PLAYER OF THE WEEK - WEEK 8
Celeste Chinappi, Rutgers University-Camden Junior, Infielder, Bellmawr, NJ/Gloucester Catholic
Chinappi earns NJAC Player of the Week honors after hitting .364 in the NJAC Tournament while leading the fourth-seeded Scarlet Raptors to their first NJAC softball championship in program history. She produced two multiple-hit games in the tournament including a 2-for-3 performance with an RBI and run scored in a 2-1 victory over Montclair State. She wrapped up the tournament with a 2-for-3 performance in the Raptors' 1-0 championship game victory over top-seeded Ramapo. Chinappi currently ranks eighth in the NJAC in hitting with a .366 batting average. As champions of the NJAC, Rutgers-Camden earned the league's automatic qualification to the NCAA Tournament. The Raptors, 32-9 overall, will compete in the Salisbury, MD regional as the third seed and will face Mary Baldwin in their first NCAA contest on May 9.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK - WEEK 8
Michelle Schlichtig, Rutgers Camden-University Sophomore, Pitcher, Barrington, NJ/Haddon Heights
Schlichtig earns NJAC Pitcher honors after hurling the Scarlet Raptors to their first NJAC softball championship in school history. In total, she went 3-1 with a 0.77 earned run average in the NJAC Tournament while allowing only three earned runs and four walks in 27 innings of work during the course of four games. She struck out 29 opposing batters during the four tournament contests while surrendering only 23 hits. In the NJAC championship game, she limited Ramapo to just six hits and no walks while striking out eight for a 1-0 shutout victory. Schlichtig currently ranks fourth among all NJAC pitchers with a 0.62 earned run average.
ROOKIE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - WEEK 8
Michele Rossi, Ramapo College Freshman, Outfielder, Emerson, NJ/Emerson
Rossi earns NJAC Rookie honors for the third time this season after hitting .555 during the week while leading the Roadrunners to their second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament. After a perfect 6-for-6 performance in Ramapo's 6-1 and 10-2 doubleheader sweep over Nyack, she hit .416 in the NJAC Tournament to advance the Roadrunners to the NJAC championship game. Despite a 1-0 championship game loss to Rutgers-Camden, Ramapo earned its second consecutive NCAA Tournament at-large selection and will host a regional in Mahwah. The Roadrunners, 33-6 overall, are seeded second in their regional and will open play against Allegheny. Rossi currently ranks ninth in the NJAC in hitting with a .356 batting average.
ROOKIE PITCHER OF THE WEEK - WEEK 8
Kristin Lawrence, Kean University Freshman, Pitcher, Salem, NJ/Salem
Lawrence earns NJAC Rookie Pitcher honors for the second time this season after picking up her fourth victory of the season during Kean's 8-4 victory over FDU-Florham. In four innings of relief, she struck out four while holding the Devils to only three hits and no earned runs. Lawrence's selection marks the fifth straight week and the sixth time this season that a Cougar hurler has been selected as NJAC Rookie Pitcher of the Week. Lawrence currently ranks 18th among NJAC pitchers with a 3.24 earned run average.
PREVIOUS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - SPRING 2004
	Player	Pitcher	Rookie Player	Rookie Pitcher
Week 1	Becky Johnson Rutgers-Camden	Jessica Donohue TCNJ	Kristin Boyer TCNJ	Mary Gardiner Kean
Week 2	*Kate Schrumpf Rutgers-Newark	*Crystal Sweeney Montclair State	Liz Sisca William Paterson	Marissa Marino Ramapo
Week 3	Kristen Zimmerman TCNJ	*Sara Dickey Rowan	Autumn Millett Rutgers-Camden	Jessica Kohut TCNJ
Week 4	Kari McDonnell Montclair State	*Becky Johnson Rutgers-Camden	Michele Rossi Ramapo	Mary Gardiner Kean
Week 5	Liz Sisca William Paterson	*Sara Dickey Rowan	Michele Rossi Ramapo	Kristin Lawrence Kean
Week 6	Nicole Panikiewsky Rowan	Jamie Anzaldi Ramapo	Stacy Haas Rutgers-Camden	Mary Gardiner Kean
Week 7	*Liz Sisca William Paterson	*Jamie Anzaldi Ramapo	Jessica Kohut TCNJ	Mary Gardiner Kean
Week 8	*Celeste Chinappi Rutgers-Camden	*Michelle Schlichtig Rutgers-Camden	Michele Rossi Ramapo	Kristin Lawrence Kean