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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

SPRING 2005
WEEK ENDING 3/20/05

PLAYER OF THE WEEK  

 

Liz Sisca, William Paterson University
Sophomore, First Baseman
Andover, NJ/Newton

The 2004 NJAC Rookie of the Year, Sisca earns NJAC Player of the Week honors after hitting .529 during the Pioneers' first week of action at the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, FL. In a 10-1 week for Paterson, she totaled five doubles, two triples, three home runs, 11 RBI and 13 runs scored. She hit safely in all 11 games and scored and drove in at least one run in nine of the Pioneers' first 11 contests. On the final day of Paterson's trip, Sisca went 4-for-4 with a solo home run and three runs scored in the Pioneers' 12-0 win over Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.   

PITCHER OF THE WEEK  

Michelle Schlichtig, Rutgers-Camden
Junior, Right-handed Pitcher
Barrington, NJ/Haddon Heights

Schlichtig earns NJAC Pitcher honors for the second consecutive week after a dominating week of action at Ft. Pierce, FL against Division II competition. During her six starts of the Raptors' spring break trip, she posted a 6-0 record while striking out 51 in 37.2 innings of work. She also picked up a save in her only relief appearance of the week and finished the trip with a 0.56 earned run average after surrendering just three earned runs in five contests against Division II opponents. She ended her trip with 13.1 consecutive no-hit innings, including a complete game no-hitter against Division II Molloy. Offensively, Schlichtig posted a .500 batting average on the trip with three doubles, a triple, four home runs and 17 RBI.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK  

Jayme Feriod, Rutgers-Camden
Freshman, Infielder/Outfielder
Glassboro, NJ/Glassboro

Feriod earns NJAC Rookie honors after hitting .588 during the Raptors' spring break trip to Ft. Pierce, FL which featured six contests against Division II competition. After starting her collegiate career by going 0-for-10, she has since hit at a .625 clip. For the week, she scored nine runs in eight games, and was 3-for-3 on stolen base attempts. Defensively, Feriod handled 10 chances at both second base and in outfield for the Raptors on their trip without committing an error.

ROOKIE PITCHER OF THE WEEK  

Diana Schraer, William Paterson University
Freshman, Right-handed Pitcher
Paramus, NJ/Paramus

Schraer won the first three starts of her career for the Pioneers during their spring break trip to Kissimmee, FL. During her first collegiate week of competition, she posted a two-hit shutout victory in Paterson's 4-0 victory over Wisconsin-Lacrosse. In a previous meeting with UW-Lacrosse earlier in the week, she took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before surrendering four hits in the Pioneers' 5-2 victory. Schraer wrapped up her first collegiate week with 11 strikeouts in 22 innings of work and a 1.27 earned run average.   

 

PREVIOUS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - SPRING 2005

   Player Pitcher Rookie
Player
Rookie
Pitcher

Week 1

Jamie Assini
Rowan
Jessica Kohut
TCNJ
Christina Lizzi
TCNJ
No Nominations

Week 2

Autumn Millett
Rutgers-Camden
Michelle Schlichtig
Rutgers-Camden
Johanna Hedler
Kean
Kristen Hennings
Kean

Week 3

*Liz Sisca
William Paterson
*Michelle Schlichtig
Rutgers-Camden
Jayme Feriod
Rutgers-Camden
Diana Schraer
William Paterson

* Indicates ECAC Player of the Week selection as well