2017 Softball Players of the Week

  • Harley Jones, Randolph-Macon, Jr., First Base
    April 24, 2017
    Jones, a junior from Brodnax, Va., helped nationally 18th-ranked Randolph-Macon to a sweep of Roanoke College last week. Jones went 1-for-2 with a double and walk and scored the game's lone run in the bottom of the sixth inning in a 1-0 victory in game one. In the nightcap, she doubled and homered on the way to driving in five runs. She also walked and scored a run in R-MC's 12-5 triumph. For the season, Jones is hitting .291 with an ODAC fourth-best five homers.
  • Hanna Hull, Virginia Wesleyan, Fr., Pitcher
    April 24, 2017
    Hull, a freshman from Chesterfield, Va., etched her name in ODAC history and put herself atop a NCAA Division III single-game high in picking up her Division III leading 21st victory of the season last week. Hull shutout Bridgewater, 3-0. She allowed just two hits, walked one and fanning a season- and career-best 19 batters. The 19 strikeouts tie the most in a game in the country this season. It also improved her division-leading strikeout total to 235, which marks a new ODAC and Virginia Wesleyan single-season record. Her league-best and nationally fourth-ranked ERA now stands at 0.43 (eight earned runs in 129.1 IP).
  • Taylor Carter, Roanoke, Jr., Outfielder
    April 17, 2017
    Carter, a junior from Roanoke, Va., reached base in all five games and proved a disruption on the basepaths in helping the Maroons to a 4-0 week in conference play. Carter went 7-for-13 with two doubles, six runs scored, a walk, and five stolen bases to help her to a .538/.571/.692 slash line. She doubled as part of a two-hit day with a stolen base in a 3-2 win over Bridgewater. She smacked three more hits in a 9-1 victory in game two, driving in a run and swiping two more bags. Carter walked and scored to help Roanoke to a 4-0 victory over in game one against Eastern Mennonite. She came back with two hits including a double, scored two more runs and stole an additional two bases in a 4-1 victory in game two. For the season, Carter his hitting .318 with a .392 on-base percentage and a .458 slugging percentage. She is second in the league with 29 stolen bases and ninth with 30 runs scored.
  • Hanna Hull, Virginia Wesleyan, Fr., Pitcher
    April 17, 2017
    Hull, a freshman from Chesterfield, Va., added three more ODAC wins to her impressive first-year stat line as she is now leading NCAA Division III with a 20-1 record thru 24 total appearances. Hull earned two more shutouts amongst her three victories, giving her an ODAC-best eight on the season. Her first one came via a five-inning shortened 10-0 complete game win at Eastern Mennonite. She gave up just two hits and fanned 10 without a walk. The 10 strikeouts mark her 12th double figure strikeout game of the season. Hull returned to the circle for the final four outs against the Royals, earning the win in the process of an 8-4 Marlins triumph. She then went the distance in a 5-0 shutout at Lynchburg. She surrendered just three hits and walked a pair. She struck out seven in a full seven frames, bringing her to an ODAC and NCAA Division III leading 216 punchouts.
  • Danielle Loving, Emory & Henry, Sr., Shortstop/Second Base
    April 10, 2017
    Loving, a senior from Elizabethton, Tenn., hit safely in all six games played last week as the Wasps went 5-1 in ODAC play to improve to 9-5 in league play. Loving went 8-for-23 with a double, three homers, nine runs driven in, six runs scored, and four stolen bases as she registered a .348/.375/.783 slash line. Her first homer of the week proved the biggest and she belted a grand slam in Emory & Henry's 8-4 victory over Roanoke. Loving added a homer in both games of a sweep of Bridgewater, going 4-for-8 with four RBI and four runs scored in those two contests. For the season, Loving is hitting .397 with an ODAC-best nine homeruns and 78 total bases. She is third in triples (2), RBI (29) and slugging percentage (.709).
