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2008 NE-10 Softball



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April 14, 2008

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Northeast-10 Player of the Week

Laurie Tanguay, UMass Lowell (Sr., OF, Lowell, Mass.) - Batted .630 (17-27) and slugged 1.000 with 12 RBI, 10 runs, three doubles, two triples and a home run in a 6-2 week. Went 3-3 with four-RBI, three-run effort in a 10-0 win at Saint Michael's. Also went 4-4 with three runs in a 10-4 win over Saint Anselm; and 3-4 with one run and one RBI in a 7-5 win over Adelphi. Drove in five runs in the sweep of Stonehill.

Northeast-10 Pitcher of the Week

Mary Bradford, Southern New Hampshire (Sr., SP, Big Bear, Calif.) - Posted a 1.50 earned run average and a 3-1 record last week while holding opponents to a .147 batting average. Posted shutouts in wins over Franklin Pierce and American International and allowed just two hits in complete-game victories over Bentley and American International.

Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week

Christine D'Amico, Bentley (Fr., 2B, Shrewsbury, Mass.) - Hit .419 (13-31) during a 4-6 week. Scored eight runs, recorded eight RBI and slugged .774 with two doubles, three triples and a home run. Also handled 35 of 36 chances at second base (.972). Had four multi-hit games, including both games against Merrimack. Was 7-for-12 with runners in scoring position and had six two-out RBI.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Tara DeMontier, American International (Sr., 3B, Worcester, Mass.) - Batted .545 with 12 hits as the Yellow Jackets went an even 4-4 in eight games last week. The senior had four extra base hits including her fifth homerun of the season.

Amanda Monge, Assumption (Sr., C, Reading, Mass.) - Hit .391 (9-for-23, 5 RS, 2 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBI) and slugged .609 (14 TB) in a 4-2 week. Went 4-for-7 with a run scored, 3 RBI, and a double in a doubleheader sweep of Southern Connecticut. Went 1-for-4 with a 2-run home run in game 1 win over Merrimack. Finished the week by going 4-for-9 with 3 runs scored, 3 RBI, and a double in a doubleheader with Saint Anselm.

Marissa Palumbo, Assumption (Fr., SS, Worcester, Mass.) - Hit .500 (11-for-22, 5 RS, 2 2B, 3 RBI) and slugged .591 (13 TB) in a 4-2 week. Went 2-for-7 with a run scored, 2 RBI, and a double in a doubleheader sweep of Southern Connecticut, 5-for-7 with a run scored in a doubleheader sweep of Merrimack, and 4-for-8 with 3 runs scored, an RBI, and a double in a doubleheader with Saint Anselm.

Alex Hitchcock, Bentley (Jr., SS, Abington, Mass.) - Reached the century mark in career hits and hit .367 (11-30) during a 4-6 week. Scored seven runs, drove in six and had four doubles. Also walked six times for an even .500 on base percentage. Had at least two hits in all five doubleheaders.

Briana Kneeland, Bentley (Sr., OF, Winthrop, Mass.) - Drove in 13 runs and hit .444 (12-27) in eight games during a 4-6 week, missing two others due to injury. Had a .448 on base percentage, a .741 slugging percentage, two runs scored, two triples, a double and a homer. Hit safely in every game, had four RBI vs. both Saint Rose (10-3 win) and Merrimack (11-2 win), and three RBI in a 7-4 win over New Haven. Was 9-for-16 with runners on base, 5-for-11 with runners in scoring position, 2-for-3 with the bases loaded and 7-for-11 with 11 RBI with two out.

Kelly Schweikert, Le Moyne (So., SS, Rochester, N.Y.) - In a 5-1 week, led the team with a .647 batting average. Connected for hits in 11 of 17 at-bats with two doubles and two home runs. Drove in 11 runs and scored eight times.

Sarah Reed, Le Moyne (Sr., OF, DeWitt, N.Y.) - In a 5-1 week, hit .500 with two doubles and one home run. Drove in nine runs and scored 10 times. In the circle, recorded one win and registered a 1.62 ERA in 8.2 innings of work.

Jill Gagnon, Merrimack (Jr., SP, Manchester, N.H.) - Threw a nine-inning complete game shutout, striking out 12, in a 3-0 victory over Saint Michael's.

Kelly Kinyon, Pace (Sr., SS, Levittown, Pa.) - Batted .400 (12-for-30) and slugged .733 with five runs scored, six RBIs and three homeruns in a 7-3 week. In a sweep over Queens, went 3-for-7 with two homeruns and three runs scored. In a sweep over Saint Michael's went 4-for-6 with a homerun, two runs scored and three RBIs.

Christina Pane, Pace (Jr., OF, Stony Point, N.Y.) - Batted .457 (16-for-35) and slugged .743 with four runs scored, eight RBIs, two doubles, a triple, two homeruns in a 7-3 week. In a split with New York Tech, went 2-for-7 with one RBI and a pair of doubles. In a sweep over Queens, went 5-for-8 with a pair of homeruns. In a sweep over Saint Michael's, went 4-for-8 with four RBIs and a runs scored.

Christina Rescigno, Pace (Fr., RP, Elmsford, N.Y.) - Went 3-0 with a 2.80 ERA with four strikeouts in 20 innings pitched. Tossed three 3 2/3 innings allowing one hit, earning the win in relief appearnace against American International. Tossed a complete game four-hitter allowing two runs, earning the win over Saint Anselm. Earned the win in relief against Saint Michael's, allowing six hits and three runs, while striking out two.

Liz LeBrun, Saint Anselm (Fr., 2B, Rowley, Mass.) - Hit .462 in eight games for the Hawks last week as the team went 4-4. Was 12-for-26 with six runs scored, two doubles, one triple, two home runs and six runs batted in, along with an .846 slugging percentage.

Megan Lemire, Saint Anselm (So., SP, Worcester, Mass.) - Hit .455 for the Hawks in eight games and went 10-for-22 with five runs scored, three doubles, one home run, three runs batted in and a .727 slugging percentage. In addition, was 1-2 pitching with a .269 batting average against.

Megan O'Connor, Saint Michael's (Jr., RP, Georgetown, Mass.) - Pitched a complete game, while striking out three, in a 5-3 win over UMass-Lowell. In the game, batted 3-for-4 with a pair of runs batted in. Later in the week versus Southern Connecticut, went 2-for-4 with three RBI in a 7-6 loss. In the week, bolstered a five-game hitting streak.

Amanda Morano, Saint Rose (So., C, Highland, N.Y.) - Batted .500 (12-for-24) with seven RBI, six doubles and three runs throughout eight games last week. Slugged .750, registered a .520 on base percentage and hit safely in seven of the eight contests. In a doubleheader versus Le Moyne on Monday, went 4-for-6 and drove in a pair. In a victory at Saint Anselm on Thursday, was 3-for-4 with three doubles, two RBI and a run.


Weekly Notes:

BENTLEY: Has now improved on last year's victory total by 11 games, with its 13-13 record its best at this point in the season since the 1995 team was also at .500 after 26 games. Senior OF Briana Kneeland (Winthrop, Mass.) already has 25 RBI, the most by a Bentley player in 13 years. Junior SS Alex Hitchcock (Abington, Mass.) became the second Falcon this year and the 15th all-time to reach the century mark in career hits. Sophomore Ashley Messina (Hanover, Mass.) has yet to issue a walk this season and has pitched 92 straight innings since her last free pass.