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BAY CITY, Mich. - Grand Valley State University senior outfielder Emily Jones (Lapeer Mich./West) and Ohio Dominican University sophomore pitcher Rachael Stanzel (Angleton, TX / Angleton) and have been chosen as the GLIAC Softball "Player of the Week" and "Pitcher of the Week", respectively.
GLIAC Softball Player of
the Week:
Emily Jones
Grand Valley State University
Senior, OF, R/R
Lapeer, Mich. /West
Grand Valley State University senior right fielder Emily Jones hit .533 last week, helping GVSU sweep Malone and Ashland on the road to start GLIAC play. She was 7-of-15 with five doubles and 10 RBI, while recording an .800 slugging percentage and a .529 on-base percentage. Jones, who hit at least one double in all four games this weekend, was 3-for-5 with two doubles and five RBI in the game one win over Malone on Saturday. She recorded seven RBI in that doubleheader and added three ribbies on two hits in the game one win over Ashland on Sunday.
Softball Player Weekly Honor Roll: Jen Moore - AU, Alyssa Smith - FS, Kristi Gordon - HC, Rachel Hammer- NU, Caitlin Jividen - OD, Caitlin Houk - TU, Brittany Dauterman - UF.
2013 "Players of the Week": (3/12) S. Zaborowski - NU, (3/19) C. Jividen - ODU, (3/25) E. Jones - GV.
GLIAC Softball Pitcher of
the Week:
Rachael Stanzel
Ohio Dominican University
Sophomore, Pitcher, R/R
Angleton, TX / Angleton
Ohio Dominican University sophomore Rachael Stanzel went 3-0
over the weekend, pitching 19 total innings while posting an ERA of
1.11 with seven strikeouts holding her opponents to a .208 batting
average. Overall, she struck out seven batters in 19 innnings
pitched and walked only four in the stretch. For the year so far,
Stanzel has recorded five wins, 42 strikeouts, and held her
opponents to a .279 batting average in 103 innings pitched.
In the GLIAC, Stanzel is currently ranked second in strikeouts
with 42.
Softball Player Weekly Honor Roll: Dana Bowler - FS, Hannah Santora - GV, Katie Ardrey - HC,, Maddison Sebald- NU, Brittany Dauterman - UF,.
2013 "Pitchers of the Week": (3/12) H. Santora - GV, (3/19) M. Boehler - WSU, (3/25) R. Stanzal - ODU.