2011 Softball Players of the Week

  • BROOKE HENSLEY, Eastern Mennonite, Freshman, Shortstop
    April 18, 2011
    Hensley, a freshman from Elkton, Va., picks up her second weekly award of the season after batting .727 to help the Lady Royals go 3-1. For the week she was 8-of-11 at the plate, including a homerun and a double, as she knocked in four runs and scored twice. She also had a slugging percentage of 1.091. From her customary second slot in the line-up, Hensley went 3-for-3 in game two against Roanoke with her second homer of the year. She blasted a three-run shot in a five-run fifth as the women erased a 4-1 deficit in an 8-4 win. Against Randolph, Hensley was 5-for-8 from the plate and swiped a base. She was also a defensive stalwart at shortstop, not committing an error in 11 chances. For the season, the strong-armed Hensley has a .949 fielding percentage in 118 chances. She also leads the EMU regulars with a .472 batting average and has a .629 slugging percentage. She is also second in the ODAC in batting and is in the top 13 in runs, hits, RBIs, on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • LISA LEE, Eastern Mennonite, Junior, Pitcher
    April 18, 2011
    Lee, a junior from Buckingham, Va., collected her second weekly award of the season by going 3-0 in four appearances last week, including both wins in a key sweep of Roanoke College on Friday. She split time on the mound in both contests against the Maroons but was stellar in the nightcap, scattering eight hits over 5-1/3 innings and not allowing an earned run. She added another win on Sunday in the twinbill against Randolph. With the two wins against Roanoke, Lee took over the school record for wins in a season and is now 16-6 on the year. She also leads the ODAC in wins and innings pitched.
  • LAUREN CHILDRESS, Bridgewater, Senior, 3rd Base
    April 11, 2011
    Childress, a senior from Franklin, Va., put together an excellent week at the dish in leading the Eagles to a 3-1 mark. Childress hit at an .833 clip (10-for-12) and reached base in 12-of-14 plate appearances (walked twice). Childress went 6-for-6 in the doubleheader on Thursday at Emory & Henry, before notching a three-hit game in the opener on Sunday at York. The Eagles third baseman scored five times on the week and drove in an additional three runs to aid the Eagles offense. She also hit her 12th double and third homer of the season. Childress leads the ODAC with a .484 batting average and .561 on-base percentage.
  • JESSICA BURCHAM, Guilford, Junior, Pitcher
    April 11, 2011
    Burcham, a junior from Lexington, N.C., threw the first perfect game in Guilford softball history on Sunday, striking out 13-of-15 batters against Sweet Briar College. She began the week with seven strong innings towards her 11th win of the season over Randolph. She allowed two hits and struck out eight WildCats in Guilford's 4-1 win. Burcham fanned 21 batters and held the opposition to a .053 batting average in her 2-0 week. Her two outings this week led to her tying school records for wins (12) and shutouts (5) in a season.
  • LISA SCRUGGS, Roanoke, Senior, DH/2nd Base
    April 04, 2011
    Scruggs, a senior from Lynchburg, Va., picks up her second weekly award of the season. She helped lead RC to a 4-0 record against two conference opponents last week, hitting 6-of-13 with three home runs, two doubles, six runs and six RBI. Scruggs crashed two solo home runs to help lead Roanoke to a 6-4 come-from-behind victory in game one against Lynchburg. She added a double and a home run with three RBI to lead the Maroons to a 7-0 victory over Randolph in game one.
  • MACKENZIE CREECH, Virginia Wesleyan, Freshman, Pitcher
    April 04, 2011
    Creech, a freshman from Hillsborough, N.C., pitched in all four games this past week for VWC and lowered her league-leading earned run average to 1.14. She struck out 19 batters to increase her season total to 100, marking her as only the fourth VWC rookie to record 100+ strikeouts in a season. The VWC rookie record is 118. She also improved her record to 12-2, tying the third highest victory total by a VWC rookie. The record is 16. Creech allowed just one earned run in 21.1 innings in the circle.
  • BROOKE HENSLEY, Eastern Mennonite, Freshman, Shortstop
    March 28, 2011
    Hensley, a freshman from Elkton, Va., helped the Lady Royals extend their winning streak to 10 games. In Thursday’s sweep of Frostburg State, a fellow 2010 NCAA Tournament qualifier, Hensley was 7-for-8 from the plate (.875) with eight RBIs and three runs scored. She racked up seven of those RBIs in the nightcap. All of her RBIs came with two outs. She had a pair of two-run singles, and then ended the game in the sixth, emptying the loaded bases with a triple to seal the 15-5 score. Hensley finished the game 4-for-5 with seven RBIs. In the first game, the shortstop was 3-for-3 with a pair of runs scored and a RBI.
  • HEATHER JENKINS, Bridgewater, Sophomore, Pitcher
    March 28, 2011
    Jenkins, a sophomore from Locust Grove, Va., picked up three big wins in the circle on the week, leading Bridgewater to a 3-1 week overall. Jenkins picked up a complete game victory on Thursday against CNU, striking out nine in the process. Over the weekend, the sophomore hurler tossed a complete game six-hit shutout, striking out eight in a 3-0 win over Roanoke, before earning the win in a relief appearance in game two. Jenkins punched out 20 batters on the week, and earned her 10th win of the year on Saturday.
