Gianna Hoppel, Penn State Altoona, Softball (Player)

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: PS-Altoona INF Gianna Hoppel had a huge week at the plate for the Lions, helping her team go 3-1 in doubleheaders against non-conference opponents Juniata and Elizabethtown. In a doubleheader sweep of Juniata on Tuesday at home, the senior combined to go 5-for-7 with two doubles, two runs scored, and one RBI. On Sunday, in a road split at Elizabethtown, she hit a combined 4-for-6 with two home runs, five RBI, three runs scored, and a double. On the week, Hoppel was 9-for-13 (.692) at the plate with six RBI, five runs scored, three doubles, and two home runs, while recording multiple hits in all four games. Her on-base percentage was .714 and she slugged 1.385, and she was also perfect in the field after recording 27 putouts on 27 chances.

BEST OF THE REST: Pitt-Bradford UTIL Sara Stroup hit .412 with five home runs, 10 runs scored, seven RBI, and a stolen base over six games for Pitt-Bradford last week, she was 4-for-5 with three home runs, five runs scored, three RBI and a pair of walks in the doubleheader against Grove City...Mount Aloysius UTIL Sarah Henninger had a strong showing for the Mounties this past week, averaging .533 batting as the Mounties would go 4-0, she earned eight hits across the four games, recording five runs and an RBI with a .563 on base percentage...Carlow C/SS McKenna Pierce hit 7-for-19 with two doubles and a grand slam against Thiel to record six RBI with just one strikeout on the week, she had a .368 average and .632 slugging percentage as the Celtics went 2-4 on the week...Alfred State C Nicole Youngberg led the Pioneers last week as she went 3-for-7 with a .429 batting average and one RBI, with all three of her hits being doubles...Hilbert SS Emily Lacki batted .571 in conference play and also had a 1.000 fielding percentage while playing SS.