2008 SUNYAC Softball
Players of the Week

Date
Player of the Week
Pitcher of the Week
Emily Ringen - Cortland
Jaclyn Leitze - Plattsburgh
Courtney Turchan - Brockport
Jaclyn Leitze - Plattsburgh
Christina Tschari - Buffalo State
Katie Finch - Cortland
Emily Ringen - Cortland
Katie Finch - Cortland
Lauren Motzkin - New Paltz
Aimee Fisher - Buffalo State
Nicole Maher - Buffalo State
Jenna Frieling - Buffalo State
Danielle Litz - Oneonta
Shana Hicks - Oneonta
Stephanie Zweig - Plattsburgh
Danielle Singer - Cortland

April 28
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Emily Ringen - Cortland designated player
Sophomore (Pompton Plains, N.J./Pequannock)
Ringen was 9 of 17 for a .529 batting average as she helped the Red Dragons to a 4-2 week. She had two doubles, a triple, a home run and five RBIs.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Jaclyn Leitze - Plattsburgh
Senior (Burnt Hills/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake)
Leitze was a perfect 5-0 as Plattsburgh extended its winning streak to 14 games. In 28 innings, she had 45 strikeouts and limited opponents to a .158 batting average while allowing just five runs.

April 21
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Courtney Turchan - Brockport second baseman
Junior (Smithtown/Smithtown)
Turchan was 20 of 34 with a .588 batting average to lead the Golden Eagles to an 8-2 week. She had five doubles, 10 runs scored and eight RBIs. She also hit her first career home run against Cortland.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Jaclyn Leitze - Plattsburgh
Senior (Burnt Hills/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake)
Leitze went 3-0 without allowing a run, struck out 30 and walked none as Plattsburgh went 6-0 in SUNYAC for the week. She threw a one-hitter at Morrisville and a two-hitter against Buffalo State. She allowed just three extra-base hits, and opponents hit just .155.

April 14
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Christina Tschari - Buffalo State designated player
Sophomore (Clarence/Clarence)
Tschari was 9 for 20 for the week with a .450 batting average, including six extra base hits. She had four doubles, two homeruns and 11 RBIs. Her timely hitting helped lead the Bengals to a 4-2 week, including a 3-1 mark in SUNYAC games with a sweep at Brockport.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Katie Finch - Cortland
Sophomore (Amsterdam/Broadalbin-Perth)
Finch earned the conference honor for the second consecutive week after tossing a pair of one-hit shutouts at Oswego and Fredonia. She had 10 strikeouts in the 5-0 win over Oswego and fanned 11 in five innings during the 8-0 win at Fredonia. Finch extended her consecutive scoreless inning streak to 33.

April 7
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Emily Ringen - Cortland designated player
Sophomore (Pompton Plains, N.J./Pequannock)

Ringen was 13 of 20 for the week with a .650 batting average and a 1.050 slugging percentage. She had two doubles, two homeruns and 11 RBIs. She also singled in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh in the Red Dragons' 1-0 win vs. Plattsburgh.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Katie Finch - Cortland
Sophomore (Amsterdam/Broadalbin-Perth)

Finch went 3-0 with a save and a 0.64 ERA in five appearances. She won the first game of a doubleheader at New Paltz, then earned her first collegiate save in the nightcap. She also hit a two-run double in her first collegiate at-bat in the win vs. SUNYIT. Finch has not allowed a run over her last 21 innings pitched.

March 31
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Lauren Motzkin - New Paltz outfielder/catcher
Senior (Woodstock/Onteora)
Motzkin went 6 of 7 (.857) in a two-game sweep of Mt. St. Mary. Motzkin had two doubles, five runs scored, three RBIs and two stolen bases in the two wins.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Aimee Fisher - Buffalo State
Junior (Hamburg/Frontier)
Fisher earned four wins in two days, helping the Bengals to a pair of two-game sweeps over Carleton and Bethel. Fisher allowed just two runs in 12 hits in 22 innings of work with a 0.64 ERA. She also had 13 strikeouts and registered her first shutout of the season in a 1-0 two-hitter against Bethel.

March 24
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nicole Maher - Buffalo State left fielder
Junior (Waterloo/Waterloo)
Maher helped Buffalo State to a 3-3 start at the USA National Training Center Games in Clermont, Fla., hitting .467 with eight RBIs. Maher also added three doubles, two triples and four runs scored.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Jenna Frieling - Buffalo State
Junior (East Amherst/Williamsville North)
Frieling went 2-1 in five appearances. In 24 innings, she registered 14 strikeouts, had a 0.86 ERA and pitched a three-hitter against Indiana Tech.


March 17
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Danielle Litz - Oneonta first baseman
Sophomore (Schenectady/Mohonasen)

Litz led the Red Dragons to a 6-6 mark to start the season at the Rebel Games in Florida, hitting .552, going 16 of 29. Litz added seven RBIs, a pair of doubles and four runs scored.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Shana Hicks - Oneonta
Freshman (Marlboro/Marlboro)

Hicks posted a 3-1 record in six appearances. She registered 24 strikeouts, had a 1.17 ERA, and allowed just four extra-base hits in 30 innings of work. She had three complete games and came within one out of her first collegiate no-hitter against Emmanuel.

 

March 10
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Stephanie Zweig - Plattsburgh pitcher
Senior (West Nyack/Clarkstown South)
Zweig recorded a 2.10 ERA and 2-1 record to help nationally-ranked Plattsburgh State go 3-3 on a tough Texas road trip to open the season. She defeated East Texas Baptist and two-time defending American Southwest Conference champion Hardin-Simmons before losing to current No. 2-ranked Texas-Tyler.

In three games, Zweig threw 20 innings and struck out 12. She allowed seven runs - six which were earned - on 18 hits and four walks.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Danielle Singer - Cortland
Freshman (Binghamton/Binghamton)
Singer earned a win with four shutout innings in her first career start as Cortland opened the season with a 9-0 five-inning victory over Transylvania at the Rebel Spring Games.


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