2005 SUNYAC Softball
Players of the Week

Date
Player of the Week
Pitcher of the Week
5/2/05
Michelle Norwich, Oneonta
Jaclyn Leitze, Plattsburgh
4/25/05
*Nadine Sirianni, Buffalo State
^Amy Herba, Oneonta
4/18/05
Willow Eyres, Oswego
Erika Cremona, Cortland
4/11/05
*Audrey Kuhn, Geneseo
^Erika Cremona, Cortland
4/4/05
Nadine Sirianni, Buffalo State
Melissa Balsavage, Buffalo State

*ECAC Upstate Player of the Week
^ECAC Upstate Pitcher of the Week

May 2, 2005
Player of the Week

Michelle Norwich
- Oneonta
Jr., C (Mohawk/Mohawk)
Norwich hit .526 (10 for 19) to help lead Oneonta to a 4-2 week. She had three doubles and a homerun with a .842 slugging percentage. Norwich added six RBIs, eight runs scored and two RBIs.

Pitcher of the Week
Jaclyn Leitze
- Plattsburgh
Fr., (Burnt Hills/Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa)
Leitze made seven appearances this week, recording a 4-1 record with one save and a 0.17 earned run average. In 41 2/3 innings, she allowed just 15 hits and struck out 65. She set a school record for strikeouts in a game with 14 against Cortland, and then reset the record two days later, with 15 against Fredonia.

April 25, 2005
Player of the Week
Nadine Sirianni
- Buffalo State
Sr., CF (Niagara Falls/Niagara Falls)
Sirianni was 9 for 14 (.643) at the plate as went 4-0 victories over Rochester and Potsdam. Sirianni had two doubles, a home run, 11 RBIs and nine runs scored. She leads the SUNYAC with a .450 batting average and has 30 RBIs to lead Buffalo State.

Pitcher of the Week
Amy Herba
- Oneonta
Jr., (Johnstown/Broadalbin-Perth)
Herba was 3-0 for the week including a nine-inning shutout of first-place Cortland. Herba allowed just seven hits and had eight strikeouts in the 2-0 win. She also posted wins against Oswego and Hartwick, pitching a total of 20 innings, with a 0.35 earned run averaged, and 12 strikeouts while allowing just 16 hits.

April 18, 2005
Player of the Week

Willow Eyres - Oswego
Sr., LF (Red Creek/Bethlehem)
Eyres was 8 for 20 (.400) at the plate as Oswego went 3-3 for the week and 2-2 in SUNYAC play. Eyres had two doubles, two homeruns, scored eight runs, and had five RBIs. She also led the team with five stolen bases during the week. Eyres scored the winning run in a 3-1 extra-inning victory over Buffalo State. She is currently second on the Lakers with a .390 batting average.

Pitcher of the Week
Erika Cremona - Cortland
Sr., (Mastic Beach/William Floyd)
Cremona earns the honor for the second-consecutive week, recording another 3-0 record with a 0.39 earned run average. In 18 innings, she allowed just eight hits and one run, while striking out 19. She threw a three-hit 1-0 shutout against Ithaca and tossed a two-hitter in a 2-0 win against Fredonia

April 11, 2005
Player of the Week
Audrey Kuhn - Geneseo
So., P/1B (Ballston Lake/Shenendehowa)
Kuhn was dominant at the plate and the pitcher's mound as she helped lead Geneseo to 5-1 week. She went 9 for 17 (.529) with three homeruns, 10 RBIs and nine runs scored. On the mound, she was 3-0 with 25 strikeouts in 22 innings, including a one-hit shutout against Potsdam, a two-hit shutout against St. John Fisher, and a two-hit win against Plattsburgh.

Pitcher of the Week
Erika Cremona - Cortland
Sr., (Mastic Beach/William Floyd)
Cremona went 3-0 for the week with a 0.37 earned run average, while limiting the opposition to a 0.94 batting average. In 19 innings, she allowed just one run and six hits and struck out 23. She threw five innings in a combined no-hitter against Cazenovia, tossed a complete game three-hit shutout against Oswego, and allowed just three hits in a win over RIT.

April 4, 2005
Player of the Week
Nadine Sirianni - Buffalo State
Sr., CF (Niagara Falls/Niagara Falls)
Sirianni helped lead the Bengals to a 5-1 week, going 8 for 20 (.400) at the plate. She scored seven runs and had two doubles, five RBIs and three stolen bases. She leads the 11-1 Bengals with a .439 batting average and 13 RBIs.

Pitcher of the Week
Melissa Balsavage - Buffalo State
Sr., (Depew/Depew)
The senior pitcher tossed a pair of complete game shutouts over D'Youville and SUNYIT, allowing just six hits and striking out six. During that stretch, she limited the opposition to a .133 batting average. She is off to a 4-0 start on the season and has not allowed an earned run in 21 innings.


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