PSAC SOFTBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK - 4
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. --- The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference office announced this week’s softball athletes of the week. From the East, Shippensburg University’s Hannah Marsteller and Kutztown University’s Bridget Bailey were honored, while in the West, Gannon University’s Kaity Stocker and Seton Hill University’s Logan Hartman were selected.
Softball Eastern Division Athlete of the Week
Hannah Marsteller – Shippensburg
Sophomore
First Base
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Marsteller reached base 11 times in the span of four games (two at Bloomsburg, two vs. Lock Haven) this week, slugging three extra-base hits and delivering nine RBIs for the Raiders, who went 3-1 for the week. In a wild 15-14 game one win at Bloomsburg, Marsteller hit a 2-run HR in the first inning and then, to cap off an eight-run third inning, Marsteller hit a grand slam to center field. In a Saturday sweep of Haven, Marsteller had three hits, including an RBI-triple. She reached base six times, as she also received two unintentional-intentional walks and was hit by a pitch. Marsteller has started the 2021 season on a 16-game hitting streak – equaling the longest-known single-season hitting streak in school history (SU Hall of Famer Jaime-Lyn Dacey started the 2005 season on a 16-game hitting streak). Marsteller is on a 21-game hitting streak when factoring in the five-game streak she had when the 2020 season ended. Research is being conducted to confirm if this is a school record. According to the NCAA Division II record book, only two PSAC players (Bloomsburg's Erica Miller (2001), Kutztown's Jen Schock (1994) have ever produced hitting streaks of 25 or more games.
Softball Eastern Division Pitcher of the Week
Bridget Bailey – Kutztown
Junior
Pitcher
Norwood, Pennsylvania
Bridget Bailey continued her impressive season snagging four victories in all four games she started. To begin the week, she hurled a combined shutout victory throwing 4.0 innings allowing one run and punching out three in a non-conference tilt against Lake Erie. She followed that up with three complete-game performances including a four-hit shutout against Lock Haven. Bailey was then huge in a pair of games against No. 21 Shepherd. In game one, Bailey battled throwing all seven innings to get the victory. In her game two complete game against the Rams, she allowed two runs on six hits while punching out three. For the week, opponents hit just .194 against Bailey over 25.0 innings pitched. Bailey currenltly leads the PSAC in innings pitched (70) and wins (9).
Softball Western Division Athlete of the Week
Kaity Stocker – Gannon
Senior
Catcher
Tipp City, Ohio
Kaity Stocker Helped Gannon to a 3-1 record last week registering a .636 batting average (7-for-11). She also had team-best seven RBI, five runs, three home runs and one double on the week. She notched a team-high 17 total bases and a 1.545 slugging percentage. Stocker managed a season-high three hits, three runs and five RBI in game one against Edinboro on March 24, including a season-best two home runs. She coonnected on a team-high three total home runs last week to increase her career total to 28 which ties her for first place on the all-time Gannon home run list.
Softball Western Division Pitcher of the Week
Logan Hartman – Seton Hill
Freshman
Pitcher
Perryopolis, Pennsylvania
Logan Hartman was a perfect 3-0 in three starts during the week including a pair of complete games. She allowed just two runs on eight total hits in wins over Edinboro and Indiana (Pa.). Opponents hit just .123 off Hartman for the week and she walked just a combined four batters in the three contests. Her top performance was her final game against IUP in which she hurled a complete-game two-hit victory where she struck out five batters.