Green, Rigos and Donnelly Earn MAAC Softball Accolades
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MAAC Player of the Week
Jessica Green, Marist
Junior, OF, 5-7, Manassas, Va./Stonewall Jackson
Green was 9-for-19 (.474) with eight runs batted in, four runs scored and three walks. In the doubleheaders at Rider and at Iona, she combined for a .571 batting average with seven RBI and three runs scored.
MAAC Pitcher of the Week
Megan Rigos, Marist
Senior, LHP, 6-0, Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon
Rigos went 3-0 as the Red Foxes went 5-1 on the week. In 19.0 innings of work, she struck out 23 batters faced and walked four. She gave up just three earned runs for a 0.37 ERA. In her 17-0 shutout at Iona, Rigos gave up just one hit while fanning six batters.
MAAC Rookie of the Week
Melissa Donnelly, Manhattan
Freshman, P/INF, 5-6, Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach
Donnelly’s stellar play from the mound, as well as at the plate helped Manhattan post a 3-3 record this week, and a 2-2 conference record. She pitched in three outings, going 13 innings and gave up only one run and six hits. Donnelly was 2-0 on the week, striking out nine batters and posting a 0.69 ERA. On the offensive side, she posted a .333 batting average, which included a 3-for-3 performance against Rider. Donnelly drove in four RBI on the week, having two against Iona and two against Rider.