Softball

Siena’s Fitzmaurice, Iona’s Zazzaro, Manhattan’s Metzger Earn Softball Weekly Awards

Player of the Week
Ava Fitzmaurice, Siena
Sr., Greenville, NY, Greenville (New Haven)
 
Ava Fitzmaurice led Siena with a .423 batting average over eight games last week, including 11 hits, eight runs, eight RBI's, one double, two triples, and one home run. The senior slugged .731, held an on-base percentage of .414, and pitched 24.1 innings, going 4-1 with 12 strikeouts.
 
Co-Pitcher of the Week
Kara Zazzaro, Iona
Sr., Southington, CT, Southington
 
Kara Zazzaro tossed nine innings in two appearances for Iona, earning a pair of wins. She pitched two hitless innings with four strikeouts, earning the win in relief at Columbia. She followed that up with a complete-game win at Binghamton, allowing two earned runs and punching out 11 batters.
 
Co-Pitcher/Rookie of the Week
Ava Metzger, Manhattan
Fr., Freehold, NJ, Colts Neck
 
Pitched a complete-game shutout against St. John's on March 22. The first-year Jasper struck out nine and scattered five hits. The win versus the Red Storm was the second straight in as many appearances for Metzger.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 41st year of competition during the 2021-22 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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