AMCC ANNOUNCES ATHLETES OF THE WEEK FOR MAY 1-7, 2023

The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) has announced its Athletes of the Week selections in the sports of men's baseball and women's softball for the period running from May 1-7, 2023.

Baseball (Player): Hilbert 1B Patrick Whelan was outstanding in the Hawks' first round sweep over Pitt-Greensburg on Saturday afternoon. After registering a three-hit performance in game one, Whelan was even better in game two recording a five-hit game while belting a pair of home runs to send the Hawks to the AMCC Championship next weekend. Whelan finished the day with eight hits, seven RBI, four runs scored, a walk, hit by pitch and a stolen base. He batted .727 with a 1.273 slugging percentage and an impressive 1.987 OPS.

Baseball (Pitcher): Hilbert FR Brennen Hediger helped propel Hilbert to advance to their first appearance in the Championship Round of the AMCC Baseball tournament by picking up a win on the mound in the First Round on Saturday afternoon. Hediger went seven innings strong, allowing two earned runs and striking out three to earn his fifth win of the season over Pitt-Greensburg in the first round of the AMCC Tournament on Saturday.

Softball (Player): Pitt-Bradford OF Faith McLaughlin had a huge week for the Panthers, as they picked up four conference wins to secure the fifth seed in the AMCC Tournament. She hit .714 for the week, including two doubles and a triple, while scoring nine runs, driving in four, and stealing four bases. Over a three-game stretch, she recorded hits in eight straight at-bats. In the sweep of Pitt-Greensburg she tallied three RBI, four runs, five hits and two doubles.

Softball (Pitcher): Mount Aloysius FR Sierra Walters was lights out over the final weekend of the season, helping the Mounties go 4-0. She made two starts and was virtually un-hittable as she gave up just two hits over two games. On Saturday, she tossed a 5.0 inning, complete-game, no-hitter against La Roche. During the contest, she walked just one batter and hit two others, while striking out 10. She followed that up on Sunday with another 5.0 inning complete game, this time allowing two hits and two walks, and striking out seven. For the week, she pitched 10.0 innings, giving up just two hits and 0 runs, while striking out 17 for a 11.90 k/7 average.