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BAY CITY, Mich. - Ferris State University senior infielder Amy Dunleavy (Canton, Mich./Canton) and senior pitcher Amber Young (Johnstown, Ohio./Monroe) and have been chosen as the GLIAC Softball "Player of the Week" and "Pitcher of the Week", respectively.
GLIAC Softball Player of
the Week:
Amy Dunleavy
Ferris State University
Junior, IF, R/R
Canton, Mich./Canton
Ferris State University junior Amy
Dunleavy led the Bulldogs as FSU split four league contests this
past week. Dunleavy recorded a team-high .556 batting average
and had a team-best 11 RBI’s and an impressive 1.556%
slugging percentage. She belted three home runs in a
doubleheader home sweep over Lake Superior State on Wednesday
(April 3), which included a grand slam home run to help the
Bulldogs rally back from a 2-0 deficit and take the lead in game
two. Dunleavy posted five hits and scored five runs along
with a sacrifice hit for the week in nine at-bats. She also
drew four walks and had 14 total bases.
Softball Player Weekly Honor Roll: Taylor Menhart - AU, Jenna Motuza - UF, Katie Martin - GV, Taylor Schulty - HC, Amanda Maxon - LS, Samantha Zaborowski - NU, Taylor Thomas - OD, Cailtin Houk - TU, Lindsay Hayward - SV, Anna Fach - WU, Logan White - WS.
2013 "Players of the Week": (3/12) S. Zaborowski - NU, (3/19) C. Jividen - ODU, (3/25) E. Jones - GV, (4/1) K. Martin - GV, (4/8) A. Dunleavy - FS.
GLIAC Softball Pitcher of
the Week:
Amber Young
Tiffin University
Senior, Pitcher, R/R
Johnstown, Ohio./Monroe
Tiffin University senior pitcher Amber Young had an outstanding week, going 3-0 over 4 appearances with a 0.39 ERA. She started 3 games and had 3 complete games with one shutout over 23.1 innings of work, allowing just one earned run with 17 strikeouts and just 2 walks. She posted a complete game win over Lake Superior State, a 3-0 complete game shutout over Wayne State, and an 8 inning complete game 4-1 win over Saginaw Valley State.
Softball Player Weekly Honor Roll: Amber McDermott - AU, Tawna Whited - UF, Dana Bowler - FS, Sara Andrasik - GV, Katie Ardrey - HC, Maddison Sebald - NU, Rachel Stanzel - OD, Jillian Williamson - SV, Case Rohr - WU, Mackenzie Boehler - WS.
2013 "Pitchers of the Week": (3/12) H. Santora - GV, (3/19) M. Boehler - WSU, (3/25) R. Stanzal - ODU, (4/1) H. Santora - GV, (4/8) A. Young - TU.