  • Hanna Hull, Virginia Wesleyan, Fr., Pitcher
    April 10, 2017
    Hull, a freshman from Chesterfield, Va., continues to shine in the circle for the nationally top-ranked Marlins as she went 2-0 with a save in three appearances last week. Hull opened with a two-hit shutout in the Marlins 4-0 victory over nationally 16th-ranked Randolph-Macon. She issued one free pass but offset her three allowed base runners with 17 strikeouts, the second-most she's recorded in a game this season. Hull came back in the second game to shut the door on a 4-1 victory. She earned the save with two perfect innings as she fanned all six batters she faced. She was back in the circle for a start in Virginia Wesleyan's 3-2 victory over Roanoke. She went the distance and gave up two unearned runs on four hits with two walks and 10 strikeouts. It marked her 11th overall appearance and third straight start with 10 or more strikeouts. For the season, Hull leads the ODAC with a 17-1 record. She also tops the league in earned run average (0.51), strikeouts (197), and shutouts (7). Opponents are hitting just .119 against her.
  • Jessica Lindsay, Virginia Wesleyan, So., Outfielder/Catcher
    April 03, 2017
    Lindsay, a sophomore from Midlothian, Va., was a constant sight on the basepaths in Virginia Wesleyan's 4-0 week. She went 9-for-13 overall with two walks to help her to a .733 on-base percentage. She registered a double and two homers amongst her nine knocks while driving in four runs and scoring three more times. Lindsay had two hits apiece in three games, including the deciding homerun in the sixth inning of a 3-2 victory at Emory & Henry. She went 3-for-4 in a 13-4 triumph at Guilford as she doubled and homered to go with two RBI and two more runs scored. She was 5-for-6 with two walks in the series sweep of the Quakers. For the season, Lindsay is hitting .354 with a .386 OBP and a .662 slugging percentage. Her four homeruns are tied for fourth in the ODAC, while her two triples are tied for third.
  • Hanna Hull, Virginia Wesleyan, Fr., Pitcher
    April 03, 2017
    Hull, a freshman from Chesterfield, Va., added three more wins and a save as she appeared and figured in the decision in all four games for Virginia Wesleyan last week. Hull opened with six solid frames in an 11-5 victory at Emory & Henry. She gave up four runs on three hits with three walks and eight strikeouts. She came back in the second game of the series and shut the door for the final two innings to preserve a 3-2 win and earn her first save of the season. Hull was back as the starter in her next outing at Guilford. She went the distance in allowing just three hits in a 3-1 victory. She gave up one run while walking three and fanning 13 for her ninth game with 10 or more strikeouts. Hull again came back in the second game, pitching an inning as Virginia Wesleyan went to extra frames before exploding for a 13-4 victory. For the season, Hull leads the ODAC with a 15-1 record and is second with a 0.60 earned run average. She has struck out a conference-best 164 batters in 93.0 innings in the circle. Opponents are hitting just .121 off her, which is third in the league.
  • Kiersten Richardson, Virginia Wesleyan, Jr., Shortstop
    March 27, 2017
    Richardson, a junior from Richmond, Va., picks up her second weekly award after helping the Marlins to six victories including four ODAC wins. Richardson went 5-for-15 with five walks and 15 stolen bases on the week. She had a pair of doubles, drove in two runs, and scored eight times herself. She had nine stolen bases in a non-conference sweep of Mary Washington, including six in a 7-3 win in game two. She had three steals with two RBI in a 7-0 victory over Randolph, and registered at least one stolen base in the remaining three games to drive her season total to an ODAC-leading 39 stolen bases. For the season, Richardson is hitting .439 with a .520 on-base percentage, which rank fifth and fourth in the ODAC, respectively. She leads the conference in runs scored (40) and doubles (13) in addition to stolen bases. She is second with 36 hits.
  • Hanna Hull, Virginia Wesleyan, Fr., Pitcher
    March 27, 2017
    Hull, a freshman from Chesterfield, Va., continues to shine in her first season for nationally third-ranked Virginia Wesleyan as she recorded three more victories, three double-figure strikeout games, and allowed just one run over 20 innings in the circle last week. She opened with a complete game three-hit shutout of Mary Washington in the Marlins 3-0 victory. She walked four and struck out 14 batters. Hull followed that with six strong frames in a 2-1 victory over Randolph. She gave up one run on one-hit with three walks and 14 more strikeouts. Hull capped her week with a two-hit shutout of Shenandoah in Virginia Wesleyan's 2-0 victory. She walked one and fanned 11 hitters. For the season, Hull is 12-1 and leads the ODAC in all major pitching categories including wins, innings pitched (77.0), earned run average (0.27), strikeouts (141), and shutouts (6). Her .115 opponents' batting average is second.
