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Softball Sweeps CC Weekly Awards

Softball Sweeps CC Weekly Awards

LANCASTER, Pa. – After a big week that included the first sweep of Gettysburg in eight seasons, the Ursinus College softball team swept the Centennial Conference weekly awards.

Junior Jennifer Hammons was named pitcher of the week, while sophomore Amanda Ladzinski garnered player of the week honors.

Hammons was all but untouchable in a 3-1 week for the Bears, allowing a single run across 16 brilliant innings of work. The right-hander tossed a shutout in two of her three starts and compiled a microscopic 0.44 ERA.

Hammons began the week by starting both ends of a doubleheader split at Franklin & Marshall, firing a four-hit shutout with four strikeouts as Ursinus posted a 12-0 run-rule victory in the opener. She started the nightcap, allowing one run on two hits in four innings.

On Saturday, Hammons kicked off Ursinus' first sweep of Gettysburg in eight years with a three-hit shutout during which she struck out seven batters.

After pitching sparingly in her first two collegiate seasons, Hammons has developed into an ace for the Bears. She is fourth in the conference with six wins and ranks fifth with 54 strikeouts. Her two shutouts are good for third in the league, and her 3.03 ERA places her just outside the top-10.

Ladzinski swung a red-hot bat over the four-game stretch, going 6-for-9 (.667) with a double, a home run, and three RBI. She went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and two runs in the opener of a split against F&M, then went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI in the opener of Saturday's sweep over Gettysburg. Ladzinski drew three walks and posted an OPS of 1.8610 for the week.

Ladzinski is batting .278 with a home run and seven RBI this season.

The Bears are back in action on Tuesday, when they host Swarthmore in a CC twin bill.