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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
 SPRING 2008
WEEK ENDING 3/16/08

PLAYER OF THE WEEK  

 

Kelly Schriber, Ramapo College
Junior, Catcher
Montclair, NJ/Mt. St. Dominic

Scriber earns NJAC Player of the Week honors after hitting .440 (11-for-25) with a two doubles, a home run, seven RBI, and five runs scored in 10 contests during the Roadrunners’ Spring Trip to Florida. She hit safely in 7-of-10 contests including a 2-for-3 performance with a double, home run, two RBI, and three runs scored in a 14-0 blanking of Lake Forest. One day later, she went 4-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored in Ramapo’s 4-2 extra-inning win over Mount Union. Scriber helped propel the Roadrunners to a 9-1 record in 10 contests during the week and an 11-1 overall mark in 12 games played during Ramapo’s Florida Trip.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK  

Jackie Sasko, Rowan University
Junior, Right-handed Pitcher
Hamilton, NJ/Steinert

Sasko earns NJAC Pitcher of the Week honors for the second time this season after recording a pair of shutout victories for the Profs during their Spring Trip to Florida. She first surrendered just two hits and no walks while striking out 10 in seven innings of work for a complete-game shutout victory in a 2-0 blanking of Westminster. One day later, she allowed just two hits and one walk while striking out seven in five innings of work in Rowan’s 10-0 blanking of Bridgewater State (MA). In four starts on the season for the Profs, Sasko is 4-0 with three shutout victories.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK  

Lindsey Nadolny, William Paterson University
Freshman, Second Baseman
Belford, NJ/Middletown North

Nadolny earns NJAC Rookie of the Week honors after hitting .357 (5-for-14) with a double, two triples, a home run, seven RBI, and four runs in four victories during the Pioneers’ season-opening Spring Trip to Florida. She hit safely in three-of-four contests including a 1-for-3 performance with a game-winning home run in the first game of her collegiate career, a 3-2 victory over Clarke. One day later, she went 3-for-4 with a double, two triples, four RBI and a run scored in the Pioneers’ 6-1 win over Bethany. Nadolny has driven in at least one run in the first four games of her collegiate career.

ROOKIE PITCHER OF THE WEEK  

Courtney Smyth, Kean University
Freshman, Right-handed Pitcher
Abington, PA/Abington

Smythe earns NJAC Rookie Pitcher of the Week honors for the second time this season after earning a pair of victories for the Cougars during their Spring Trip to Florida. She first surrendered seven hits and no earned runs in 5.2 innings of work while striking out four in a 5-4 victory over Carthage. She wrapped up the week by scattering nine hits over seven innings while surrendering no earned runs in a 10-2 win over Loras. Smythe has not surrendered an earned run in the first three starts of her collegiate career, posting a 3-0 record in the process.

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

Week 3

Kelly Schriber
Ramapo
Jackie Sasko
Rowan
Lindsey Nadolny
William Paterson
Courtney Smyth
Kean

* Indicates ECAC Player of the Week selection as well