Wesley's Anderson, Royer Tagged Softball Weekly Honorees
LANCASTER, Pa. - The Atlantic East Conference announced the weekly awards for softball on Monday afternoon and Wesley College's Jessica Anderson and Ashley Royer earned the clean sweep of the honors, as Anderson was tabbed Pitcher of the Week and Royer was named Player of the Week.
Player of the Week:
Name: Ashley Royer
School: Wesley College
Class: Senior
Position: Infielder
Hometown: Lititz, Pa.
High School: Warwick
Brief Outlook of Week: Royer hit .528 (10-19) for the week with six runs scored, five RBIs and three doubles. She slugged .684 and reached base at a .565 clip in six games in Myrtle Beach.
Pitcher of the Week:
Name: Jessica Anderson
School: Wesley College
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Smyrna, Del.
High School: Smyrna
Brief Outlook of Week: Anderson earned her first collegiate win and save in four appearances for Wesley during their spring break trip to Myrtle Beach. In her win against Rivier on Thursday, she set the new Wesley single-game strikeout record with 11 strikeouts in a complete-game, four-hit performance. Through the four games, she allowed just four earned runs, while striking out 21 batters and just three walks.
Weekly Honor Roll:
Amanda Clark (Gwynedd Mercy / Junior / Catcher): Clark batted .538 (14-for-26) with 13 RBIs, seven doubles, six runs, a homer, with a .923 slugging and .586 on-base percentage as the Griffins went 4-4 over their Spring Break Trip in North Myrtle Beach.
Melissa Hess (Gwynedd Mercy / Junior / Pitcher): Hess went 3-1 in four starts on their Spring Break Trip last week. She posted a 2.69 ERA in 26 innings, striking out 20, while yielding 10 earned runs on 13 hits. Opponents batted just .239 against her.
Previous Weekly Award Winners:
Feb. 25: Grace Sperrazza (Neumann), Grace Stairiker (Cabrini)
March 4: Kaylee Fiocca (Neumann), Taylor Naman (Neumann)
March 11: Jessica Anderson (Wesley), Ashley Royer (Wesley)