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NEC Co-Players of the Week: Alexis Debrosse, CCSU & Olivia Lorusso, RMU
NEC Pitcher of the Week: Emily Sargent, CCSU
NEC Rookies of the Week: Natalie Higgins, RMU
Previous NEC Releases: March 20 | March 13 | March 6 | Febrruary 27 | February 20 | February 13 | Preseason Poll Release
NEC SOFTBALL CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Alexis Debrosse, Central Connecticut
Jr., SS, New Bedford, MA/New Bedford
Debrosse powered Central Connecticut's offense and helped the Blue Devils to a 2-2 record last week. In one of the finest displays of power in recent NEC memory, she belted three homers, including a grand slam, as CCSU rallied from a 5-0 deficit to post a 13-5 win over Albany on Saturday. Debrosse hit .467 and slugged 1.067 for the week, and finished with six runs scored and seven RBIs.
Olivia Lorusso, Robert Morris
Jr., 3B, Eighty Four, PA/Canon-McMillan
Lorusso was a force at the plate for Robert Morris over the weekend, hitting .538 (7-13) with a .600 on-base percentage and 1.154 slugging percentage. She hit two home runs, two doubles and knocked in seven runs. The junior's best performances came on Sunday as she posted four RBIs in a loss to Siena and drove in three more in a win over UMBC, while homering in both outings. Lorusso leads RMU in homers (5), RBI's (21) and slugging (.667) this spring.
NEC PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Emily Sargent, Central Connecticut
Jr., P, Lancaster, MA/Nashoba
Sargent pitched the Blue Devils to a sweep of Albany on Saturday and posted a 2-1 record with a 1.56 ERA over 18 innings for the week. She allowed four earned runs on 11 hits over her four appearances. She tossed 4.2 innings of one-hit ball in relief in Saturday's opener, holding the Great Danes scoreless as CCSU rallied from five down to secure a 13-5 victory. Sargent tossed a complete-game two-hitter in the nightcap, yielding a lone run in a 9-1, five-inning win.
NEC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Natalie Higgins, Robert Morris
Fr., SS, Middletown, OH/Madison
Higgins hit .500 and posted a .615 on-base percentage for the Colonials last week. In RMU's 6-5 win over UMBC on Sunday, She finished 2-for-3 with an RBI. She also doubled in a pair of runs in a 9-8 setback to Siena earlier in the day. The freshman from Middletown, OH collected three RBIs, five hits and two runs for the week.
NEC PRIME PERFORMERS
Mount St. Mary's senior Rachel Heinze (Charlotte Hall, MD/St. Mary's Ryken) hit .455 with eight runs scored, three doubles, a home run and five RBIs in seven games for the Mount last week.
LIU Brooklyn sophomore infielder Schae Dickson (Wilmington, NC/Eugene Ashley) hit .412 with two homers, three doubles, five runs scored and 10 RBIs in a 2-3 weekend for the Blackbirds.
NEC HEADLINES
Saint Francis U’s Jordan Seneca (Plum, PA/Plum) ranks amongst the nation’s leaders in a host of categories. She leads the NCAA in RBIs with 45 and ranks second with 1.41 RBIs per game. She is also second with 15 home runs and 0.47 homers per game. Likewise, Seneca is fourth in runs scored per game (1.25) and 16th in slugging percentage (.878).
Only 18 teams nationwide have won more games than Saint Francis U. The Red Flash, who were idle last week, are 25-8 on the year and have won 12 straight.
Wagner junior Morgan Brown (Buckeye, AZ/Verrado) picked up a pair of wins in Wagner's sweep of Manhattan on Tuesday. She earned the complete game win in game two, striking out five over seven innings while limiting the Jaspers to one run on five hits to move to 4-2 on the season.
Mount St. Mary's freshman Kaylee Stoner (Hummelstown, PA/Lower Dauphin) hit .350 with four runs scored, a double, a triple and a pair of stolen bases last week.
Bryant freshman rightfielder Bianca Mastropietro (Bronx, NY/Preston) homered in the Bulldogs' 4-2 win over Boston University on Thursday.