  • LEONA RAINEY, Roanoke, Sophomore, Outfielder
    March 21, 2011
    Rainey, sophomore from Sandston, Va., helped the Maroons to a 6-0 record over the past week, extending their winning streak to 13 games. Rainey went 10-for-19 (.526), registering a pair of three-hit contests. She also drew three walks out of the lead-off spot. Rainey's speed was her biggest asset as she swiped 10 bases, including a program-record six in the second game of a deuce with Meredith over the weekend. She ended the week scoring 13 runs while driving in one other. She also collected a pair of doubles. Rainey is currently second in the ODAC with 18 stolen bases in 20 chances.
  • LISA LEE, Eastern Mennonite, Junior, Pitcher
    March 21, 2011
    Lee, a junior from Buckingham, Va., picked up EMU’s first five ODAC wins as the team started the conference slate 6-0. In Wednesday’s extra-inning win at Bridgewater, she entered the game in relief in the fifth inning and limited the Eagles to two hits over the final four innings, including getting a double play to end the game. She took both wins Saturday against Guilford as well, striking out six in the 8-2 win in game one before throwing 5-2/3 innings without an earned run in the eight-inning nightcap. For the week, Lee went 5-0 in her five appearances with a 1.60 ERA over 30-2/3 innings. She also struck out 16 as she limited some of the ODAC’s top teams.
  • PAIGE SMITH, Randolph-Macon, Senior, 3rd Base
    March 14, 2011
    Smith, a senior from Harborton, Va., led the Randolph-Macon offense to a 10-4 victory over Randolph Saturday in Ashland. The senior belted two homeruns and drove in five runs during her 3-for-3 game at the plate. Smith drove in the tying run in game one of Saturday’s doubleheader against the WildCats which eventually led to a 2-1 seventh inning win. For the week, Smith went 11-for-18 with seven runs scored, a double, two triples, two homers and 12 runs batted in. She also stole a base. Smith is batting .400 for the season with five homeruns, 20 RBI, two doubles and two triples.
  • HEATHER JENKINS, Bridgewater, Sophomore, Pitcher
    March 14, 2011
    Jenkins, a sophomore from Grove, Va., tossed two shutouts en route to a 2-0 week in the circle. Jenkins opened the week with a five-inning, four-hitter against Geneva to complete a day one sweep at the Rebel Spring Games. On Friday, Jenkins went the distance against Trine, allowing just three hits while striking out six to post her second win of the year in shutout fashion. On the week, Jenkins allowed just seven hits and struck out a dozen in 12 innings of work. She did not allow any runs.
  • BRENAE PETTIT, Virginia Wesleyan, Junior, Outfielder
    March 07, 2011
    Pettit, a junior from Onancock, Va., helped the Marlins to a 3-1 showing at the Beach Blast Tournament at the dish and with her legs. Pettit rapped six hits in eight at bats for a .750 batting average. She collected a pair of multi-hit games amongst the four, recording at least one hit in each contest. She scored four runs and drove in four others. She also stole three bases, including a pair in the Marlins 4-1 win over Old Westbury.
  • KATIE BRUCE, Lynchburg, Senior, Pitcher
    March 07, 2011
    Bruce, a senior from Lanexa, Va., earned two victories this weekend at the Beach Blast Tournament hosted by Virginia Wesleyan College. Bruce worked 6.2 innings Friday in a 6-5 win against Rowan, allowing just one run with five strikeouts while scattering two hits and one walk. Bruce registered a complete-game 4-0 shutout victory against Stevenson University in the opener on Saturday, allowing just three hits and one walk with five strikeouts.
  • LISA SCRUGGS, Roanoke, Senior, DH/2nd Base
    February 28, 2011
    Scruggs, a senior from Lynchburg, Va., helped the Maroons to four victories over the past week by hitting .500 (11-for-22). She had four multi-hit games, including a pair of three-hit efforts. She went 3-for-4 with three runs scored, a double and three RBI in the Maroons' 9-5 win over Wilson. She followed that up with a second 3-for-4 day with three more runs, a double, her second homer of the week, and four RBI in a 13-1 triumph over Methodist. For the week, she scored 10 runs to go with two doubles, two homers and 11 runs batted in.
  • HEATHER LEWIS, Randolph-Macon, Sophomore, Pitcher
    February 28, 2011
    Lewis, sophomore from Glen Allen, Va., picked up four wins and a save during the Yellow Jackets six games this week. The southpaw allowed just one earned run in 21.2 innings in the circle. Lewis recorded key strikeouts late in R-MC’s extra inning games with Dickinson College which allowed Randolph-Macon to win in walk off fashion. For the week, she allowed just four runs (one earned) on 15 hits while fanning 17 and walking only three.
  • AMI HUTCHERSON, Guilford, Senior, Outfield
    February 21, 2011
    Hutcherson, a senior from Staley, N.C., went 8-for-14 in the opening weeken of the season with three multi-hit games. She opened the year with a 2-for-4 showing with two runs in a win against Ferrum. She added six more hits in seven at-bats in two games against Methodist, adding a pair of runs. Hutcherson owns a .571 batting average after four games.
  • CAITLIN DOLBY, Lynchburg, Senior, Pitcher
    February 21, 2011
    Dolby, a senior from Laurel, Del., earned the win in the second game against Meredith College on Saturday, working 4 2/3 innings with seven hits, no walks and just one earned run. She also fanned a batter.