2010 NESCAC Softball Players of the Week

May 10, 2010
Player of the Week
 
Meaghan Dendy, Wesleyan
(Senior, RHP/SS - Swansea, Mass.)
Dendy led the Cardinals during its drive to the 2010 NESCAC Softball Championship, batting .692 (9-for-13) with an on-base percentage of .714 and a slugging mark of .769. During Sunday’s critical game seven, Dendy doubled and scored the go-ahead run as part of an eight-run third inning. Against Tufts in the opener on Friday, Dendy had a career-high nine strikeouts from the circle.
   
Pitcher of the Week
 
Kara Nilan, Bowdoin
(Junior, RHP - Pittsfield, Mass.)
Nilan brought the Polar Bears within one win of their first NESCAC Softball Championship this past weekend, as she won all three of Bowdoin’s games and went 3-1 overall. Over 27.0 IP in five appearances, Nilan allowed just one earned run and struck out 19 batters while giving up 32 hits and five walks. She recorded three complete games.
   
May 3, 2010
Player of the Week
 
Dana Levy, Wesleyan
(Sophomore, RHP/SS - Westport, Conn.)
Levy had a career game at Trinity in a 9-0 win, as she hit three homers and drove in seven runs, tying the program mark for RBI in a contest. She batted .375 (6-for-16) with an on-base mark of .412. In the circle, Levy got an important win over Middlebury in Saturday’s first game, as Wesleyan came back to win 10-7, and earned the save in the second to send the Cardinals to the postseason.
   
Pitcher of the Week
 
Mary Beth Daub, Williams
(Junior, RHP - Claremont, Calif.)
Daub picked up a win and a save during Saturday’s sweep of Amherst, going the distance in the nightcap as she allowed eight hits and two earned runs in a 6-3, 8-inning win. In game one, Daub tossed 1.2 scoreless innings to earn the save, as she ended a bases-loaded jam in the sixth with a strikeout and then started a game-ending double-play in the seventh for a 6-4 win.
   
April 26, 2010
Player of the Week
 
Cedar Blazek, Williams
(First Year, CF - Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
Blazek batted .813 (13-for-16), with six of her 13 hits going for extra bases during a 5-1-1 week for the Ephs. She set a new program mark for home runs in a season (8) with two last week. Blazek also walked five times and reached base on 18-of-21 appearances at the plate (.857 OBP). She drove home 11 runs in the six games she played and also scored nine.
   
Pitcher of the Week
 
Lauren Becker, Colby
(First Year, RHP - Falls Church, Va.)
Becker made four appearances last week, allowing three earned runs over 21.1 IP (0.98) and earning a 3-0 record. She recorded 19 strikeouts to just five walks. Becker picked up two of the Mules’ three wins over Bates tossing 5.2 innings of relief in an 11-2 come-from-behind win on Friday, then hurling a four-hit shutout with five strikeouts in a 6-0 victory over the Bobcats on Saturday.
   
April 19, 2010
Player of the Week
 
Cedar Blazek, Williams
(First Year, CF - Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
Blazek had a hit in all seven of the Ephs’ games last week, batting .500 (12-for-24) with three home runs, two doubles, 10 runs scored and five driven in. Against Middlebury in a 2-1 series victory over the weekend, Blazek was 7-for-12 with two homers, four RBI and five runs scored. She was also 2-for-2 on stolen base attempts and perfect on 13 fielding opportunities last week.
   
Pitcher of the Week
 
Kara Nilan, Bowdoin
(Junior, RHP - Pittsfield, Mass.)
Nilan set a program record for scoreless innings last week (27.2), as she earned three wins over three appearances. On Tuesday, Nilan tossed a complete-game three hitter, recording 11 strikeouts in the shutout victory over UNE. For the week, Nilan posted a 1.79 ERA over 15.2 IP, allowing 12 hits, four earned runs, and six walks as she struk out 19 while limiting opposing batters to a .211 average.
   
April 12, 2010
Player of the Week
 
Casey Sullivan, Tufts
(Senior, SS - Berlin, Conn.)
Sullivan was impressive at the dish during a 5-1 week for the Jumbos, batting .500 (11-for-22) with four home runs, two doubles, 10 runs scored and nine driven in. She also added in four stolen bases (4-for-4). In the field, Sullivan handled 22 chances flawlessly. In the three-game series at Bates over the weekend, Sullivan was 7-for-10 with seven runs scored and eight RBI.
   
Pitcher of the Week
 
Geena Constantin, Middlebury
(Junior, RHP - Pelham, N.H.)
Constantin tossed a perfect game for the Panthers last week against Hamilton, striking out four batters while retiring 13 others via groundout. In two appearances over 10.0 innings, Constantin allowed two hits and no runs while holding opponents to a .063 average.
   
April 5, 2010
Player of the Week
 
Dana Levy, Wesleyan
(Sophomore, RHP/SS - Westport, Conn.)
Levy batted .555 (5-for-9) with a .889 slugging percentage and a .600 on-base mark in a 3-0 weekend for the Cardinals against Hamilton. She also had a home run, a walk, four runs scored and six driven in. During her lone appearance in the circle, Levy allowed two earned runs and a walk while striking out eight batters. She committed only one error on 17 chances. Levy is in the midst of a six-game hitting streak.
   
Pitcher of the Week
 
Kristen Anderson, Trinity
(Junior, RHP - West Haven, Conn.)
Anderson tossed two complete games to go 2-0 during a 3-0 sweep of Bates over the weekend. After scattering 12 hits in a 5-1 win on Friday, Anderson hurled a two-hit shutout in a 4-0 victory on Saturday. Over 14.0 IP, Anderson had a 0.50 ERA while not allowing a walk and holding opposing batters to a .259 average.
   
March 29, 2010
Player of the Week
 
Emily Neill, Amherst
(Senior, 2B - Kentfield, Conn.)
Neill carried the offensive load for the Jeffs in a 2-0 week, batting .833 (5-for-6) with a home run, two runs scored, and two runs driven in. In Tuesday’s 4-3 win over WPI, Neill went 2-for-3 with a run scored. She followed the next day against Springfield by going 3-for-3 and plating the only runs of the game in the fourth inning with a two-run homer to left center for a 2-0 victory.
   
Pitcher of the Week
 
Ali McAnaney, Middlebury
(Junior, RHP - Northbrook, Ill.)
McAnaney went 3-1 for the Panthers during their spring trip last week, recording a 1.73 ERA and holding opponents to a .252 average at the plate over 28.1 IP. She struck out seven batters while walking just three over five appearances in the circle.
   
March 22, 2010
Player of the Week

Emily Beinecke, Tufts
(First Year, 2B - Concord, Mass.)
In her first collegiate at-bat, Beinecke hit a three-run double to set the tone in a doubleheader sweep by the Jumbos at La Sierra. She finished the two-game set 4-for-7 from the plate and handled six fielding chances flawlessly.
   
Pitcher of the Week

Alex Chang-Graham, Amherst
(Senior, RHP - San Carlos, Calif.)
Chang-Graham went 2-3 over five starts last week, finishing four games and posting a 1.77 ERA in 35.2 IP as opponents hit just .227. She struck out 23 batters while walking only three, gave up 35 hits, and surrendered nine earned runs. In Friday’s 14-0 win over Curry, Chang-Graham allowed only three hits.
   
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