Softball Athletes of the Week: March 11, 2024

3/11/2024 12:30:00 PM

Player of the Week
 
Avery Katz, Rhode Island College
Katz was named the LEC Player of the Week after batting .727 (8-for-11) with one double, two triples, eight runs scored, six RBI and six steals in as many attempts in a 2-2 week during the Anchorwomen’s trip to North Carolina. She owned a 1.182 slugging percentage, an .813 on-base percentage, and a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in her season debut.
 
Katz went 3-for-3 with three runs scored, two triples, two RBI and a steal in a 7-2 win over Susquehanna Friday’s first game before going 1-for-2 with one run scored, one RBI and two steals in a 13-7 loss at Greensboro later that day. Katz went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, one RBI and a steal in a 7-5, eight-inning game-two win at Methodist after going 2-for-2 with two runs scored, two RBI, a double, two walks and a pair of steals in an 8-6 game-one loss to the Monarchs.
 
Pitcher of the Week
 
Belle Snyder, Southern Maine
Snyder was named the LEC Pitcher of the Week after firing a one-hit shutout in a 5-0 win over St. Scholastica to start the Huskies' 2024 season, racking up 12 Ks in the complete-game effort. She retired each of the first eight batters she faced, and did not yield until a two-out single in the top of the fifth.
 
Rookie of the Week: No Nominees