FITZGERALD AND LARSEN EARN CACC WEEKLY SOFTBALL ACCOLADES

March 21, 2017

FITZGERALD AND LARSEN EARN CACC WEEKLY SOFTBALL ACCOLADES

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/21/17) Dominican College softball players, Samantha Fitzgerald and Emily Larsen have been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Co-Player and Rookie of the Week and the Pitcher of the Week honors for the week ending March 19th as was announced by the conference office today.

Orangeburg, N.Y. (3/21/17) Dominican College softball players, Samantha Fitzgerald and Emily Larsen have been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Co-Player and Rookie of the Week and the Pitcher of the Week honors for the week ending March 19th as was announced by the conference office today.

Click here to view the complete CACC Softball Weekly Release.

Fitzgerald, a freshman outfielder from Wallkill, N.Y., went 12-34 in 10 games played last week to earn the Co-Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors. She recorded three doubles, four runs scored and six runs batted in to finish the week witha .353 batting average, a .371 on-base percentage and a .441 slugging percentage. In the field, Fitzgerald made 14 put outs to sport a .933 fielding percentage.

Larsen, the senior pitcher who hails from Midlothian, Ill., made six appearances last week, including one start, and was strong each time out, as she went 2-0 to help lead the Lady Chargers. Over 19.1 innings of work, Larsen struck out 22 batters, walked only 10 and yielded just eight earned runs and 16 hits over that time. She earned wins over Pace and Edinboro.

This is their first weekly honors this seasom.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.