Abell, Willis Earn Weekly Honors

Abell, Willis Earn Weekly Honors

Player of the Week

Jamie Abell, Junior, Gettysburg
Shortstop
Glenn Dale, Md. / Elizabeth Seton

Abell hit .438 with six runs and five RBI in a 3-1 week for Gettysburg. She slugged .875 on the strength of four extra-base hits and she swiped a pair of bases. In the opening game against Swarthmore, she finished a home run shy of the cycle by going 3-for-4 with a double, triple, one RBI, and a stolen base. Abell blasted her first home run of the season to lead off the nightcap with the Garnet. She posted a hit in all four games, extending her hitting streak to a career-best 14 games.

 

Pitcher of the Week 

Kaitlyn Willis, Sophomore, Ursinus
Perryville, Md. / Perryville

Willis went the distance in Tuesday's 3-2 victory over Franklin & Marshall, surrendering only a pair of unearned runs in her seventh complete game of the season. The right-hander gave up five hits, struck out six, and walked one in improving to 5-3. Willis has allowed only three earned runs in 27.0 innings over her last four starts.