May 9, 2016
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - The Patriot League announced its weekly awards for May 2-8 in baseball and softball on Monday.
Corvias Patriot League Baseball Weekly Awards
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JAMES BLEMING, LEHIGH So., CF, Royersford, Pa.
Bleming went 6-for-12 with three doubles, five RBIs and two runs scored as Lehigh won all three of its games last week. The sophomore was 5-for-9 with all five of his RBIs and two runs scored in Lehigh's doubleheader sweep of Immaculata on Saturday. Lehigh concluded the regular season with 10 wins in its final 11 games.
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE WEEK
MARK WASHINGTON, LEHIGH So., P, Glen Mills, Pa.
Washington tossed a complete game to lead Lehigh to a 2-1 victory at St. Peter's on Thursday. The sophomore allowed one run on seven hits and three walks with three strikeouts in his nine innings on the mound. Washington improved to 5-1 with a 2.06 ERA on the season as he threw his first career complete game.
CORVIAS PATRIOT LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
NOAH SONG, NAVY Fr., P, Claremont, Calif.
Song pitched the first two innings in Navy's 13-1 win over Chestnut Hill on Sunday, picking up the win in a predetermined staff day. Song allowed an unearned run and one hit with two strikeouts in his two innings of work. Song sets the Patriot League record with his fifth Corvias Rookie of the Week honor of the year.
HONORABLE MENTION
TRAVIS BLUE, NAVY Jr., SS, Orange, Calif.
Blue went 2-for-5 with a double, triple, three runs scored and three RBIs in Navy's 13-1 win over Chestnut Hill.
BROCK DAVIDSON, ARMY WEST POINT Sr., DH, Houston, Texas
Davidson was 3-for-5 with a run scored and two RBIs in Army West Point's doubleheader with Hartford on Saturday.
Corvias Patriot League Softball Weekly Awards
CORVIAS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
KASEY MCCRAVEY, ARMY WEST POINT Sr., 3B, Scottsdale, Ariz.
McCravey led the Black Knights in the final week of the regular season hitting 7-of-16 (.438). The senior recorded two hits in three-straight games and tallied four doubles. The third baseman also tallied a homerun that put Army ahead for good in the second game against Hartford. Altogether, she drove in four runs, stole three bases, and scored six. McCravey also finished the week with a .526 on base percentage and .875 slugging percentage.
CORVIAS PITCHER OF THE WEEK
CAROLINE SMITH, ARMY WEST POINT Jr., P, Chino Hills, Calif.
Smith pitched her first collegiate no-hitter in a 7-0 win over Hartford. The junior continued her strong pitching efforts through the week, allowing no runs and just six hits in 16.2 innings of work across three games. In addition, she allowed just one walk and struck out six. Smith also helped her cause by going 6-for-14 (.429) in five games, scoring once and driving in two.
CORVIAS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
ASHLEY QUIDOLIT, LEHIGH Fr., OF, Bonita, Calif.
Quidolit hit safely in three-of-four games this week, going 4-for-8 at the plate. In the final game of the Holy Cross series on Sunday, the freshman hit the first pitch she saw and put the Mountain Hawks on the board first in the bottom of the second, helping Lehigh build a 3-0 lead. Quidolit ended the week with a run, a double, an RBI, and a stolen base.
HONORABLE MENTION
GABI MARTINEZ, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Jr., 1B/C., Weston, Fla.
Martinez went 5-for-11 at the plate (.455), tallying five hits, three runs, and three RBI. The junior also collected a two-run homer in game two against Colgate.
CAROLYN WRIGHT, LEHIGH So., C, Chula Vista, Calif.
Wright hit safely during all three starts last week against Bucknell and Holy Cross -- and finished averaging .500 (5-for-10). The sophomore also posted a .545 on-base percentage and slugged .500.
MELANIE RUSSELL, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Sr., P, San Diego, Calif.
Russell allowed just one earned run and six hits across 9.2 innings of work, while striking out 22. She notched 15 in six innings in the opening game against Colgate, tallying the most by a Terrier since Ashlee Freeman posted 18 in a 16-inning game in 2005.
CHRISTINE CAMPBELL, LEHIGH Jr., P, San Diego, Calif.
Campbell tossed a 10 inning one-hit shutout to open the three-game series with Holy Cross on Saturday, while striking out six. She finished the week with a 0.82 ERA, allowing seven hits and two earned runs in 17 innings.