  • Caley Hodge, Emory & Henry, Jr., Third Base
    March 20, 2017
    Hodge, a junior from Elizabethton, Tenn., helped the Wasps to a 5-1 week after posting an strong .600/.700/.733 slash line in 20 plate appearances. Hodge went 9-for-15 with five walks to account for her 14 times reaching base. She smacked a pair of doubles amongst her three multi-hit games, drove in four runs, and scored five more times. She was 2-for-2 with a double, two RBI, a run scored, and two walks in a 4-2 win ove Cumberland (Ky.). She followed that with two more hits and a walk with three runs scored in a 10-2 triumph over Framingham St. She also performed well against traditional power Washington-St. Louis despite a 15-5 setback, going 3-for-4 on the day. For the season, Hodge is third in the ODAC with a .480 batting average. She is second in on-base percentage (.587), third in walks (11), fourth in doubles (6), and seventh in slugging (.660).
  • Teresa Wagner, Roanoke, So., Pitcher
    March 20, 2017
    Wagner, a sophomore from Haymarket, Va., put together a pair of strong outings in earning two wins last week. Wagner opened with 6.0 innings of work towards an 8-2 win over Greensboro. She gave up two unearned runs on one hit with a walk and four strikeouts. She then spearheaded the Maroons' effort in a 3-1 in eight innings over 11th-ranked Christopher Newport. She went 7.2 innings and gave up just one run on four hits. She walked one and fanned two batters. For the season, Wagner is 5-0 with a 0.43 earned run average, which ranks second in the ODAC. She has struck out 17 batters in 32.2 innings of work with a .109 opponents' batting average, which is third in the league.
  • Mariah Foltz, Eastern Mennonite, Sr., Third Base
    March 13, 2017
    Foltz, a senior from Broadway, Va., put together a trio of multi-hit games in helping Eastern Mennonite to six wins and move to 8-0 to start the season. Foltz went 7-for-17 overall with three doubles, four runs driven in, nine runs scored, six walks, and a stolen base. She had two hits and two runs scored in a 5-2 win over Gwynedd Mercy, and followed with two more knocks including a double with two RBI, a runs scored, and a walk in a 10-4 triumph over Eureka. She had a single and double with two walks, three runs scored, and a RBI in a 9-3 victory over King's (Pa.). Foltz also took care of her position, making just one error in 17 chances at the hot corner. For the season, Foltz is hitting .400 with a .516 on-base percentage and a .520 slugging percentage.
  • Hanna Hull, Virginia Wesleyan, Fr., Pitcher
    March 13, 2017
    Hull, a freshman from Chesterfield, Va., continues to shine amongst some of the nation's best competition. The reigning two-time national pitcher of the week added another to her built with a no-hitter in a 4-0 shutout of William Peace. She faced just one batter over the minimum as she set down the first 19 batters before issuing a free pass with one out in the seventh inning. She struck out 15 batters for the game, marking her third double figure punchout game of the season. Hull upped that total by one with 12 strikeouts in a 4-3 extra innings loss to nationally 10th-ranked Christopher Newport. All four runs were unearned, coming on five hits with one walk as she went the distance for a second time. Hull got her win over CNU in game two, shutting the door of 2.2 scoreless and hitless frames in a 10-8 victory for sixth-ranked VWC. She walked three and struck out three. For the season, Hull leads the ODAC in wins (8-1), earned run average (0.27), innings pitched (52.0), strikeouts (90), and shutouts (4). Opponents are batting just .126 against her.
  • Kiersten Richardson, Virginia Wesleyan, Jr., Shortstop
    March 06, 2017
    Richardson, a junior from Richmond, Va., did more than just set the table as the Marlins leadoff hitter in Virginia Wesleyan's 8-0 week. Richardson went 15-for-26 from the dish with six doubles, 14 runs scored, six runs driven in, three walks, and 12 stolen bases. She had a hit in each contest with four multi-hit games. Richardson was 7-for-13 with five runs scored, two doubles, a RBI, two walks and seven stolen bases in VWC's 4-0 run thru the Beach Blast tournament. She had two hits with a double and two stolen bases in the 11th-ranked Marlins first-ever sweep of Salisbury. She collected three doubles and five RBI with three stolen bases in a sweep of Sweet Briar in the midweek. For the season, Richardson leads the ODAC in runs (26), doubles (9), and stolen bases (20). She is second in hits (22) and third in walks (7).
