Softball

NESCAC Softball Weekly Release - May 13

NESCAC Player of the Week
Justine Dunaway - Williams - Fy. - 1B - Henderson, Nev.
Dunaway went 5-for-10 batting in three victories during the NESCAC Tournament to help Williams, the No. 3 seed, capture back-to-back NESCAC titles. The newcomer went 2-for-3 at the plate, with two RBI, one home run, and one run scored in a 3-0 victory over No. 5 Trinity in the NESCAC Championship game. Dunaway connected on a two-run homer to left field in the sixth inning. Dunaway went 2-for-4 batting, with two RBI, two runs scored, one home run, and one double, in a 10-2 victory over No. 7 Bowdoin in the semifinals of the conference tournament. Dunaway also knocked out a hit (1-for-3) in the Ephs' 4-0 win over No. 6 Hamilton in the quarterfinals.

NESCAC Pitcher of the Week
Sadie Leonard - Williams - So. - P - Tiburon, Calif.
Leonard went 2-0 in the circle to help Williams win the NESCAC title for the eighth time in program history and second straight season. Leonard earned the seven-inning, complete-game win, and improved to 12-1 on the season, striking out 11 batters, allowing three hits, walking two, and giving up no runs, in a 3-0 win over fifth-seeded Trinity in the championship game. In a 10-2 win over seventh-seeded Bowdoin in the semifinals Saturday, Leonard went the distance recording eight strikeouts, two runs, and two walks.