This week in PAC Softball

April 12-18

4/19/2021 12:00:00 PM


Week 7 PAC Honors (for games played April 12-18)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 7 of the 2021 season.
 
PAC Hitter of the Week
Peyton Eckenrode • W&J • Sophomore utility • York Haven, Pa. | Northeastern
Eckenrode hit .545 (12-22) with four doubles, a home run, nine runs scored and three RBIs last week for the 5-1 Presidents… She posted a .615 on-base percentage and totaled 19 bases out of the leadoff spot… Eckenrode totaled six hits in Saturday's doubleheader sweep of Saint Vincent before adding five hits in Sunday's doubleheader sweep at Waynesburg.
Other notable performers from last week
Bethany sophomore Tatum Barrass (Baltimore, Md. | Lansdowne) went 5-for-7 with two doubles, three RBIs and a run against Westminster… Chatham graduate student Lauren McNany (Emlenton, Pa. | Allegheny-Clarion Valley) went 3-for-6 with a double and run against W&J… Franciscan junior Brooklynn Miller (Martins Ferry, Ohio | Buckeye Local) hit .421 with eight doubles, four RBIs and a run… Junior Sarah Johnson (Highlands Ranch, Colo. | Mountain Vista) hit .667 with a double, four RBIs and four runs scored during Geneva’s 4-0 week… Grove City freshman Emily Smyth (Lititz, Pa. | Manheim Township) hit .500 last week with a home run, double and six RBIs… Waynesburg sophomore Reghan Benschoter (Newark, Ohio | Granville) hit .444 with three doubles, a home run, six RBIs and four runs… Westminster sophomore Leah Pancake (North Lima, Ohio | Beaver Local) hit .538 with four RBIs and three runs.
 
PAC Pitcher of the Week
Haley Smith • Geneva • Sophomore • Joshua Tree, Calif. | Yucca Valley    
Smith improved to 13-2 this season after earning a pair of complete-game victories last week for Geneva… She worked a combined 15.0 innings and finished the week with a 2.33 ERA… Smith struck out 13 and limited opposing hitters to a .246 average… She allowed two runs (2 earned) on six hits with six strikeouts in Wednesday’s 3-2 game two win over Grove City… Smith yielded three runs (3 earned) on nine hits with six strikeouts Saturday in a 7-3 game two win at Waynesburg… She worked 1.0 inning of scoreless relief in Geneva’s 12-7 game one win at Waynesburg… Smith owns a 1.82 ERA in 20 games (15 starts this season).
Other notable performers from last week
Chatham graduate student Kayla Gee (Williamsport, Pa. | Loyalsock) tossed a one-hit shutout against W&J Tuesday… She struck out nine in the win… Franciscan freshman Lilly Wahl (Fond Du Lac, Wis. | St. Mary’s Springs Academy) went 2-1 last week in five appearances (3 starts)... She tossed a complete-game shutout against Thiel Wednesday… Grove City sophomore Janessa Dawson (Zanesville, Ohio | Tri-Valley) went 1-2 with a 1.56 ERA in three starts… She struck out 14 and walked four in 18 innings… Dawson also hit .474 with seven runs scored and owns a 10-game hitting streak… Freshman Kayla Roddy (Cincinnati, Ohio | Oak Hills) led Thiel to a 2-1 win over Franciscan on Wednesday… She struck out nine batters, allowed four walks and allowed one run on eight hits… W&J junior Alisha Kulka (Hanover, Pa. | South Western) earned complete game victories over Chatham and Waynesburg… She allowed one run in a game one win against Chatham Wednesday and two earned runs in a game one victory Sunday against Waynesburg… Westminster first-year Elizabeth Malczak (Grove City, Pa. | Grove City) was 2-0 last week with a pair of complete game wins.
 
PAC Rookie of the Week
Sydney Petrowski • W&J • Freshman pitcher • Lemont Furnace, Pa. | Connellsville    
Petrowski earned a pair of victories in the circle during W&J's doubleheader sweep of Saint Vincent Saturday… The freshman doubled and scored the game-winning run in an eight-inning, 6-5 game two win against the Bearcats… She then recorded her first collegiate save in a 6-3 game two win Sunday at Waynesburg… In 8.0 innings last week she posted a 1.75 ERA.
Other notable performers from last week
Chatham first-year Mackenzie Dunn (Karns City, Pa. | Karns City) had a double against W&J… Waynesburg freshman Sydney Senay (Canonsburg, Pa. | Canon-McMillan) hit .412 with three doubles, three RBIs and two runs scored over six starts this past week… She walked twice to help build a .417 on-base percentage.