  • Candace Whittemore, Randolph-Macon, So., Pitcher
    March 06, 2017
    Whittemore, a sophomore from Montpelier, Va., went 3-0 with a save in four appearances last week, going the distance in each of her starts. Whittemore opened her week with a one-hit shutout of Eastern University, posting a 3-0 win. She struck out eight and did not walk a batter. Then at the Beach Blast tournament, she two-hit sixth-ranked Manhattanville on the way to a 4-2 win. She gave up two runs (one earned) on those two hits with two walks and seven punchouts in 7.0 frames in the circle. Whittemore followed that with a third complete-game victory in a 4-3 decision over Case Western Reserve. She gave up three runs on eight hits without a walk and three strikeouts. She finished her week with a perfect inning to register her first save of the season in a 2-0 triumph over Buffalo State. For the season, Whittemore is 5-0 with one save and a 1.29 earned run average in 38.0 innings. She has fanned 35 batters and given up just 24 hits towards a .176 batting average against.
  • Harley Jones, Randolph-Macon, Jr., First Base
    February 27, 2017
    Jones, a junior from Brodnax, Va., opened the season with a powerful display in helping Randolph-Macon start 4-0 with series' sweeps of Frostburg State and TCNJ. Jones was the difference-maker in game one against FSU, smacking a three-run shot in a 3-2 victory. She added another RBI with a double and a run scored in a 5-4 win in game two. Jones was back at it in a 4-3 win in game one against TCNJ, cracking a two-run homer and putting down a perfect squeeze bunt. She then collected a hit in her only official at bat with two walks with an 8-0 triumph in game two. For the season, Jones is hitting .444 with an ODAC-best 1.222 slugging percentage.
  • Hanna Hull, Virginia Wesleyan, Fr., Pitcher
    February 27, 2017
    Hull, a freshman Chesterfield, Pa., was a strikeout machine in picking up two victories last week. Hull went the distance in shutting out N.C. Wesleyan, 5-0, and set a new school record with 18 strikeouts. She gave up just two hits and did not walk a Battling Bishop. Hull picked up her second win in a 9-1 triumph at Meredith. In six full frames, she gave up one unearned run on three hits with two walks and 12 punchouts to give her 30 strikeouts in 13 innings for the week. On the season, Hull is 3-0 with an ODAC-best 0.00 ERA as she has not yet allowed an earned run in 18.0 innings of work. She has also only surrendered seven hits, good for a conference low .117 batting average against. Her 39 strikeouts also lead the league.
  • Darby Kozan, Guilford, Jr., Outfielder
    February 20, 2017
    Kozan, a junior from Morgantown, Pa., registered four multi-hit games in the four games she started and made two other appearances as a pinch-runner in helping Guilford to five wins in her six games played. Kozan went 11-for-14 (.786) for the week, picking up a pair of two-hit games, a three-hit outing, and one four-hit contest along the way. She was 3-for-4 in a 5-3 win at Meredith, and followed with a 2-for-3 showing with a run scored in a 5-3 win over Salem. She was 4-for-4 with a triple, two runs driven in and a run scored in an 8-4 win over Averett. She capped her week with a 2-for-3 showing in game two against the Cougars, scoring a run and stealing a base in a 5-4 victory. In the field, Kozan was perfect in nine chances in the outfield and added an assist on a putout at home against Salem.
  • Courtney Lackey, Guilford, Jr., Pitcher
    February 20, 2017
    Lackey, a junior from North Wilkesboro, N.C., won four times in just as many starts as Guilford opened the spring season with seven wins in eight contests. Lackey went the distance twice, defeating Salem College, 5-3, after giving up three runs (one earned) on eight hits with two walks and three strikeouts. She again registered 7.0 complete frames in an 8-1 win at Methodist. He gave up one run on three hits with one free pass and six punchouts. Lacked picked up another win after giving up two runs on four hits with three walks and five strikeouts in 5.01 innings in a 5-3 triumph at Meredith. She completed her four-win week with 5.0 innings in an 8-4 win over Averett. She surrendered four runs (three earned) on eight hits with five walks and a strikeout. For the season, Lackey is 4-0 with a 2.01 ERA in 24.1 innings of work.