio ... parents' names are Kenneth and Sabrina Mescher ... has one brother and two sisters ... mother was a member of the Denmark Olympic Team in the sport of taekwondo during the 1980s ... she competed at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul, South Korea ... grandfather, Piero Luciani, was a POW during World War II ... cousin, Maggie Franklin, is a member of the women's soccer team at Otterbein University ... Patrick's hobbies include traveling and watching movies ... majoring in Life Sciences.
