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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
 SPRING 2008
WEEK ENDING 3/9/08

PLAYER OF THE WEEK  

 

Danielle Hagel, The College of New Jersey
Sophomore, Outfielder
Egg Harbor City, NJ/Oakcrest

Hagel earns NJAC Player of the Week honors after hitting .400 (4-for-10) with a double, stolen base, two RBI and three runs scored in the Lions’ first four contests of the season during their Spring Trip to Florida. She hit safely in three-of-the-four games including going 1-for-3 with a RBI in TCNJ’s 3-2 loss to Rochester. She wrapped up the week by going 2-for-3 with a double, a RBI, and two runs scored in the Lions’ first victory of the season, a 10-0 defeat of Daniel Webster. Hagel currently ranks tied for eighth in the NJAC in on-base percentage (.500).

PITCHER OF THE WEEK  

Katie Norton, Ramapo College
Senior, Right-handed Pitcher
Livingston, NJ/Mt. St. Dominic

Norton earns NJAC Pitcher of the Week honors after opening her senior season with a victory on the mound in the Roadrunners second game of their Spring Trip to Florida. In a 1-0 shutout win over SUNY Cortland, she surrendered just one hit and one walk while striking out eight for her first victory of the season. Norton currently leads the NJAC in both earned run average (0.00) and opposing batting average (.043).

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK  

Brittney McKeon, Ramapo College
Freshman, Outfielder
Toms River, NJ/Toms River North

McKeon earns NJAC Rookie of the Week honors after hitting .667 (2-for-3) during the Roadrunners first two games of the season on their Spring Trip to Florida. In the first collegiate game of her career, she went 2-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run scored in Ramapo’s season-opening 8-5 victory over Defiance. Later that same day, she drew two key walks in the Roadrunners’ 1-0 shutout victory over SUNY Cortland. McKeon currently is tied for the conference lead in triples (1).

ROOKIE PITCHER OF THE WEEK  

Alex Sietsma, The College of New Jersey
Freshman, Right-handed Pitcher
Glen Rock, NJ/Glen Rock

Sietsma earns NJAC Rookie Pitcher of the Week honors after pitching in two games during TCNJ’s season-opening Spring Trip to Florida. He opened her collegiate career by garnering a no decision after surrendering just three hits and two earned runs while striking out eight in five innings of work during the Lions’ 3-2 defeat to Rochester. One day later, she earned the first win of her career by tossing 4.1 innings without allowing a hit while striking out nine in a 10-0 shutout of Daniel Webster. Sietsma currently ranks second in the NJAC in strikeouts (17).

PREVIOUS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - SPRING 2008

   Player Pitcher Rookie Player Rookie Pitcher

Week 1

Elena Morge
Rutgers-Newark
Jackie Sasko
Rowan
Ashley Angeli
Rutgers-Newark
Courtney Smyth
Kean

Week 2

Danielle Hagel
TCNJ
Katie Norton
Ramapo
Brittney McKeon
Ramapo
Alex Sietsma
TCNJ

* Indicates ECAC Player of the Week selection as well