Spiders Morning Jolt 5/21: Brady O'Brien is a Semifinalist

Baseball player Brady O'Brien is a semifinalist for the 2025 Dick Howser Trophy.

Good morning, Spiders. What a season! Thank you for all the energy you brought to the men’s lacrosse games to help them reach the NCAA Quarterfinals. You can become a season ticket holder now for the 2026 season.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🎾 4 postseason honors
⚾️ Semifinalist
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Fantastic Four. The Atlantic 10 Conference named four men’s tennis players to postseason awards. Dylan Atkinson and Davis Wiley were each named to the All-Conference First Team. Cole Brashear and Paxton Pritchard earned Second Team honors. 🎾 See their season stats.

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Baseball player Brady O’Brien has been named a semifinalist for the 2025 Dick Howser Trophy presented by The Game Headwear. The award recognizes the top player based on two rounds of national voting. Finalists will be announced on June 7.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Best Shot.

Men’s tennis player Dylan Atkinson posted a team-best ##-# record in singles this season.

Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

The Story. University of Richmond Associate Athletics Director for Academic Support and Student Services Bruce Matthews has been supporting Spider student-athletes for more than two decades. Read about how Matthews has brought success to the department here.

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Wednesday, May 28

👟 Track & Field NCAA East Preliminary Championships

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 10-4!

🕷️ Have a great Wednesday!

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