In the midst of an 11-game win streak, Childers and Ohio Dominican have risen from No. 22 to No. 18 in the national rankings. The Panthers bid to keep moving up the ladder was enhanced by a perfect 6-0 week with a record that stands now at 19-4.
ODU hasn’t lost since March 10 against Fairmont State and since that time, the offense has put up 20 or more runs twice and won by scores of 19-1, 15-2 and 18-6.
Enter Childers, who continued to terrorize pitching with a 13-for-22 (.591) week at the plate with seven extra-base hits, including three doubles, three homers and a triple.
Childers is working on a 10-game hit streak and he had at least two hits in five of ODU’s games last week alone. He launched home runs against Cedarville, Davis & Elkins and Alderson Broaddus.
Childers was 3-for-3, a triple away from the cycle in separate games against D&E and AB.
This represents his second divisional player of the week honor of the spring.
Childers is now hitting .413 on the season with 41 runs scored, eight doubles, six home runs and 23 RBI. He has also drawn more walks (23) than strikeouts (17), a sign of impressive plate discipline.
Childers is the league leader in runs scored while tied for the conference lead in triples. He is also second in total bases and third in hits. ODU’s offense is tops in the Great Midwest with a team batting average at .350.