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| PLAYER | ROOKIE PLAYER |
| LISA
SCHMIED * ROWAN Sophomore * Catcher Rancocas Valley Reg. HS * Hainesport, NJ |
CRISTINA
VENETUCCI * TCNJ Freshman * Infield Monroe Twp. HS * Monroe Twp., NJ |
| Schmied batted .400 for the NJAC tournament, but really stepped up in the championship round. In Game 6 vs. Ramapo she tripled in 2 runs in the 5th inning to make the score 3-1. In the final contest, she singled and scored to put the Profs up 2-0, which was enough to earn their second consecutive league title. | Venetucci led all
Lions in the NJAC tournament with a 2-for-4 effort at the plate.
She was also perfect defensively, contributing 6 putouts and 4 assists. |
| CO-PITCHER | CO- PITCHER |
| JAMIE
ANZALDI * RAMAPO Sophomore * LHP Clifton HS/Clifton, NJ |
JULIE
UNDERCUFFLER * ROWAN Junior * RHP Clearview Reg. HS * Mullica Hill, NJ |
| Anzaldi was the driving force behind the Road- runners' Cinderella run to the NJAC championship round. She pitched in all 4 games, picking up wins against #1 seed William Paterson and #2 Rowan to help #4 Ramapo advance to the finals. Anzaldi posted a 1.25 ERA for the tournament. | Undercuffler was the winning pitcher in a 2-0 win over William Paterson to help the Profs into the championship round, and was on the mound again to earn the win in Game 7 versus Ramapo. She did not allow any runs in either game, giving up a miserly 2 hits per contest. |
| ROOKIE PITCHER |
| SARA
DICKEY *
ROWAN Freshman * LHP Perkiomen Valley HS * Skippack, PA |
| Dickey was 2-0 in the NJAC tournament with a 0.78 ERA to boost the Profs to the conference title. |
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PREVIOUS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - SPRING 2002 |
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| Player | Pitcher | Rookie Player | Rookie Pitcher | |
| Week 1 | Erin
Byrne Rowan |
Sarah
O'Malley* Rutgers-Camden |
Kristi
Zarr New Jersey City |
Lindsay
Creaney Rutgers-Camden |
| Week 2 | Courtney
Heller* William Paterson |
Jamie
Anzaldi* Ramapo |
Kari
McDonnell Montclair State |
Lindsay
Creaney Rutgers-Camden |
| Week 3 | Kelly
Kernan Ramapo |
Tara
Todaro* Montclair State |
Siobhan
Scullin TCNJ |
Constance
DeSalvo Richard Stockton |
| Week 4 | Kristen
Zimmerman TCNJ |
Diana Catalano William Paterson |
Kari McDonnell Montclair State |
Sara
Dickey Rowan |
| Week 5 | Lauren
Hertzberg William Paterson |
Tara
Todaro*
Montclair State |
Kari McDonnell Montclair State |
Sara
Dickey Rowan |
| Week 6 |
Sam Kszepka* William Paterson Mandy Schenck* TCNJ |
Jamie
Anzaldi Ramapo |
Nicole Pacicco
Montclair State |
Lindsay Creaney Rutgers-Camden |
| Week 7 |
Lisa Schmied* Rowan |
Jamie
Anzaldi Ramapo Julie Undercuffler* Rowan |
Cristina
Venetucci TCNJ |
Sara
Dickey Rowan |
* indicates ECAC Player of the Week selection as well